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inside this box I have the Fitbit one which replaces the Fitbit ultra and don't be fooled by this gigantic and somewhat dangerous looking box the Fitbit is tiny and you wear it on your body when you're exercising alright let's get it out of here wasteful packaging so you may remember last season as I mentioned earlier I tested this guy against the Nike FuelBand there were a few things about it that I didn't love one was its lack of wireless charging unless you were within a few feet 10 feet I think of the base that is fixed in this version and it also gets sweat proof and waterproof too actually think is a huge improvement water resistant okay it comes in black and burgundy we got the black model it is small at first blush it's very obviously smaller than the initial Fitbit and this guy just basically clips on to your clothes somewhere you wear it all the time when you're walking when you're working out when you're sleeping it's pretty much Fitness data porn okay not level it's packaging nothing nothing hip or cool about all this like plastic junk really this thing up there we go okay here you have your guide to the Fitbit hieroglyphics one of my least favorite things about it is that the feedback mechanism is just completely baffling you get a flower that grows the more activity you do and then look if you just press these buttons to get the series of different numbers there is a slightly different from the other ones okay this is inside the box our little sleep armband you actually tuck this into the bands and you wear it while you're sleeping and then it can actually tell when you're in a deep sleep or not when you're moving around and you can use it to get kind of data about how well you sleep that's a cool nerdy feature that a lot of people like and I personally think that sleep is a much overlooked component of your overall health nerdy oh alright there's a new little case for it with a clip that's probably what helped this actually this is probably why it's water-resistant because now there's a rubber case for it here's our charging cable for the dock this is actually nicer and much tidier and smaller than it used to be oh that's a short little cable okay there's no power adapter here so you're just gonna have to plug this into your computer and charge that way okay let's get the actual Fitbit up I was stalling because it appears to be attached by many many little annoying plastic things there we go okay Fitbit look how tiny see if it'll come on ah there we go Fitbit man this is small now I know that that's a plus in some ways but one of the things that happened to me a lot with the original Fitbit is that I left it places and or lost it it's a little more easy to keep track of easier to keep track of when it's in this little thing here there we go it's already wanting to measure my steps look it's taken 248 steps since it was born it's like a baby giraffe alright let's go through the specs specs on the Fitbit are pretty straightforward I mentioned it comes in two colors black and burgundy it has this Oh le D display battery life is great 5 to 7 days before you have to charge this guy you can get Fitbit software for both PC and Mac when you sign up at Fitbit comm you can track and log your activity your food your sleep your water intake your body mass and your weight when you press the button on the front of the Fitbit you change the display and it cycles through steps distance calories burned floors climbed this is just an estimate and the flour of course which grows and shrinks based on your activity there is also a handy little clock wireless syncing with the Fitbit one is improved it now includes Bluetooth syncing with iOS or your computer unfortunately that is not yet available for Android and like the Fitbit ultra the Fitbit one will automatically sync whenever it's within 20 feet of its charger so the Fitbit one cost $99 there's also a new version called the Fitbit zip that's a little cheaper about 60 bucks I'm thinking you might want to look into that one if you're interested in the Fitbit I'm a little concerned about the size of this and the fact that it comes with two separate pieces although look if you are into tracking every single element of your personal life the or activity your workouts your sleep you're never gonna get more fun data porn then you're gonna get with Fitbit I also like the fact that it does wirelessly sync over Bluetooth and it's available for iOS and Android which FuelBand cannot say no pip it has its fans I want to love it but it's just not my favorite it's real cute