傳聞中國華爲即將推出智能手環
Just days before its product launch event in Spain, China's Huawei is teasing its upcoming wearable device.
就在華爲(Huawei)的西班牙產品發佈會之前幾天，該公司管理人士在微博曬出了即將面世的可穿戴設備。Zheng Xiao Yun, who works in one of Huawei's business units, posted two photos of a wristband-like device this week on her page on Sina Weibo, a Twitter-like Chinese microblog site. The light-blue device, worn around the wrist, looks more like Nike's FuelBand, Fitbit and Jawbone Up -- rather than what we would call a smartwatch, like Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Gear.
在華爲一個業務部門工作的張曉雲（音譯）本週在新浪微博上曬出了一款智能手環設備的兩張照片。這款淺藍色設備可佩帶在手腕上，看起來更像耐克(Nike)的FuelBand、Fitbit和Jawbone Up，而不是我們所稱的智能手錶，如三星電子(Samsung Electronics)的Galaxy Gear。Earlier this month, Huawei told The Wall Street Journal that it was planning to unveil a 'smartwatch' at the annual Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, set for Feb. 24-27. Huawei also said that it planned to unveil a new smartphone and two new tablets at the event.
本月早些時候，華爲告訴《華爾街日報》(The Wall Street Journal)，稱其計劃在巴塞羅那的世界移動通訊大會(Mobile World Congress)上發佈一款智能手錶。此次移動通訊大會定於2月24-27日召開。華爲還說，計劃在此次大會上發佈一款新的智能手機和兩款新的平板電腦。
On the Weibo page, the caption for the first photo read: 'My new toy. Do you like the color?' The next post suggested that the device may have exercise and fitness-monitoring features, like Fitbit and other health-related wearable devices. The device in the photo displayed some numbers, and the caption said: 'This is my best record this week. Sporty people may laugh at me.'
張曉雲微博中第一幅照片的附加文字寫道：“我的新玩具，這個顏色親們喜歡嗎？”另外一張照片則顯示，此款設備可能具有鍛鍊和健康監測功能，就像Fitbit和其他健康類可穿戴設備。照片中的此款設備顯示了一些數字，附加文字是這樣寫的：“本週的最高紀錄了，讓運動大咖們見笑了。”A Huawei spokeswoman declined to confirm whether the device in the photos posted by the executive is what the company is planning to showcase in Barcelona.
華爲的一名發言人沒有證實照片中的設備是否就是公司計劃在巴塞羅那發佈的產品。Huawei's push into wearable devices comes at a time when the fledgling market is just starting to take off. Other than smartwatches from Samsung, Sony, Pebble and others, there is an increasing number of wristband-like devices that focus on features that allow users to keep track of their physical fitness and health conditions.
華爲推進可穿戴設備的開發正值這個市場方興未艾之時。除了三星、索尼(Sony)和Pebble等公司的智能手錶之外，還有越來越多類似腕帶的設備問世，這種設備主要功能是跟蹤並記錄用戶的身體健康狀況。Despite the buzz, most consumers still don't see any urgent need to buy another smart device to wear around their wrist, when smartphones apps already offer a broad range of services and content.
儘管商家的宣傳熱鬧非凡，但在智能手機應用可提供各種服務和內容的情況下，多數消費者仍沒有再購買一個智能腕帶設備的迫切需要。
