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tivity bands have exploded onto the scene with the likes of jawbone Fitbit and garment for 2014 but with so much change competition is only heating up bands cramming in more options while others are emphasizing simplicity though there's an industry shift as well to a heartrate tracking being a focus point and also the lines are blurred between SmartWatch and fitness trackers being an all-in-one device now I can show you all the bands in this short video but here's some that I think are worth mentioning so what I'd like to do is show you not a review as I typically perform but a glimpse on what to expect so sit back and relax as this is me reporting on activity and fitness bands for 2015 the government vivo active isn't out yet as of this video but it's poised to offer some spectacular features that rivals even the Fitbit surge at the moment of course the band can track your basic steps calories distance but something unique this can record specific activities now other bands have done something similar in the past you can tell the band to track your session that you're about to perform then label it either running or weight lifting etc when you're done it's kind of like starting to clock any generic activity then stopping the clock when you're finished and that's basically it the VEVO active is different in that aspect and I'll give you an example here let's say you're about to golf the GPS and the band will find your registered golf course and tell you what hole number you're on par and distance to the green now I'm not a golfer or no much of the terminology but it Clues you in on layups and dog legs as well now as for swimming time distance and stroke count are all calculated for cyclist you can imagine something similar as this does provide distance time and speed information now that's just to name a few workout sessions that can be recorded now one the downfalls it appears to not track heart rate on the wrist or at least for the time being it's not mentioned on the website a separate chest heart rate monitor is more than likely needed for this feature which garment does sell separately now this will allow much more accurate calorie burns you do learn more about your health during and after each day in finding ways to improve but besides the health aspect the band offers GPS full swimming capabilities displaying incoming calls messages emails offering garments genius move bar is also included and the band claims up to three weeks of battery life which is almost unheard of any mainstream activity band now it's priced at two hundred fifty dollars without the heart rate monitor and three hundred dollars with one it's pricey but compared to the competition this does offer a bit more now look for this first quarter of 2015 and of course and here as well find me on facebook twitter or instagram and you'll be able to see it when i get it and ask questions bear next up is a band that I had been waiting for a good while jawbone claimed their new up three would have been released back in November than later at the end of December then people receiving notices of mid to late January it's still not here as of this video now I emailed jawbone through their press and media email and receive their response stating their quote fine tuning the manufacturing process unquote which I don't even know if that's even accurate anymore no other websites are claiming jawbone is behind on their payments and hence they're delayed in getting this band out now either way I know a lot of people who preordered are very upset but hopefully by the time you're watching this video the up three will be out and the reason why this is worth the wait well Jotham claims this is going to be the most advanced tracker to man offering state-of-the-art sensors and features now one of the biggest benefits the band offers advanced activity and allowing the band to automatically tell when you start running and it logs it but we've seen this on some other bands like the polar loop where it differentiates and automatically it distinguishes you lay down sitting walking speed walking and even running but job on claims to go one step further offering recognition on the fly if you start a game of let's say basketball now a job on on their site hasn't disclosed what other sports in how many are recognized but having the ability to read me say weightlifting than doing some cardio afterwards on the fly would be a dream hopefully we'll find out soon if that's even a possibility or not now sleeping is more involved than ever before a light sleep versus deep sleep makes a return on to the app but now includes REM sleep the state where you're dreaming and recovering now job on late many new bands offers heart rate tracking but jawbone uses bio impedance versus optical blood flow sensors bioimpedance measures how well your body impedes electric current flow now considering our bodies are made mostly of water research have shown bioimpedance have been a more accurate measurement of the body's health now besides HR information the up three claims as of this video to also measure respiration galvanic skin response basically perspiration and with this ban the up three can be taken for swim and even diving into a pool its water resistant up to 10 meters or basically 32 feet in depth which i think is more than enough for the average consumer now keep in mind the up three still doesn't have a screen or clock in the band itself so this won't replace a watch now some are fine with that while others do desire time to be told now battery life is up to seven days while pricing starts at one hundred and seventy nine dollars and release date is nobody knows at the moments not even jawbone as of this video now one of the heavy hitters is the Fitbit surge released in limited quantities back in December of 2014 and officially released you can say in January of 2015 the search offers much more besides these standard steps distance calories burned and data and stairs climbed the surge generates very accurate data offers a very simple and easy to understand app in addition actual consumer features that blur the lines of a SmartWatch and an activity band now for health related features this can differentiate workouts like running cross training cardio and weightlifting with consumer features like notification of calls and being able to read text messages and email in its entirety the one the biggest perks is from the heart rate optical sensor and from my testing it provides heart rate data very close to what a chest heart rate monitor provides and this reads all day even while you're sleeping or stationary at your desk now when not working out or doing anything strenuous resting heart rate is viewable and important to see to determine the health of a heart as well now besides the HR GPS tracking is built in this also automatically records sleep which is spot-on and food locking is also available to with vibrating alarms now the only issue that I have with this although it's rated at five ATM for water resistance Fitbit website claims you cannot go swimming with this now its price at two hundred fifty dollars and currently out on the market at the moment bases manufacturing what was once the most advanced track of its time when it released its basis carbon steel last year now for 2015 they released the bases peak offering a very nice size band that looks very much like a regular watch it's able to tell time 24-7 there's no need to press a button to see that display and then some features are carried over from the carbon steel as well such as the heart rate sensor sweat and skin temperature sensor with sleep monitoring also making it return now this time with the peak it's offering consumer features as well such as notifications of messages and emails now another big perk it is rated at 5 ATM meaning you can shower and swim with this band with no problems now after personally testing and doing a full review on