I donāt quite see the benefit over the One, though - itās got the same sensors, and I find the coin pocket form factor more convenient than an armband.
If you wear a wristwatch but donāt wear a fancy one, it means one less gadget to hoik around
Itās good to see that the wrist monitor device in Dave Eggersās āThe Circleā is in active development. Iām going to Zing this to all of my friends.
I have found it to be the tragic truth that buying the supplies that I would need, were I what I wanted to be, has never gotten me any closer to being what I wanted to be.
Never lessens the temptation, though.
If I just by some organization gear at Staples, maybe my deskt wonāt be a total mess. Maybe that copy of The Book of PF 2nd ed. will get me off my ass about firewall configuration.
That old Arduino Uno didnāt make me do anything neat; but maybe a more powerful BeagleBone Black willā¦
I hate falling for trivial illusions that I can see even as I walk right into them.
If a One or other tracker hasnāt helped you, I doubt this will!
I had a One that I found really did help me focus on how much exercise I was getting (or not). Even though I donāt need to calorie count I found that I was anyway - and found some interesting stuff our. Unfortunately my One escaped on the tube and I couldnāt afford to replace it, especially as itād likely do exactly the same
For me the Force has all the features of the One that the Flex is missing, with a form factor that wanāt disappear without me noticing.
Iām just hoping they come to the UK before Xmasā¦
Sleep tracking for one. If you donāt sleep clothed, you donāt have anything to hook the One to. Also Iāve seen complaints from people that the One is easy to lose or to forget to put on. So it depends on what works for the particular person. I wouldnāt look at the armband models as the next generation over the traditional models but rather an alternative to serve people with different preferences.
I bought a Flex a little over a month ago so of course they come out with a new model. Itād be nice to have the altimeter other models have since I hike in the mountains a lot but itās good enough for now. This is a relatively new market category and I expect there will be lots of improvements coming out rapidly over the next few years. The next generation will likely include features of competitors like the Basis watch while keeping the slim form factor.
Fair enough - I donāt really like having things on my wrists, so Iām probably not the target audience for this (or for wristwatches).
Well, the One comes with an armband thing for sleep tracking - nothing youād walk around with in public, but it works fine for that. Of course, having an all-day armband is easier if you donāt mind wearing one while awake; ref. what you said about different preferencesā¦
Has anyone worn this yet? The strap closure looks totally janky.
I have the Fitbit One and love it except for the āmoney clipā sort of hook attachment. It has stretched to the point of being worthless; itās constantly slipping off my clothing. Iām surprised Fitbit hasnāt stepped up its game in terms of accessory offerings. I would love to seeā¦something, I guess. Iām not sure what the perfect placement of my Fitbit would be.
The band for the Force is the same as the Flex, which I have. Itās remarkable only in that itās pretty much forgettable. I wear it while sleeping, hiking, and climbing and so far havenāt had an issue with it coming off. One day I was using a chisel to pull up tile and while it stayed on, it kept switching to sleep mode so I had to take it off until I was done. But for the most part, it is nondescript and stays out of the way. It does under count steps if Iām using a hiking pole or pushing a shopping cart. I suspect the Fitbit One would work better in those situations.
I am still searching for an offline fitness tracker that does not transfer my data to the cloud. One that does calculations on my computer or my phone. And i would like to access the raw data for visualizations. Does anyone know if thereās such a solution?
I donāt know of anything off hand that keeps your data only locally but for the second part of your question, Microsoft HealthVault lets you access your data in various raw formats (CSV, XML, etc). Many of the more popular exercise tracking devices will sync your data into HealthVault each day, at which point you can download and manipulate it.
I lost my device even after wearing it, as Fitbit recommends, with the face of the One in towards your body instead of out. After that expensive mistake, I switched to just leaving it in the bottom of my pocket. Since it syncs wirelessly, it can stay with my wallet until it needs charging. If you wear one, the One supposedly works well on bras, too.
When my Ultraās clip broke, a a $5 velcro pouch designed to attach the Nike+ device to shoe laces picked up at the local mega-sporting goods store worked well enough on my belt.
I think the Fitbit Force is pretty darn cute, and has a lot more applications and features that my Nike+ Fuelband SE. Just check out the specs http://versus.com/en/nike-fuelband-se-vs-fitbit-force, its not just pretty. It works,
Even though I donāt particularly care about tracking my exercise (other than for curiosity purposes), I still kinda lust after one of these. I have no idea why.
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