Eventual Fate Of Fitness Trackers

The wearables business is set for a shock in the arm with another age of wellness trackers planned by new businesses.

While gadgets made by advertise pioneers, for example, Fitbit, Apple and Xiaomi have turned out to be omnipresent, the most recent items from new businesses take into account particular games.

One of these is a "FitBit for contenders" made by Finnish start-up Kick.Ai. Its authors, who are enthusiastic Taekwondo professionals, disclosed to CNBC that they have concocted the world's first buyer wearable which measures information on combative techniques kicks.

Jan-Eric Wargelin, Kick.Ai's CEO, said he hit on the thought while getting ready for a taekwondo dark belt examination.

"In one of those sessions, I was feeling baffled. I needed to find out about my kicks, and I was thinking about whether I had advanced at all in the previous couple of years," said Wargelin.

Kick.Ai's hand to hand fighting tracker is a lower leg mount fitted with a sensor, which synchronizes with an application, giving information, for example, the speed of the wearer's kicks.

The organization has gotten subsidizing from private speculators, said Wargelin, in spite of the fact that he declined to reveal subtle elements.

With the developing ubiquity of hand to hand fighting, Wargelin said he is certain that the organization will get no less than 1,000 requests for the item, which is offering for about $180 for a couple of sensors.