my youtube channel I found the app attempts to change your habits for the better which is quite unique now through the app basis every night will encourage you to sleep at a consistent time and encourages you to wake up at a certain time every day now of course this can be adjusted but it keeps you on track if you ever deviate now walking or being active goals will be provided with a minimal walk or run distance as well the peak holds your hand in in essence by only offering more habits or goals to be unlocked once you achieve a certain amount of goals presently now keep in mind the better life is somewhat on the low side offering up to four days of news it's priced at one hundred ninety nine dollars and currently available to buy this band is for the serious competitor I just want to throw this in here for the folks to see what a more niche or dedicated Fitness watch has to offer our government has always been one of the leaders in offering watches for runners before the times of mainstream bands hitting the market and I'll tell you right now it's priced at a whopping four hundred and ninety-nine dollars as of this video and will be available the first quarter of 2015 now the Phoenix 3 is rated at 10 ATM or 100 meters of water depth it's built with a reinforced housing and with models offering a sapphire display the only thing that can scratch the screen are diamonds now GPS is also included but also GLONASS which is Russia's GPS equivalent system offering up to twenty percent faster coordinate and location mapping and accuracy for garmin levan comes with an altimeter for real-time accurate ascent and descent through a variety of elevation changes think biking through the woods and trails or skiing down mountains now a barometer is also built in to predict weather changes by showing short term trends and air pressure and last is a built-in digital compass to keep you moving in the right direction and pro-government the Finks three auto calibrates without you needing to fine-tune the band ever now for serious runners this measures cadence vertical oscillation and ground contact times on my new details that's pertinent to maximize your run efficiency of the one downfall besides the very high price to the average consumer it doesn't come with a heartrate tracker you have to buy it separately from Garmin but with a chest monitor and the Phoenix 3 you can calculate your vo2 max and programming once your running speed your beats per minute and heart rate variability is accumulated through the band it then calculates the maximum volume of oxygen you can consume permitted the higher your vo2 number the better health you have now in addition there's also a recovery timer and a recovery check and also a race predictor mode which estimates basically your ideal finish type based on your again vo2 max number it's just really intense but wait there's more now remember what I said about the garmin vivo active earlier it can measure swimming or this takes it one step further tell the band how big the pool is for even more accurate results and this would track your distance pace stroke counts and more now for skiers this track speed distance and vertical drop on battery life is crazy too with up to six weeks in watch mode and up to 20 hours if using straight GPS again releasing this first quarter of 2015 priced at four hundred and ninety-nine dollars now let's take a different approach that's much cheaper and offers much more simplicity the news band from Withings they activate pop offers just that and I apologize if I pronounce that name incorrectly now simply put it's a watch style design that I think rivals that of the misfit shine having an analog dial that's always telling the time in a small side arm to tell how close you are to reaching your goal for that day is simply claim the activate pop tracks walking and auto detects running it also tracks sleep with light versus deep sleep and can also work for swimmers up to 50 meters or 165 feet of depth of the band looks super thin and it's lightweight and also comes with a battery offering up to eight months of battery life now I haven't tested this personally but I very much like the design / the shine because I can look down and tell the time the only issue I'm worried about though the watch isn't backlit or the analog hands doesn't look too glow-in-the-dark at all and because of its simplicity it doesn't measure heart rate either surprisingly though this has a vibrating alarm to wake you up in the morning not too bad it's one hundred fifty dollars at the time of this video and was released January of 2015 the very last band that I want to discuss is very much different from any other band that I've seen now I had been eyeing this band since last year's activity band video that I made Atlas wearables was a successful indiegogo campaign raising more money that they anticipated and currently in the final stages of manufacturing the product and releasing it now this band is geared towards those who strength train more specifically weight lifting now this will record the normal metrics like steps and calories burned etc but this will differentiate and recording different physical exercises in real time now as demonstrated this will tell a difference between bicep curls versus alternating curls from regular push-ups to Diamond push-ups if you decide to do deadlifts right after this will automatically recognize this and store your reps and sets but what's even more impressive is what Atlas wearables is claiming this will analyze your form the app also analyzes and informs you which muscle groups you're working and which ones are neglected so if you do p90 CrossFit insanity whatever it may be this will be intense and seeing what you're really working and keep in mind this also has a built-in heart rate monitor as well and it does work for swimmers up to 50 meters of depth now the only thing that I'm truly skeptical about is how well it tracks the bearing exercises how many exercises will be available at launch that it can read which I'm sure will course continue updating down the road but more importantly is its comfort considering this sticks out going along the forearm in the pictures and videos that they're showing something simple as push-ups or military presses where the hand and wrist are bent backwards the device looks like it's going to jab right into me but I did personally pre-order this for two hundred and forty nine dollars and the first wave of releases will be early spring which hopefully I should get mine at that time those pre ordering now may get theirs toward the end or spring or summer at the latest not assume now of course add me on to either Facebook Twitter Instagram or Google+ as i'll post photos once I received them now as I stated earlier in this video there's many other bands that I've sure missed some honorable mention includes the pebble steel Microsoft band and Lee polar m4 and 300 to name a few now some bands released technically in later 2014 are still relevant for 2015 such as the vivo smart in the view of it too from Garmin the jawbone move in the up24 or the jaybird rain but I can at least say if you've thought about buying a fitness or Nativity band 2015 is when it really steps far away from being a glorified pedometer and into the realm of really being a great overall holistic health tracker so i'll be reviewing some if not all the bands from this list mentioned above so be sure to find me on Facebook Twitter Instagram or Google+ as I can respond to questions and show you pictures much easier on there rather than waiting for the actual review on the website and one last tidbit here i'll be waiting for mobile world congress to happen the first week of march and then i'll make a smart watches for 2015 video at that time that's a whole different market in a whole different ballgame in in itself now this is Jimmy with Jim's review room thank you guys for watching you guys take care and I'll see you in the next one bye you