Serious/non-dick question/observation. Why does Fitbit ownership seem to be inverse to level of fitness?
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Fitbit & other activity tracker ownership has no correlation with fitness. Its a data nerd thing.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
Then I wish they'd just call it "Bit" or "Bought" or "Gotcha, BITCH."
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Yea I dunno, but I'd agree with that observation.
I honestly was just looking for a smart watch, and this one fit (pun) the bill.
As far as smart watches go (I'm a hater of watches in general), I'd agree it looks to be at the top of the pile.
If it did cycling, I might be enticed. I'm over Garmin, their bulky designs, and shit software and support.
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Cycling is coming very soon, it will enable HR and GPS, I think it will also give you elevation change since this has a built in altimeter.
Mike Wrote:Serious/non-dick question/observation. Why does Fitbit ownership seem to be inverse to level of fitness?
Cause people who are already fit don't feel the need to track their fitness? It's kinda obvious in the mirror.
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Apoc Wrote:Mike Wrote:Serious/non-dick question/observation. Why does Fitbit ownership seem to be inverse to level of fitness?
Cause people who are already fit don't feel the need to track their fitness? It's kinda obvious in the mirror.
I think also, it's because people think that a FitBit will assist them in being fit. People who already are fit (or are on their way) know they're fuckin' buuuuuullshit, and save their fucking money.
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Apoc Wrote:Mike Wrote:Serious/non-dick question/observation. Why does Fitbit ownership seem to be inverse to level of fitness?
Cause people who are already fit don't feel the need to track their fitness? It's kinda obvious in the mirror.
People that are pretty fit use other things to track fitness (Heart Rate, Power, etc). I know some of them that use the fitbit/basis/etc trackers.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
Was in costco today and the have a Motorola smart watch that looked pretty sleek. Moto 360 was the name maybe? Looked like a normal round watch and does a screen simulation to make it look like an analog watch. Not sure if you looked at that one but seemed neat. Think it was $240 at costco
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Yea, the biggest negatives with all of the latest run of these smart watches is battery life and display IMO.
Most of them barely last a day before needing a recharge, and the display is near impossible to read in sunlight.
I think the 360 is a huge watch....1.8in/45mm bezel, almost 1/2in/11mm thick.
Plus the blacked out portion on the bottom of the 360 that houses some of the sensors would drive me bat shit crazy.
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Mike Wrote:Serious/non-dick question/observation. Why does Fitbit ownership seem to be inverse to level of fitness? because when your phone tells you how many calories you were already burning walking to work it counts as exercise and you can have totally earned it to eat those calories in ice cream.
there is a point of convergence where activity trackers turn into smartwatch at which point they make a lot more sense IMO.
the pebble i had was really cool (basic, but cool) but ultimately i just dont like having anything on my wrist. im sure ill give it another shot sometime.
home automation integration and auto phone unlocking are two pretty slick applications for them
.RJ Wrote:I know some of them that use the fitbit/basis/etc trackers to communicate to other people how they live a fitness lifestyle FTFY
The newest pebble beta may have given it some light. Now has some android wear functionality.
honestly the pebble is still superior to most of the stuff out there. small, light, battery lasts forever, always on, readable in all light.
the movement towards 'smartphone on your wrist' is dumb when you already have one in your pocket
Evan Wrote:the movement towards 'smartphone on your wrist' is dumb when you already have one in your pocket Ding ding ding!
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I bet coin goes under before they ever get their product completely rolled out.
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Coin is dead, without chip and pin. Look at plastc, of ypu are still interested in this concept. Has chip and pin which will be required by end of 2015 for all CC.
Sully Wrote:In other news, i got a refund for my coin preorder. Yea, it was a pretty stupid idea in the first place but i wanted to be apart of that dicounted early adopter group. They are way behind schedule at this point and probably pretty useless. At least they will be if they can ever get apple pay and google wallet working and running. I also realized i only have one or two cards and i wouldnt be comfortable not carrying them in case something happened with the coin so no real point in even having it.
I bet coin goes under before they ever get their product completely rolled out.
Yeah, I cancelled mine the other day too actually.
I still like the concept since I feel the adoption of google wallet, or whatever they do come up with, will take time.
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