Controversial wearable GoBe is back with a new look and new tricks

Healbe GoBe 1.2

We had our misgivings about Healbe's first GoBe wearable activity tracker, specifically around Healbe's claims that it can measure calorie intake. The new model makes similar claims, but throws a thinner, lighter design into the mix, galvanic skin response sensors for stress monitoring and improved activity tracking.

It's in the prototype stage right now, but is due to go on sale sometime around June.

If you're a fanatic about fitness wearables, and who isn't these days, then you'll have probably heard of the Healbe GoBe. This crowd-funded, wrist-mounted wearable proved to be a, shall we say,controversial product at CES 2015.

This was thanks to the manufacturer's claim that the product will automatically calculate calorie intake from food via an impedance sensor that measured the flow of fluids in and out of your cells, which is then used to calculate the nutritional value of what you've eaten. More on that in a moment.

At CES 2016, Healbe has the GoBe 1.2. This is still in prototype stage, with the company saying that they expect it be on sale in June for around $249, fifty bucks less than the original. (That's roughly £170 or AU$350.)