A Wearable Fitness Tracker You"ll Want To Wear
The Misfit Glow, the newest and sleekest entrant in the field of wearable fitness trackers, looks and runs as if its maker's primary goal was to be Apple like. And whilst the Glow's brushed aluminum exterior and glowing bright LEDs may be obvious in the way that it brings Cupertino, it's exactly what the growing wearable-tech industry required.
Wearble fitness trackers such as the Shine, Fitbit Ban, Jawbone Up and Nike FuelBand, all function similarly, taking their user's moves and converting that information into a day to day activity scorecard. Additionally, they share the exact Achilles' heel that you are likely to use them all the time. From the fashion point of view, most fitness trackers barely rate as vital components.
The Shine by Redwood City, Calf based Misfit Wearables Corporation represents an excellent leap forward from a fashion perspective. It is a curved, steel gray disk, having the size of two quarters stuck together. The Shine is modular, in addition to this: you can fix the disc to accessories like a ring, watchband and magnetic pocket clip. I favor that last option because I'd not advertise that I am carrying a workout system, no matter how great it looks.
The Glow's most critical Apple inspired style sign pertains to work. The device stocks Apple's trademark simplicity and clarity. Its face has no keys and no logo. It is lacking decoration until you double tap the face which points a number of bright lights surrounding it that starts to glow. The more they are lit, the more progress you have made toward achieving your daily activity goal. Checking in is spontaneous and fun. And when you're in the habit of checking your daily task, you're in route to becoming more effective.
That ring of lights is all the fitness aspect you'll receive from the Glow itself. (You may also make use of the system as a watch€"the LEDs blink just like the hands-on a clock.) For more complex functions, such as evaluating your day-to-day and week-to-week progress, you may need the Shine is iPhone software. The Shine contains a Bluetooth transmitter that may send your activity information to your phone, but as long as the 2 devices are pressing. That may sound like a drag, but I find the sync experience so compelling that I not just do it repeatedly per day, I have shown it off to friends.
Wearble fitness trackers such as the Shine, Fitbit Ban, Jawbone Up and Nike FuelBand, all function similarly, taking their user's moves and converting that information into a day to day activity scorecard. Additionally, they share the exact Achilles' heel that you are likely to use them all the time. From the fashion point of view, most fitness trackers barely rate as vital components.
The Shine by Redwood City, Calf based Misfit Wearables Corporation represents an excellent leap forward from a fashion perspective. It is a curved, steel gray disk, having the size of two quarters stuck together. The Shine is modular, in addition to this: you can fix the disc to accessories like a ring, watchband and magnetic pocket clip. I favor that last option because I'd not advertise that I am carrying a workout system, no matter how great it looks.
The Glow's most critical Apple inspired style sign pertains to work. The device stocks Apple's trademark simplicity and clarity. Its face has no keys and no logo. It is lacking decoration until you double tap the face which points a number of bright lights surrounding it that starts to glow. The more they are lit, the more progress you have made toward achieving your daily activity goal. Checking in is spontaneous and fun. And when you're in the habit of checking your daily task, you're in route to becoming more effective.
That ring of lights is all the fitness aspect you'll receive from the Glow itself. (You may also make use of the system as a watch€"the LEDs blink just like the hands-on a clock.) For more complex functions, such as evaluating your day-to-day and week-to-week progress, you may need the Shine is iPhone software. The Shine contains a Bluetooth transmitter that may send your activity information to your phone, but as long as the 2 devices are pressing. That may sound like a drag, but I find the sync experience so compelling that I not just do it repeatedly per day, I have shown it off to friends.