12-17-2014, 12:06 AM
Been looking into "Smart" watches, cause yes, I still wear a watch. I wanted something that had some basic fitness functions, good battery life, but I didn't want a phone on my wrist.
I like the LG G Watch R, but it is kinda pricey and a little Dick Tracy to me, the Pebble just seemed too outdated and didn't have the fitness functions I wanted.
So I signed up to be notified about the release of the new Fitbit Surge, it is a smart watch of sorts (text/call notifications)and has built in GPS and HR monitor, along with your normal Fitbit features (steps, distance, calorie burn, "Stairs" altimeter)
![[Image: fitbit-surge.jpg]](http://uncrate.com/p/2014/10/fitbit-surge.jpg)
They sent out emails Thursday 12/4 to the first 10k or so that signed up to purchase a Surge early, so I bit.
So far so good.....there are a few bugs, but the support folks at fitbit have been very open, and working diligently to resolve issues before their full release in early 2015.
The call/text notifications have been awesome when I am in meetings at work, a quick glance and I can see if I need to step out or just reply when i'm done. This uses Bluetooth 4.0.
Music control is OTW for android, but available on iOS.
Battery life has been about 6 days.
The silent alarms are awesome, your wrist vibrates to wake you up, and since I tend to get up earlier than Casey, she can keep sleeping. Could use some enhancements, currently when you snooze, it doesn't buzz once it goes off again (being fixed). Also some alarm customization (snooze duration, vibration patterns) would be nice, and according to support, are in the works.
It has great visibility in sunlight, and is backlit for lowlight viewing. Would love to be able to just tilt my wrist, like my gshock, and the backlight acitivate automatically. You currently have to touch the screen when in lowlight to activate the backlight.
I wont go into a lot of detail on it's features, since the website kinda gives you everything you need to know..... <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://www.fitbit.com/surge">https://www.fitbit.com/surge</a><!-- m -->
But I like it, I do not regret the purchase, it isn't just a "fancy pedometer" like other fitbit products. Has a few quirks, since it is an early release, but they are working them out.
I like the LG G Watch R, but it is kinda pricey and a little Dick Tracy to me, the Pebble just seemed too outdated and didn't have the fitness functions I wanted.
So I signed up to be notified about the release of the new Fitbit Surge, it is a smart watch of sorts (text/call notifications)and has built in GPS and HR monitor, along with your normal Fitbit features (steps, distance, calorie burn, "Stairs" altimeter)
They sent out emails Thursday 12/4 to the first 10k or so that signed up to purchase a Surge early, so I bit.
So far so good.....there are a few bugs, but the support folks at fitbit have been very open, and working diligently to resolve issues before their full release in early 2015.
The call/text notifications have been awesome when I am in meetings at work, a quick glance and I can see if I need to step out or just reply when i'm done. This uses Bluetooth 4.0.
Music control is OTW for android, but available on iOS.
Battery life has been about 6 days.
The silent alarms are awesome, your wrist vibrates to wake you up, and since I tend to get up earlier than Casey, she can keep sleeping. Could use some enhancements, currently when you snooze, it doesn't buzz once it goes off again (being fixed). Also some alarm customization (snooze duration, vibration patterns) would be nice, and according to support, are in the works.
It has great visibility in sunlight, and is backlit for lowlight viewing. Would love to be able to just tilt my wrist, like my gshock, and the backlight acitivate automatically. You currently have to touch the screen when in lowlight to activate the backlight.
I wont go into a lot of detail on it's features, since the website kinda gives you everything you need to know..... <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://www.fitbit.com/surge">https://www.fitbit.com/surge</a><!-- m -->
But I like it, I do not regret the purchase, it isn't just a "fancy pedometer" like other fitbit products. Has a few quirks, since it is an early release, but they are working them out.