Jawbone Up24
Product Review: http://www.cnet.com/products/jawbone-up24/?part=newspapers
CNET rating: 4 stars out of 5 (Excellent)
The good: The Jawbone Up24 is an incredibly easy-to-use and enjoyable fitness tracker that counts steps, sleep, and calories. The Up24 is water-resistant, light, and comfortable to wear. The device syncs with iPhones and Android phones over Bluetooth.
The bad: The Jawbone Up24 lacks a screen to quickly check your progress.
The cost: $75.27 to $149.99
The bottom line: If having a screen isn’t a priority, the Jawbone Up24’s superb app, clever advice, and comfy fit are hard to resist.
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Pivotal Tracker 1
Product Review: http://www.cnet.com/products/pivotal-tracker-1/?part=newspapers
CNET rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 (Very good)
The good: The Pivotal Tracker 1 is incredibly affordable. It can track your daily activities, sleep and even your hydration level. There’s a silent alarm for gentle wake ups and inactivity alerts to get you moving.
The bad: Sleep tracking isn’t automatic, the band isn’t waterproof, and distance tracking isn’t very accurate. There are some build-quality issues and Pivotal’s app doesn’t integrate with any third-party options.
The cost: $44.99
The bottom line: While you won’t find any advanced features in it, the affordability of the Pivotal Tracker 1 makes it a low-risk tracker for newcomers interested in the wearable market.
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Misfit Flash
Product Review: http://www.cnet.com/products/misfit-flash/?part=newspapers
CNET rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 (Very good)
The good: The Misfit Flash is waterproof, lasts six months on a single battery, comes with a wristband and clip-on accessory; works with iOS and Android, and tracks steps and sleep.
The bad: Lacks a heart rate monitor; plastic design feels a little cheap; LED readout shows daily progress and blinks hours and minutes, but doesn’t show step count.
The cost: $24.99 to $47.50 each
The bottom line: The Misfit Flash is a versatile, easy-to-use and extremely affordable fitness tracker that can be worn swimming, too, and it even kind of works as a watch.
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Polar M400
Product Review: http://www.cnet.com/products/polar-m400/?part=newspapers
CNET rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 (Very good)
The good: The Polar M400 has good battery life, can sync wirelessly with your phone, includes GPS and activity tracking, charges through a normal Micro-USB and supports wireless heart-rate monitors. It also has automatic sleep tracking, an always-on display with a backlight, inactivity alerts and is waterproof.
The bad: The big design may not be appropriate for all environments. There’s no vibration for alerts or a silent alarm.
The cost: $179.95 each
The bottom line: The feature-packed and waterproof Polar M400 offers a good set of features for beginners and advanced runners a like. It also provides feedback on your daily activities and sleep.
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The following CNET staff contributed to this story: Senior Editor Brian Bennett, Associate Editor Dan Graziano, Senior Editor Scott Stein, and Senior Editor Laura K. Cucullu. For more reviews of personal technology products, please visit www.cnet.com.
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