It's still very early days for the "Internet of things" movement which seems to have caught everyone's fancy. Intel, like every other company today, wants in on it, so they had a whole section dedicated to connected devices at their MWC booth this year. We checked some devices out, to give you an idea of what Intel powered connected devices are like. Wearables are, undoubtedly, at the forefront of "Internet of things". Intel had two interesting devices to show, the first one being the Basis Peak Smartwatch/Smart fitness band. Basis is a company that Intel recently acquired and is well known for its fitness products. The Peak smartwatch is made for fitness freaks who obsess over every minute amount of fitness data that they can gather, like the usual steps taken, heart rate, sleep patterns and so on. Intel says that the Basis Peak is one of the best in tracking sleep, accurately. The watch, which is comfortable to wear, can also interface with your phone for notifications and minimal levels of control over Bluetooth. Like most fitness trackers, it has its own app that mines all this data. The next device we checked out was the SMS headset, equipped with a heart ...
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