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hey everyone and welcome to another review by Jim's review room today we'll be looking at the misfit shine another activity bracelet that competes with the likes of the Nike FuelBand jawbone up and Fitbit force and several others of course now this measures your calories burned distance walked your sleep patterns throughout the night and attempts to encourage you to be more active through their points system now as of this review this item is priced at a hundred and twenty dollars which is slightly a cost savings to you compared to the competing bands now although cheaper will go into its physical construction and more importantly the app that records your information so without further ado we'll get started now what's unique about the misfit shine is you can wear this almost anywhere in your body the package includes a magnetic clasp that you fold over itby to your shirt sleeve shoe etc unlike other bands out there in the market today now surprisingly the magnet is very strong and hold down to your shirt very well as you can see here shaking the device vigorously showed no signs of movement you can also leave the shine in your pocket and it will record your activity also in the package includes a one-size-fit-all rubber sport band to wear this identically like watch now lastly in the package does come with a prying tool which is a very thin flat head to install the supplied battery now the battery will last up to four months per misfit and can be easily changed now I personally didn't like the battery because I really hate buying batteries every so often all other bands that I've reviewed so far and usually has a USB dongle or cord to connect and charge every seven to ten days so it is your preference if you'd like to charge every so often versus buying a battery that lasts several months now the shine itself is very well constructed though made from precision milled and laser cut aircraft aluminum now I've been wearing this for nearly a month now and no signs of wear or scratches are yet to be found on the face or the back of the shine itself now because of its top-notch construction this is the only band that I know of so far where you can completely submerged underwater unlike the competitors now / misfits website you can go underwater up to a hundred and fifty feet so if you're bathing in the tub or doing water aerobics or so there's no concern of damage now the last physical aspect is the LED lighting the van can display the time once double tap its face here and the time will show with the hour hand being definitely white while the minute hand blinks after the clock is shown your progress is also displayed on the face of the shine now once it makes a complete circle you've basically reached your goal for that day now the LEDs look very cool at night modern and sleek but I can't see anything when I'm out on a sunny day in direct sunlight non moderate Sun you can barely see the LEDs show up now that's a huge flaw as I do use my watch throughout my workday now the last vlog pertains to the double tapping now at times when I'm tapping away it doesn't register and I sit there tapping like I'm dialing someone's phone number I would ensure by the second time tapping that I hit it right in the middle and go at a steady pace to ensure the shine reads my desired action now this at times became very frustrating now moving on internally and more importantly is the app and these shines features now of your progress is synced wirelessly via bluetooth and at the time this review only works with Apple devices now it's a huge letdown that Android was left on the sidelines but for my reviews the latest Nike FuelBand Andy jawbone up24 which are the other and more popular bands doesn't support Android as well which is out in my opinion the only one so far that supports Android is the Fitbit flex Fitbit force and the original jawbone up and you can watch those reviews by clicking on the videos that are playing right now or going to youtube.com slash Jim's review room now the shines app is free for download and as you can see on your screen I'm on the main home page now at the very top includes your main home button the middle house is your friends that you've added any third to the right is the world news that updates people who are syncing in real time now the far right is your profile and your personal stats for the world to see and it's actually the location you go to search for friends and add them to your list now backing out here and going into a little bit more detail on the home page the shine keeps score or points you earn for that day now similar to the Nike FuelBand where the points only correlate to your activeness the more you generally move around the more points are earned and of course you can edit your goals to match your lifestyle and from there try to match it or beat it on a daily basis now below houses a timeline graph that shows moments you were more active versus not throughout the day with a trophy icon where you didn't reach your set goal now the shine does take it a little bit more in-depth compared to the Nike FuelBand as once you click on your points steps taken calories burned and distance walked are shown and lastly on the main home page swiping up will review your highlights for that day icons indicate when you were kind of active versus pretty active to revealing any sports of activities that you have logged in for that day now click in the top right reviews your weekly calendar that shows your entire week's progress at a glance now this is really interesting to see if you're really a numbers kind of a person or a graph driven type of person the app indicates if I'm hitting my averages and how much more or less active percentage-wise compared to the previous week now lastly out of this very simple you can use app is the menu button at the top left now once clicked you have access to change your activity goal you can see mine I'm at a posh 700 since I'm working in front of a computer most of the day unfortunately now I believe about a thousand points is the average or the normal for most people now backing out here the next item is my shine where you can adjust settings as you can see on your screen now most supports are self-explanatory but the item worth mentioning is the shines ability to measure your activity through misfit lamps now it's currently in beta stage and as indicated misfit is experimenting with this feature you select an activity you are intending on doing and then click Save now once you're ready you'd have to shine 3 times to start logging in that specific activity chosen now as cycling misfit did advise to wear the shine on my ankle for the best results not for swimming - word on my rest and so forth so from my experience I believe this is just a way for the shine to segment and activity from just normal walking and moving around now this is just my speculation but when the activity is performed though let's say cycling I highly doubt the Mizpah is recording distance accurately because it doesn't know what gear I'm in and how fast I'm actually traveling so there's no indication that the shine has a GPS tracker built-in as well but again the shine is recording quote-unquote your activity and providing points for such action that's an identical concept like the Nike FuelBand where you're true and main measurement of your health is really based on those points the hard numbers and patterns are much more dominant on the Fitbit and the Jawbone's product lineup so altogether the misfit shine is a very well-built product though that's comfortable to wear and looks decent as well the app itself in my opinion is a cross between the Nike FuelBand because it does provide points for your activity and there's an activity log but also a cross between the Fitbit flex where it does measure your steps and estimated calories burned at least there's more of a focus on that compared to the Nike FuelBand so obviously it's a matter of what your main goals are is it to just in general remain moving and active and trying to meet or beat those points that you set for yourself now which of course does motivate some people or are you looking for more of a holistic and counting numbers kind of app like counting carbs active minutes versus passive minutes etc you can find that on some of the other competing bands and as for the price $120 it's $30 cheaper than the more expensive brands out there so it's somewhat justifies some of the things that are missing now the sleep log isn't as detailed as it just measures times when you're not moving versus slightly tossing a bit in bed the thing requires batteries which I personally was not fond of and the LED lights are horrible in bright light conditions now wearing this in more active sessions like biking and swimming are plus since other bands can't do that but it skews the numbers and areas like distance and calories burned so overall again for $120 it's not bad at all considering what it can do and not all bands are perfect either but with these features and the point system this might be up your alley so check out the other reviews and be sure to visit facebook.com slash Jim's review room I'm Jimmy take care everyone bye