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2016 will be the year of the fitness/wearable tracker. I'm making this bold statement now in the hopes that future Booredatwork reviews centered around fitness will knowingly encompass many products that try to sway the gullible consumer into thinking tha...
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November 9, 2015The Vivosmart HR is Garmin's 2nd generation Vivosmart, released in late October 2015. Its most notable update is the added wrist-based heart rate tracking and it features the same great waterproofing that all Garmin fitness trackers have...
Automatic sleep detection, Fully waterproof, Alwayson touchscreen display with backlight; crisper display than original vivosmart, Phone alerts & notifications, see weather on band, Automatic wireless syncing & syncs any time you open app, Watchstyle...
Must charge with a proprietary charging cable, No sleep detail (only total hours slept), App is not phenomenal and does not offer insights or info tidbits the way Jawbone's app does, 5 day battery life is good for a rechargeable band, but nothing compa...
Garmin's on the right track in offering a variety of fitness trackers that can be worn in the shower and pool, and the Vivosmart HR is no exception. The added wrist-based 24/7 heart rate tracking, plethora of smartphone alerts and features, tracking of i...
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wegotserved.com Updated:
2018-04-14 15:06:00
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The Garmin Vivosmart is a feature-packed, premium device for those in the market for an activity tracker. Whether you're a runner, swimmer, want to track your sleep, or want notifications from your smartphone without using a dedicated smartwatch, the Vivo...
After quickly getting used to the touchscreen feature, I found the Vivosmart very easy to use. Although the icons used are relatively small, the touch area must be slightly larger, as I never experienced issues selecting the right option. The only...
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Garmin is a multinational corporation and manufacturer of navigational devices. They are better known as a manufacturer of consumer and professional class GPS receivers. In 1991 the US army became their first client – an important argument serving as proo...
Built-in OLED display, Smart functions, High battery endurance, Effective way of setting daily goals, Water resistant (5 ATM), Light and convenient structure, Color options...
Lack of built-in heart rate monitor, Slight inaccuracy in the results...
We are pleasantly surprised by this small smart gadget. The Move bar function gives great motivation for frequent short walks. We also consider the automatically set daily goals to be very effective, especially for beginner users. Another feature that...
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With the almost inevitable rise of smartwatches (which still hasn't quite hit the mainstream), the humble fitness tracker could soon have a hard time justifying its demands on your wrist real-estate. As such, they too are getter smarter. While tracking yo...
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There are fitness trackers and there are smartwatches, but there's only a small number of devices that attempt to be both. The Garmin Vivosmart is one such exception. It's a $170 band that does everything you'd expect a fitness gadget to do: track your st...
One of the few fitness bands that also acts as a smartwatch, Long battery life, Adjusts your daily step goal based on recent activity, The "move bar" is an effective reminder to get up and walk around...
Garmin Connect fitness app still doesn't offer much in the way of motivation, Can be uncomfortable to wear after long periods of use, Scratches easily, Limited smartphone compatibility...
Going into this review, I already knew that Garmin is better at making sports watches than fitness trackers. When I tested the Forerunner 15, a running watch with step-counting thrown in, I came away with the same conclusion as I did here: that the app do...
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Plenty of companies are trying to bridge the gap between fitness trackers and smartwatches, and Garmin believes it has the answer. Starting at $169, the Garmin Vivosmart wristband tracks steps, calories, movement and more while delivering smartphone notif...
Smartphone notifications, Comfortabl, water-resistant design, Tracks step, calorie, distanc, active time and sleep...
Clumsy clasp, Bland app design, Cannot interact with smartphone notifications...
The Garmin Vivosmart wristband marries accurate activity tracking with smartphone notifications in a comfortable, minimalist design. Plenty of companies are trying to bridge the gap between fitness trackers and smartwatches, and Garmin believes...
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Slim, simple form factor doesn't get in the way of life. Excellent battery. Good motivator for adding more activity into your daily routine. Straightforward onscreen navigation.TIREDTap to wake mechanism can require some finesse. No GPS. Vibration al...
Slim, simple form factor doesn't get in the way of life. Excellent battery. Good motivator for adding more activity into your daily routine. Straightforward onscreen navigation...
Tap to wake mechanism can require some finesse. No GPS. Vibration alerts can be distracting. Battery life is so good, you may forget to charge it...
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There's no shortage of activity trackers to help you keep an eye on how much exercise or general activity you get each day. Some are geared toward people just looking to get up off their duffs more, while other are suited for hobbyist runners. Some activi...
Discreet design. Contains remote controls for music. Vibration alarms and "move" alerts available. Supports push notifications. Measures miles, steps, calories burned, active time, and sleep. Informative, touch-capacitive display. Comfortable. Waterproof.
Fixed form factor. Can't interact with notifications (e.g, can't reply to incoming text messages from the bracelet). Steps and mileage seemed slightly inflated in tests...
Garmin's Vivosmart activity tracker counts steps, measures sleep, reminds you to move, and sends notifications, including text messages, to your wrist. Its midrange price point makes it an attractive option...
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I had a chance recently to play with the unit for a short bit of time, so I can offer some initial first thoughts. Over the course of the fall I'll pickup a unit and give it a more detailed review as usual.For those in a bit of a hurry, here's the core ru...
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