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hey everyone this is Jimmy with Jim's review room as you guys know I love testing things that are really unique especially when it revolves around fitness for the average Joe like myself now I bought these draw or sport pulse earbuds for $200 at the time of this video and these can read your heart rate in real time and of course the app has some features to utilize this technology now granted yes they're very expensive for some earbuds but what it can do in theory sounds really promising now I'll go into of course its sound quality but more importantly the app's features to help you make a purchase decision so without further ado welcome to another review going over the physical features first these are wireless Bluetooth earbuds not to mention they're also built to withstand military tested weather in shock standards so if you're calling to rain running you won't ruin these earbuds now in the Box they do come with your assortment of fittings which are higher in quality than the job or Sport+ I tested about a month or so back there's four different sizes of ear tips in total ranging from extra small to large and four different ear wings now I personally wear the small tip with surprisingly the large wing and this really stays well in my ear during workouts and exercises jogging and vigorously running has never caused the ear buds to come off the ear and for those who are wondering the ear tips even the extra small ones does not sit in the ear canal and causes that suction you can say when you pull it back out but it sits on the opening of the ear canal and it's seated very well it's a very nice subtle press against your opening giving sound isolation and peace of mind these earbuds are staying in one place not on the left earbud is the heart rate monitor itself and I suspect the HR monitor uses a technology that we've most likely seen before now remember those fingertip probes or earlobe clips used in hospitals this looks to be a very similar if not the same technology in Java if you're watching this let us know this reads the oxygen levels with each heartbeat using infrared and red light and as our heartbeat pumps blood the oxygen levels fluctuate like a waveform so in turn the HR monitor reads the peaks and valleys of the waveform essentially providing us our heartbeat on the app but I'll leave some information on screen and if you need to pause it please feel free to do so but getting back on track here the ends of the air buds are very secure with reinforced plastics to prevent wires from disconnecting or fraying over time and last is what Jabra calls the sport button that you tap to pause or start a workout but more on the app shortly though now going to the right earbud is simply your micro USB port hidden and protected by the ear wing and used to charge the Jabra with the supplied microUSB cable now moving down features your inline volume controller with a pause play button which can also be used to answer incoming phone calls no conversations are clear enough with no complaints on my end or the person on the other side in the last physical item although these sound pulse is very durable from my testing throwing these into my bag my car and literally bring these everywhere Jabra does provide a small protective case which is very well done in my opinion it's still pliable but it's firm to protect the contents inside but for the moment that you've been waiting for going over audio quality first then the app considering that you're paying close to $200 you hope the sound quality is great too now the audio is very clear no Distortion and it's very pleasurable to listen to now comparing to the jaybird Bluebird X's I have laying around here which I believe has exceptional audio quality for fitness earbuds there's just enough base on these job boards to say most people will be satisfied it's only a slight hear lower compared to DJ birds but overall the sound quality is very balanced accurate in my opinion without a other sound fields droning each other out in general the audio quality is great for all genres from let's say pop and hip-hop to rock and alternative music and not to mention classical as well mid-range is good with highs enough to not be ear ringing you can listen to these for several hours and you won't have hearing fatigue the rap will sound good as well with just enough bass as stated earlier for most people but if your focus is on bass though and you could care less about the heart monitoring feature for sure try the $200 powerbeats2 i also reviewed on my channel now let's dominate on bass but it's perfect for those bass heads out there now jumping into the app it is available for both Apple and Android powered devices / Jabra you start in the main page where you pre select what you're planning on doing for recording and monitoring every time an attack left shows your heart rate detected and on the top right shows your GPS strength on your device now going down the list here activity is your first option giving you a list of common cardio exercises from cycling to skating and skiing to the most popular of course running and walking now you can create your own from the top right icon and label your own activity to help keep things organized now selecting an activity doesn't really impact how the heart beat or the other data is recorded now backing out and moving on to the next setting you select your type of workout just track me literally record what you're doing from distance pace heart rate etc but I'll show you that screen very soon here but to challenge yourself you can select a target that you want to reach whether you want to run a certain