Looks like this is what Nike Fuelband should have become.
Microsoft Band
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Re: Microsoft Band
#382Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you're using gps to track running and such, you aren't running 24 hours a day, so you can save battery by turning it on and off. I think that's a great feature. But it would have been nice to say 'GPS' time, like phones describe 'talk-time'.
There are times I wish I could leave GPS tracking on all the time, with a simple way to add markers either now or later, and with the ability to share the data with any app I want. There are times I just want to hop on my bike and ride without doing some dance with a finicky GPS app that I have to remember to stop at the end (and hope it doesn't crash during my ride).
For what it's worth, any Android phone with Google Now already can track you (albeit without super high resolution) 24/7. It's actually kind of cool; it looks at where you are and how fast you're going to infer walking vs biking vs driving.
Re: Microsoft Band
#383Earlier quoted context omitted.
Stack Overflow seem to be doing OK: http://highscalability.com/blog/2014/7/21/stackoverflow-upda... I think there is a case for an open stack, but I think unless you pick a real dog of a platform good people can make it work well. It comes down to a "can I get good people for stack X?" as much as "Does stack X work or cost too much?"
Just like in the case of Trello if you already have the experience you can probably save money if you use what you already know how to use. In almost all other cases open source stacks are cheaper. Stackoverflow and Trello are always held up as the shining examples of how the Microsoft stack is able to hold its own. That's great, I even know people that insist on running their web servers on Apple hardware. Whatever…
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Re: Microsoft Band
#384- Click on 'Buy' - See 'you need a store to find out the right size' (reasonable) - Click on 'Find store' - Notice 'Only available in the US' - Close tab. Fail.
I feel the same way anytime anyone launches a new product. I guess Canada is too far away to get shiny new things.
Sorry. Fitbit Charge (black) is available for pre-order in Canada, ships in 3-4 weeks. I know this is 1-2 weeks longer than for the U.S. But it will still be shiny and new.
(I don't actually speak for Fitbit; I'm in site engineering)
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#385All the sensors + apparently a very lightweight OS + small form factor = I like it. The killing feature is the integrated GPS. As mentionned on the website, you can go without your phone. That alone could make it a buy if it supports wireless charging (I don't want to bother with wires in 2014) Also, it is multiplatform, which is a big plus. I do not want an android watch or an iwatch, but something that will work re…
It's ugly, but if I were in the market for a smartwatch/fitness tracker this might be the only one I'd bother with. As I find myself saying more and more, I love this new Microsoft. It's insane how much harm a single man can do.
I completely disagree too. I'd be curious as to what you would consider good-looking for a product like this. Chime in with your thoughts on a good-looking design - thanks!
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#386Earlier quoted context omitted.
No, since Linux & FreeBSD are license free they have intrinsic advantages over Microsoft.
Yet we see that StackOverflow is fast and scaling really well with demand while Reddit still has load issues after seven years.
Reddit has rather more complex database queries than StackOverflow so that's not really apples to apples
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#387Earlier quoted context omitted.
All the 'newer' Fitbit models have displays including the Fitbit Force; the Charge (which appears to have replaced the Force), and the Surge (Which also has a GPS). The big benefit I see to the MS product is that it is available before the Surge, and is a little cheaper.
The fact that Fitbit charges you $50/yr to export your own data is also probably also counts as an advantage to Microsoft as well...
If you don't want to buy Fitbit Premium, there's always https://ifttt.com/fitbit or https://www.fitbit.com/apps or using the API yourself.
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#388Earlier quoted context omitted.
@blumkvist. I own and use Argus (on the Iphone), FitBit and a Garmin Forerunner and in that order. The way I "teach" Argus is to first create a sample set of data and add it as an "new" exercise. In your case, I would count the number of jumps you do in a minute, obtain the calories burned online, and feed both into Argus. With Garmin afaik you cannot do that. FitBit has a funky "Steps climbed". I don't know what to…
Fitbit uses a barometer/altimeter to work out the floors climbed so in place jumping shouldn't trigger it.
Is this too hard to make? Shouldn't 3 axis accelerometer be able to do it out of the box, if you program it?
If somebody from these companies is reading... this is a killer feature! Lots of people jump and would throw money at you if you can integrate it into a fitness app.
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#389I wonder what considerations were taking for wearing this device while using a mouse. Most people are right handed, so this device on your right would certainly need to have a hearty outside surface I would think. It has been noted that "in front of computer" time may be "charging" time due to minor activity, but I have always thought (for me at least on the computer/mouse 5+ hours a day) an opposite hand device woul…
I thought most people wear their watch on the opposite wrist?
They do (right hand users), watch on left hand (opposite), use mouse with right hand. This device would be on the right hand for those people - the same that they move the mouse with. My question is, will it interfere with using a mouse?
Re: Microsoft Band
#390Besides the landscape content not being oriented to your eyes when your forearm is across your body, a la Samsung Gear Fit, this looks very nice. The orientation obviously depends on how you wear it (the screen on the top or bottom of your wrist), as others have pointed out.
I don't know how big of an issue that is with limited content, but it drives me nuts when a touch device isn't oriented the way I want (in bed primarily). They could give the user options to lock the orientation one way or another or detect how the user is wearing it somehow, but my money would be Microsoft to figure that out much faster than Samsung.
As a Pebble owner, and potential Apple Watch buyer, this seems to have the best of all smart-watch worlds technology-wise. Cross-platform is huge. Battery-life, reliable software, comfort and style (in order of importance) will make or break this.