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.
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.