Gadgetory

hi I'm Scott Stein and there are a lot of fitness trackers out there that are all aiming to get you healthier I've played with a bunch of them some have worked better than others one of the best and one that we hadn't looked at yet is by a company called Garmin the Garmin vivofit now Nike FuelBand who knows where that'll be you can't get the Fitbit force but if you want something that's a watch plus a fitness band on your wrist the Garmin vivofit is probably one of the best things out there for a couple of reasons first of all because it's always on and it tells the time which if you want to watch type accessory that helps also it's water-resistant so you can take it in the shower also this has a year plus a battery life that's because it uses a little coin battery inside instead of having to charge now you will have to replace that battery yourself a little screwdriver at some point but you're saving yourself the effort of always having to get a little USB or dongle and do it yourself so if you like the idea of a simple solution and you're not really into multiple chargers this is probably for you also it doesn't just do the step counting and some motivational goal-setting we'll get to that in a sec but it also works as a heartrate monitor not on its own but it will pair with one and what we're talking about is a conductive band heart rate monitor which is not the type that would fit on your wrist and use an LED light but more the old-fashioned type that you'd use if you're into doing this at the gym you have to wet this you have to tie it around your chest you have to attach it but these are ANT+ enabled heart rate monitors which is a different wireless technology than bluetooth if you want to get in the weeds with that and this will pair with any of those and there are a bunch out there and it will read the heart rate right from this device that's a nice plus for motivation much like the Nike FuelBand which gets you to move or the jawbone up which buzzes your wrist this will actually start to get a red bar if you've been sitting around and being lazy for an hour and every 15 minutes the bar gets a little bit higher so you better get up and get moving unfortunately this does not have a vibration to buzz you and remind you so if you're really lazy and sitting around as I've done I will forget and I will look down who knows how many hours have passed and I need to get moving again but it's nice to have and the goals which you can set yourself we'll also smartly adjust so that each day that you achieve it will set a new step goal to work along with you if you've been getting better or if you feel it's a little tough it will actually lower the goal a bit its wirelessly connects it works with iOS and Android but the view of it doesn't work with all Android phones view ones that are compatible according to Garmin include the HTC One Samsung Galaxy phones you want to be able to have Bluetooth 4.0 and Android 4.3 or higher but you may want to check and make sure on Garmin's website to be sure also it does work with PC and Mac with an included USB ant converter but message boards have said people sometimes people make success I would suggest you go with the mobile app first the Garmin vivofit is 1:29 pretty good price and has a variety of bands you can pop into one of the more interesting solutions out there if you are ready for a fitness band that's on the basic side I'm Scott Stein and that's the Garmin vivofit