Aura Band for Apple Watch

The Apple Watch is already a powerful device for monitoring health and fitness, but a new third-party band option could add even more functionality to that category.

That’s where the Aura Band, announced at CES 2019, comes in. It’s a relatively simple rubberized strap for the Apple Watch that sports a variety of sensors. That sensor suite lives in two unobtrusive metal “plates” on the strap itself.

Aura Band can apparently track body fat and muscle composition, hydration levels, and the risk of heart failure. That data can then easily displayed on the Apple Watch itself, or saved to HomeKit for later reference.