A month after Apple introduced AppleWatch, Microsoft too is joining the wearable technology age. Microsoft introduced their own take on the wearable and fitness tracker which they refer to as the ‘Microsoft Band’ today.

Microsoft makes the announcement a month following Apple’s announcements and just days after FitBit introduced a variety of new fitness trackers to their lineup.

The Microsoft Band retails for at $199 and is quite comparative to Samsung’s wearable. It hails a 1.4-inch screen with a 320 x 106 display. Other features include: Optical heart rate sensor, 3-axis accelerometer, Gyrometer, GPS, Ambient light sensor, Skin temperature sensor, UV sensor, Capacitive sensor, and Galvanic skin response.

It receives push notification from your mobile phone – phone calls, text messages, and emails. It notifies you with a vibration alert, that from early reports is hard to miss.

The appearance of the Microsoft Band is quite similar to Samsung’s. It includes two buttons as well with a magnetic charging port via USB. That will prove quite useful for the forty-eight hour battery life of the Microsoft Band.

This all comes with Microsoft pushing to be a major part of the health industry. This certainly expands their outreach into the field, but just as many other tech companies, they have some ways to go!