Epson Press Releases

Epson ProSense™ is a New Line of GPS Running Watches with RouteSense GPS Technology & Best Battery Life in the Category: Prosense 57, 307, 347, 367 Watches Feature a More Accurate & Reliable Heart-Rate Sensor

Epson Prosense
Epson Prosense

Epson recently introduced the new Prosense GPS watches with the following key highlights:

All Prosense watches feature an intuitive menu and the best GPS battery life in its class1 . These lightweight, water-resistant watches track steps, calories and sleep — they automatically transmit data to the Epson View App2 for analysis or tracking toward a goal.

Epson ProSense: Epson View App

Epson ProSense: Epson View App

Other key highlights include:
Prosense 17

  • Accurately displays key stats right at your wrist.
  • Control your music and share data2 on popular running apps.
  • Available in black, light green and light pink wristbands.

Prosense 57

  • Monitor your performance with RouteSense™ GPS and CardioSense™ heart rate technologies, which display key stats right at your wrist.
  • Control your playlist, receive notifications and even share data1 on popular running apps.
  • Available in black, kale green and red wristbands.

Prosense 307

  • Monitor your performance with RouteSense™ GPS and CardioSense™ heart rate technologies, which display key stats on the EasyView™ display which is a unique electrophoretic display that enables the “electronic paper” display’s crisp and glare-reducing optics without draining battery life.
  • In addition to running, it tracks swimming, cycling and daily activities.
  • Share data2 on popular running apps like Runkeeper or Strava™.
  • Available in black, blue and white: ProSilicon wristbands.

Prosense 347

  • Monitor your performance with RouteSense™ GPS and CardioSense™ heart rate technologies, which display key stats on the premium EasyView™ display.
  • Tracks running, swimming, cycling and other daily activities.
  • Share data2 on social media or popular running apps like Runkeeper or Strava™.
  • Available in black: ProSilicon wristbands.

Prosense 367

  • Monitor your performance with RouteSense™ GPS and CardioSense™ heart rate technologies, which display key stats on Epson’s premium, sapphire-glass, EasyView™ display.
  • Tracks running, swimming, cycling and other daily activities.
  • Share data2 on social media or popular running apps like Runkeeper or Strava™.
  • Available in black: ProSilicon wristbands.
1 Compared to popular GPS running watches within the same category in standard GPS and heart rate tracking mode as of June 2017. User customization may affect battery life.
2 When paired, via Bluetooth®, with a smart device (iOS® and Android™).

PRESS RELEASE

Epson Launches Stunning New Line of GPS Running Watches

Best battery life in the category, at a compelling value

MARKHAM, Ontario., November 2, 2017 – Drawing on its decades-long technical expertise, Epson today announces ProSense™, a new line of GPS running watches that are unmatched in their precision, economy, benefits and craftsmanship.

This new five-watch line resulted from painstaking innovation and 20 years of experience in manufacturing precision GPS technology and heart rate sensors. ProSense watches draw on not only the company’s legacy of precision sensor technology, but also the time-keeping heritage of parent group Seiko Epson, one of the largest watch manufacturers in the world.

Among the most compelling characteristics of the Epson ProSense line, listed below, are category-leading battery lives and exceptional accuracy that result from a GPS chipset built from the ground up by Epson engineers. The functionality is intuitive and activates Epson RouteSense – a set of revolutionary features that are unmatched in run watches, including clever position algorithms, stride sensors using Bayesian learning, and A-GPS that updates automatically.

The RouteSense features are matched by the company’s ground-breaking CardioSense technology set that delivers an onboard heart-rate sensor that is more accurate and reliable than has ever been offered.

The system, produced in-house by Epson, measures heartrate with superior accuracy every second using noise-cancelling sensors and algorithms as well as a Transimpedance Amplifier, which makes the sensor more sensitive — and also allows the multi-sport models to measure heartrate underwater.

The sum of all these innovations has given the watches in the line the best battery life in the category, at a compelling value. Visually, runners of all levels will find the ProSense line offers astounding clarity, due to the EasyView display created by Epson’s System Engineering Team – featuring a unique electrophoretic display that enables the “electronic paper” display’s crisp and glare-reducing optics without draining battery life.

“Our core strength globally is in developing miniaturized, power-efficient and highly accurate components,” said Randy Bergstedt, the Group Product Manager of Epson America. “So this tiny bundle of proprietary chipsets, patented optical heartrate technology and relentless innovation gives runners and athletes a device on their wrist that will be a true workout partner, delivering accuracy to their intuition and hard-working data to validate their effort.”

To analyze the rich data generated by ProSense, the line is backed by Epson View, an all-new website and app that is preferred in usability studies over Garmin and Fitbit and provides easy third-party integration to online communities like RunKeeper and Strava. Even the ProSilicon wristbands available on the 307, 347 and 367 models have been thoughtfully engineered, made with soft, flexible silicon that is both breathable and gives better comfort and heart rate accuracy.

ProSense Key Features:

ProSense 17

  • MSRP $129.99
  • GPS functionality
  • Activity Tracking
  • Smart Notification
  • Music Control
  • Battery life – GPS (13 hours), Activity Tracking (7 Days), Watch Mode (30 Days)

*No heart rate sensor

ProSense 57

  • MSRP $199.99
  • GPS functionality
  • Heartrate measuring
  • Activity Tracking
  • Smart Notification
  • Music Control
  • Battery life – GPS & HR (10 hours), Activity Tracking (2-4 Days), Watch Mode (30 Days)

ProSense 307

  • MSRP $329.99
  • GPS and heartrate measurement
  • Activity Tracking
  • Multisport measurement
  • EasyView Display
  • Silicon Band
  • Smart Notification
  • Music Control
  • Battery life – GPS & HR (20 hours GPS Only (24 hours) , Activity Tracking (5-7 Days), Watch Mode (30 Days)

ProSense 347

  • MSRP $469.99
  • GPS and heartrate measurement
  • Activity Tracking
  • Multisport capability
  • EasyView Display with Mineral Glass
  • Quick release Pro Silicon Band
  • Smart Notification
  • Music Control
  • Battery life – GPS & HR (46 hours) GPS Only (50 hours) , Activity Tracking (7-14 Days), Watch Mode (60 Days)

ProSense 367

  • MSRP $539.99
  • GPS and heartrate measurement
  • Activity Tracking
  • Multisport capability
  • EasyView Display with sapphire glass
  • Quick release Pro Silicon Band
  • Smart Notification
  • Music Control
  • Battery life – GPS & HR (46 hours GPS Only (50 hours) , Activity Tracking (7-14 Days), Watch Mode (60 Days)

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Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 80,000 employees in 86 companies around the world, and is proud of its contributions to the communities in which it operates and its ongoing efforts to reduce environmental impacts.

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