It's fucking stupid and impractical. But I also bought this three years ago: So I guess I don't have any excuse about the "impracticality" bit. I kinda want a fitness band type thing, but that's because quantification makes me get all hot and heavy. Waiting for something affordable enough that I don't have to feel guilty about the purchase a week later.
Absolutely. It demonstrated that the way I was running, I was in anaerobic territory 90% of the time. When I got that fuckin' thing (before Bluetooth), it made me walk for like 3 weeks. I initially bought it because it was the best integrated with my ergometer. I later used it running, biking, walking, you name it. I quit because it started getting stinky quickly and got bossy... but I keep toying with the idea of getting another that just talks to the phone.
I got the Polar H7 heart rate sensor today, and just finished my first workout with Endomondo. Starting with Couch to 5k because I'm horribly out of shape: SO MUCH STATS, I love it. I can even get the GPS data and put it in ArcGIS if I'm really bored. But best of all is that it just tells me what to do. And there's a beautiful park right next door for me to run through. Thanks for the indirect tip, bro. eightbitsamurai what about you?
It was like $90? In part I bought it so that I kinda have to run - to reduce the price per run. Terrible strategy, I know. I like the sensor. It's very accurate and even though I had some setup / Bluetooth issues, once it works it just works. Goes around your chest, but it's not one of those bands that you feel the entire run. Since I always carry my phone around for music, I didn't go for one of those watches because my phone already has GPS, gyro and accelerometers.
I was just thinking you should chime in here, and maybe nowaypablo too. I'll ask my sister (your age) what she thinks of it too just to get her idea of it, she is significantly less serious and (I hazard) more trend-driven than I expect the users here may be.
UUuuuuuh I wouldn't pay a dime for that shit, there is nothing that will compare to a real, nice watch. I don't care if it can talk to me or make me sandwiches. Okay, when they start making me sandwiches, I'll reconsider. That said, I very simply believe that very few people genuinely love and would give "anything" for that iWatch, the iPad or the iPad mini. The moment Apple announces it though, it's no longer about the product, it's about the hype and the fact that everyone around you has one, because they're afraid to be seen without it by everyone else who they think has one as well. I spent $350 on a pair of Beats by dre. I hate myself to this day. The new, gorgeous Bang & Olufsen headphones came out and they're only $50 more-- for the kind of sound quality that will turn your libido to honey. Can't resell my barely used beats for more than $200 though, because they release a new version of it every goddamn year. This is all bullshit.
Yeah. Dude. No more beats. Fer real. Especially if you're gonna throw a Breitling in the mix like it ain't no thang. I spent $350 on a pair of MDR7509s that will shit on anything Beats will ever make. And those are for work, they aren't even "sound good headphones." BTW, can't wait for _wage to shit all over you for having nice things.
I don't own a Breitling my friend, and I saved up a lot for that shiny pair of shit, but I'm still grateful to be able to have something like that in the first place :) cowers from _wage