Samsung's new feature-packed Galaxy S 4 smartphone may actually be good for your health.
The new flagship phone, introduced at an event at Radio City Music Hall in New York, has a built-in pedometer and an app called S Health.
The phone has built-in sensors designed to measure the temperature and humidity of your location, which is then sent to the S Health app.
"The combination of sensors built within the device systematically and automatically monitors your health, surroundings and so much more to help improve your quality of life," says Samsung.
The S Health app will also work with third party devices such as glucose meters and blood pressure monitors.
In addition, Samsung mentioned the S Band bracelet, which appears to work much like a Nike Fuelband or Jawbone Up, but you can use it when you don't want to carry your phone with you. You then sync your data back to the phone when you're done with your run.
There's also a body scale and a heart rate monitor which will send data to the phone via Bluetooth.
We didn't get to see these at the event but will do a hands-on with them as soon as they're available.
Samsung didn't say which company is making the third party devices but with this complete tracking package, it looks to be making a run in the world of health and fitness.
Would you like one device that tracks all your health and fitness goals? Let us know in the comments.
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