distance and let Jabra tell you how far you have left during your jog to when you finally reach their goal you can tell how much time you want to spend on your trail - how many calories you want to burn and yes when selecting these options in the next several that I'll go over here a female voice in the earbud comes out periodically and tells you that you're halfway to your goal or that you've reached your goal etc but remember that button that I told you about on that left ear button it's that sport button well it's actually on the fly information now during your run instead of pulling out your phone press that button and that nice female voice will come on and read out your current heartbeat per minutes your distance what heart rate zone that you're in and how much time you've been in this particular workout very convenient now backing out of this menu you have target pace which is pretty much self-explanatory but the next option zone training is ideal for those who want to keep their heart within a certain level to ensure you're either burning fat or if you're training for a marathon and want to improve your cardiovascular fitness staying in cardio or zone 3 is a must and that's what makes heart rate monitoring so beneficial now if I want to burn off some fat let's say during my exercise how many times have I slowed down and taken a breather well when the heart rate drops to that level where it's not working as hard as it should you're really not being a with your time and effort and as stated earlier that female voice will come over your earbuds lower your background music and advised you're in a lower heart rate zone and that you need to pick it up it's like a coaching your ears monitoring your internals to keep you going rather than stopping every so often to check your pulse the last option here the last workout option is interval training to select which heart rate zone you want to be in in for how long and just for an example I warm up for about five minutes get into that fat-burning zone for ten focus on my cardio for 15 minutes go all out for five and then down to a more resting area where I'm still burning fat but able to catch my breath in Zone two again that's just an example of what you can do and again Jabra over your earbuds will coach you when to switch to your different zones and remind you to stay there now backing out to the main home page music is the next option which I felt greatly disappointed it doesn't let me play Pandora or iHeartRadio which I listen to all the time at least with my Apple device I tried playing Pandora first but as soon as I start a workout it stops and starts my local music store that my device now I didn't have a way to play music from my other desired apps now there's a fix or if I'm doing something wrong let me know in the comments below but I've tried several variations and had no success and last is to adjust the view or how the app looks while you're working out which is pretty much against self-explanatory but I'll just go ahead here and show you how the app functions now as soon as you press start a countdown begins and soon you'll find yourself in your workout with real-time data now starting from the left is your local music playlist which you can change songs at will but scrolling to the next page reveals your heart rate and distance traveled in big font now the great option that driver offers is options to change the display instead of distance you can easily change this to any of the following by just tapping on it the next screen shows again your heart rate up top with time distance pace and heart rate zone that you're currently in again all these items are customizable to your liking and the last page here is a map indicating where you have ran and again your beats per minutes and I'm aware the map isn't showing to accurate since the GPS signal was pretty sparse in this particular park that I was now as soon as you click stop here that Jabra app does provide insight on any records that you have broken or any athlete that you may have achieved for yourself and then the final screen here provides a summary of your actions and numbers and clicking on the arrow next to analysis reveals a line chart of how your heart rate fluctuated and if I went a bit faster be sure to go back in this video and pause to view the screens but other than that that's basically the app and its features now some things to tie up this video the better life with music playing at 50% volume the entire time to get a good bounce measurement was five hours and exactly ten minutes it's a bit on the low side considering other premium Bluetooth earbuds can go around seven to eight hours of news now the range is very good though I stood on one side of the house with the earbuds in and was able to achieve a maximum of 40 linear feet with no loss in signal I didn't go outside thinking forty feet is a reasonable area for a person to set their phone down while working out but overall I'm always a big fan of heart rate monitoring and training as it is effective now what job are providing these coaching features it's I believe a great way to keep you going and pushing you when you need it but regarding its price is it worth it to you let me know in the comments below what you think and just for an alternative check out my video the pair sports for $100 which has similar app features but it uses a chest heartrate monitor instead so I hope this video helped you in some way if you do like my work be sure to like subscribe and follow me on facebook twitter and google+ as every little bit helps and bring you more content like this so this is Jimmy with Jim's review room you guys take care bye you