Always, on display, Year, long battery, Inactivity meter is a great reminder
No backlight, No altimeter
Before you head into the quality of its various fitness features, the Vivofit's always-on display and year-long battery life make it a wearable winner - possibly the only one that could replace your watch right now. Luckily, the fitness stuff is good too...
Sammanfattning: It has a "fairly rudimentary" screen that is beneficial to saving battery, said T3 technology critics.They concluded that it was one of the "nicest" designs on the market with a strong battery life.Video source: Future PublishingIs Nike 'pulling FuelBan...
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Publicerad: 2014-04-15, Författare: Jim , testad av: techadvisor.co.uk
The Vivofit is a great activity tracker, but there's still some work to be done on the software side of things. Also consider the Polar Loop.Tags:GadgetsBest prices todayRetailer Price Delivery Price comparision from, and manufacturersShare this article...
The Garmin Vivofit ticks every box you’d expect from a wrist-bound tracker. It tallies your steps, calories burned, distance travelled, sleep patterns, and heart rate if you wear the optional monitor. Thankfully, the step counting is very accurate. In our testing it proved hard to outfox, although we ‘ll always allow a small percentage margin for error.Enter your age, sex, weight and height and t
Notice we said ‘perfunctory in daylight’ about the display? To achieve that stellar battery life Garmin has had to make some compromises, one of which is forgoing a backlight. It’s not a deal-breaker, but we’d have liked to have seen a Casio Classic-style button-operated light. As it is, the display is basically unreadable at night. There’s also no vibration for alarms or meeting your goals, a gr
For £100, there’s a lot to like about the Garmin. Its weaknesses are minor and very forgivable for that epic battery life, while its movement bar and auto-adjusting goals are great twists to the existing formula. If you want to be really proactive and ...
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Publicerad: 2014-01-10, Författare: Michael , testad av: trustedreviews.com
Water-resistant design, Personalised step goals keep you motivated, Year-long battery life
No backlight for display, No Altimeter, Troublesome syncing and uploading data
The Garmin Vivofit is an affordable fitness tracker with great battery life that's a few features short of being the best to buy.Next, read our Best Fitness Trackers roundup...
Publicerad: 2014-07-29, Författare: Nick , testad av: techlife.net
Sammanfattning: Unfortunately, the same decisions that allow the Vivofit to have such impressive longevity are also the cause of some of the strap's biggest frustrations.Firstly, that monochrome LCD screen doesn't have a backlight. Come dusk, you're going to need some ex...
Never needs to recharge, and when it runs out of power, you just replace the battery; Comfortable to wear; Works as a watch, too;
Doesn't light up in the dark, making it impossible to read unless the light is on; No automatic syncing; Seems to miscalculate steps; App doesn't explore areas enough, leaving you with limited information; Won't intercept phone calls or messages, even tho
Garmin's entry into the ever-growing fitness band arena is an interesting one, but it presents more issues than it solves. We are huge fans of the no-charge concept, because that takes away one of the things that bothers people about devices they have to ...
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Publicerad: 2014-05-20, Författare: Scott , testad av: cnet.com.au
The Garmin Vivofit is water-resistant, has a one-year battery life, an always-on screen, and works with wireless heart-rate monitor accessories
No vibration for movement reminders, and battery needs physical replacing after a year. You're forced to use the Garmin app, rather than arguably better third-party health apps. Lacks more complex activity tracking
Garmin's simple and functional activity band is easy and low-maintenance, which makes it one of the best alternatives to a Fuelband or Fitbit....
Year-long battery life, Two straps included, Heart rate included in HR bundle
No pendant, Mediocre web apps, Uncomfortable clasp
LikeYear-long battery life.Two straps included.Heart rate included in HR bundle.Don't LikeNo pendant.Mediocre web apps.Uncomfortable clasp.For $160, this is a hard pass. It has a few good ideas (like the Move Bar), but they're poorly integrated. Even the...
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Publicerad: 2014-01-09, Författare: Matt , testad av: techradar.com/au/
Battery lasts more than a year, Alwayson display is easy to read, Comes with two band sizes, Inactivity meter is a great reminder
Can't see it in the dark, No GPS functionality from GPS company
Garmin is a GPS navigation company taking a new direction in the wearable fitness market. Sure, it peddled cycling monitors and running watches for over a decade now, but Vivofit represents its first attempt at a more mainstream device. CES 2014 has made...
