Garmin’s Vivofit: hands-on with yet another fitness tracker (video)
We got details for Garmin’s Fitbit competitor, the Vivofit, earlier today and now we’ve had a chance to wrap the thing around our dainty wrists. Garmin tells us the fitness tracker/watch that tells you when you’ve been lazy has an always-on display with a battery that won’t require frequent recharging. With its rubber exterior and simple band design, it’s not going to stand out at a glance, but the curved display does offer a bit more screen real estate than most and makes for a comfortable fit. It’s relatively inconspicuous, but like just about every other fitness tracker, we wouldn’t be caught dead wearing this thing at the opera . While Garmin’s promising better battery life than other fitness trackers, a company rep tells us that it won’t be compatible with Android or iOS devices to start — instead allowing “one-touch” uploads of your stats to the online Garmin Community app.
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