This is why, I believe, the only fitness trackers that will succeed are ones that are integrated into something else useful. Like a watch. The watch I wear was only $200 (now only $100) and it is a smartwatch that uses epaper so the battery lasts 5+ days, and has popular fitness tracking software as an app. My watch is useful for many things, including the fitness tracking, which is why I will keep wearing it.
Why buy a $100 fitness-tracker only, when you can buy a $100 smart-watch with fitness built in.
When shopping for a tracker back in the say, I had the same thought. However, I went with a model which clips to your clothes and wear a separate (non-smart) watch, instead. Full disclosure, it did take me about a week to get used to clipping it on whenever I was getting dressed for the day. Now, I feel funny not feeling it clipped to my jeans pocket.
So, now I have the flexibility of a watch which lasts years without a new battery, a tracker that lasts 10 or so days without a recharge, and the flexibility to swap either one out as needs dictate.
Yes! This is one point I forgot to mention. When I had my misfit shine I always put it in my coin pocket of my jeans. I felt that this gave me a more accurate count of my actual steps and not arm movement. Now that I have the pebble, I think it'll often count things like typing on the keyboard which is not cool.
Also, when playing soccer I preferred to slip the misfit into my sock/shoe, whereas I can't wear the watch while playing.
So I guess I more meant the wrist based fitbits will either converge into a smartwatch (which they already are leaning towards), or people will choose a smartwatch that does step counts.
Yeah I bought an Wear watch for the novelty of it, but the Fit app really motivated me to get more steps. It moved me to take an extra walk in the afternoon to reach 10,000 steps. I never would have thought about steps were it not for the app naturally integrated like that.
This is why, I believe, the only fitness trackers that will succeed are ones that are integrated into something else useful. Like a watch. The watch I wear was only $200 (now only $100) and it is a smartwatch that uses epaper so the battery lasts 5+ days, and has popular fitness tracking software as an app. My watch is useful for many things, including the fitness tracking, which is why I will keep wearing it.
Why buy a $100 fitness-tracker only, when you can buy a $100 smart-watch with fitness built in.
When shopping for a tracker back in the say, I had the same thought. However, I went with a model which clips to your clothes and wear a separate (non-smart) watch, instead. Full disclosure, it did take me about a week to get used to clipping it on whenever I was getting dressed for the day. Now, I feel funny not feeling it clipped to my jeans pocket.
So, now I have the flexibility of a watch which lasts years without a new battery, a tracker that lasts 10 or so days without a recharge, and the flexibility to swap either one out as needs dictate.
Yes! This is one point I forgot to mention. When I had my misfit shine I always put it in my coin pocket of my jeans. I felt that this gave me a more accurate count of my actual steps and not arm movement. Now that I have the pebble, I think it'll often count things like typing on the keyboard which is not cool.
Also, when playing soccer I preferred to slip the misfit into my sock/shoe, whereas I can't wear the watch while playing.
So I guess I more meant the wrist based fitbits will either converge into a smartwatch (which they already are leaning towards), or people will choose a smartwatch that does step counts.
Yeah I bought an Wear watch for the novelty of it, but the Fit app really motivated me to get more steps. It moved me to take an extra walk in the afternoon to reach 10,000 steps. I never would have thought about steps were it not for the app naturally integrated like that.