FitBit Flex dostępny; dlaczego go nie kupiłem →

David Pierce:

The modular design makes charging a pain since you have to take the tracker out, insert it into Fitbit’s odd and proprietary USB cradle, and then put it back in when it’s charged — a few times I put the bracelet on without the tracker in it, which left me basically just wearing a rubber band on my wrist. Luckily, Fitbit’s estimation of five to seven days of battery life is pretty accurate, so worrying about finding the weird dongle and keeping the Flex charged isn’t too much of a concern.

Po pierwsze, powyższe zdjęcie mówi samo za siebie — jest paskudny. Obrzydliwie paskudny. Ale to kwestia gustu, więc możecie pominąć jeśli nie zgadzacie się ze mną. Drugi powód podał David w swojej recenzji. Trzeci to brak inteligentnego budzika. Czwarty to aplikacja, która jest gorsza od tej od Jawbone.

The Flex tracks your sleep much like the Up, though with far less power. You have to manually tell the device when you’re going to sleep by tapping incessantly on the Flex until it vibrates (those are actually the instructions), and then remember to disable Sleep Mode when you wake up; it won’t shut off when it notices you walking around or even when you turn off your alarm, which is an annoying oversight. It’s not nearly as smart as the Up, and Fitbit seems to know that: the Flex’s vibrate-your-wrist-to-wake-you alarm clock feature doesn’t try to guess when you’re sleeping lightly and would wake up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, like the Up does.

Nie da się jednak ukryć, że jest bezprzewodowy. To spore ułatwienie, ale za to nadal za mało aby mnie przekonać.

Zdjęcie: The Verge