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Re: The Pebble smartwatch finally does real fitness tracking

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Post by nl » Wed, Dec 16, 2015, 6:10 AM UTC

nextos wrote: post #7

nl wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You know about the Garmin watches, right? They'll do navigation and (some) message notifications. Some reading: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/11/winter-gadget-recommendat... http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/garmin-forerunner-630-dep... Polar, TomTom etc have similar devices, but Garmin are probably the default choice.

Thanks, I've used Polar HRM since the late 90s, and then switched to Suunto GPS-enabled watches. But I'd prefer something with a bit more features. Something that can replace very very casual smartphone use. Receive a short call, navigate somewhere. And track my fitness all the time, including HRM w/o band and blood pressure.

The VivoActive is pretty nice.

But no mainstream[1] smart watches can replace a phone - they act to supplement it

[1] I think there is an LG watch with a SIM in it, but it has limited availability.

Re: The Pebble smartwatch finally does real fitness tracking

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Post by unicornporn » Wed, Dec 16, 2015, 6:34 AM UTC

Do any of these fancy fitness gadgets offer data analysis and reports without sending all my data to a remote server? Can't really fathom how few people seem have doubts about sending all their sleep and movement data to god knows who.

Re: The Pebble smartwatch finally does real fitness tracking

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Post by tdkl » Wed, Dec 16, 2015, 9:32 AM UTC

nextos wrote: post #7

nl wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You know about the Garmin watches, right? They'll do navigation and (some) message notifications. Some reading: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/11/winter-gadget-recommendat... http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/garmin-forerunner-630-dep... Polar, TomTom etc have similar devices, but Garmin are probably the default choice.

Thanks, I've used Polar HRM since the late 90s, and then switched to Suunto GPS-enabled watches. But I'd prefer something with a bit more features. Something that can replace very very casual smartphone use. Receive a short call, navigate somewhere. And track my fitness all the time, including HRM w/o band and blood pressure.

You need to invent a better battery then.