Tracker/‘smart’ watch RMD

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2018 16:30

Grim... wrote:

Cras wrote:

All hail Veungvirregukar!

King of the Veungvirregulians!

First of his name!

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2018 16:31

MaliA wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Cras wrote:

All hail Veungvirregukar!

King of the Veungvirregulians!

First of his name!

Master of the snooze button!

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15586

The Bip's heart rate monitor worked a lot better on yesterday's run by just tightening the strap one notch, I guess it just stopped light leaking around the sensor.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2018 9:34

You must have lost a lot of weight since getting it.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

My Amazfit bip has arrived!

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15586

Hope you like it. I think they're ace. Just does its job with no fuss.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

First impressions are excellent. Light, comfortable. Good, clear screen. Pleased!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

I love the transreflective screen. Rarely have to switch on the backlight during the day.

Weirdly, my team leader bought himself an Apple Watch over the weekend, so we've been comparing. I can honestly say that my watch ('s battery life) is better in every way

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15586

The things that Apple Watches do that these don't to me aren't worth the extra money, weight and the terrible battery life. But I guess they're also watches and in that respect Apple watches are definitely much better shiny baubles.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

There's not one thing that the apple watch can do that's worth the extra money.

Change my mind, fanboys

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32502

DavPaz wrote:

There's not one thing that the apple watch can do that's worth the extra money.

Change my mind, fanboys

Apple Pay. It unlocks my laptop automatically. It always shows my next meeting at a glance. It runs a Pomodoro style productivity app that taps me on the wrist when my 25 minutes are up. It has a realtime stock ticker, which allowed me to precisely time selling some shares last month and helped save me thousands of pounds. I can use it to check into somewhere on Foursquare without getting my phone out. It shows the timezone in California so I know when the people I need to talk to there will get to the office without doing timezone arithmetic. I can tap a button on it to turn my living room lights on and off. When I'm listening to music at my desk and a colleague walks up, I can pause music playback with it without having to reach over to where my phone is on charge. When I get on the Tube, I can power up my Bluetooth headphones and use it to resume playback of a podcast without getting my phone out of my pocket (if there's even room to do so, which where sometimes isn't on my commute.)

I'm not a fanboy.

Mr Chonks · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2018 15:40

Tsk, Apple fanboys.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2018 15:42

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

There's not one thing that the apple watch can do that's worth the extra money.

Change my mind, fanboys

Apple Pay. It unlocks my laptop automatically. It always shows my next meeting at a glance. It runs a Pomodoro style productivity app that taps me on the wrist when my 25 minutes are up. It has a realtime stock ticker, which allowed me to precisely time selling some shares last month and helped save me thousands of pounds. I can use it to check into somewhere on Foursquare without getting my phone out. It shows the timezone in California so I know when the people I need to talk to there will get to the office without doing timezone arithmetic. I can tap a button on it to turn my living room lights on and off. When I'm listening to music at my desk and a colleague walks up, I can pause music playback with it without having to reach over to where my phone is on charge. When I get on the Tube, I can power up my Bluetooth headphones and use it to resume playback of a podcast without getting my phone out of my pocket (if there's even room to do so, which where sometimes isn't on my commute.)

I'm not a fanboy.

How many of those things don't have a Wear equivalent?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32502

Grim... wrote:

How many of those things don't have a Wear equivalent?

More than I'd like.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

There's not one thing that the apple watch can do that's worth the extra money.

Change my mind, fanboys

Apple Pay. It unlocks my laptop automatically. It always shows my next meeting at a glance. It runs a Pomodoro style productivity app that taps me on the wrist when my 25 minutes are up. It has a realtime stock ticker, which allowed me to precisely time selling some shares last month and helped save me thousands of pounds. I can use it to check into somewhere on Foursquare without getting my phone out. It shows the timezone in California so I know when the people I need to talk to there will get to the office without doing timezone arithmetic. I can tap a button on it to turn my living room lights on and off. When I'm listening to music at my desk and a colleague walks up, I can pause music playback with it without having to reach over to where my phone is on charge. When I get on the Tube, I can power up my Bluetooth headphones and use it to resume playback of a podcast without getting my phone out of my pocket (if there's even room to do so, which where sometimes isn't on my commute.)

I'm not a fanboy.

Pfff... sounds like you're reaching there

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32502

DavPaz wrote:

Pfff... sounds like you're reaching there

I literally work for Android though.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Pfff... sounds like you're reaching there

I literally work for Android though.

(We need a sarcasm dimlie)

How entrenched are you with Apple and iOS gear in general? Would it be a massive wrench if the bossman (men? persons?) decreed that all google employees stop using Apple products? I'm fully aware that they won't ever do that, but I hear that Apple frowns upon employees using android stuff.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2018 15:59

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

It runs a Pomodoro style productivity app that taps me on the wrist when my 25 minutes are up.

I had to read that one twice.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15586

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

When I'm listening to music at my desk and a colleague walks up, I can pause music playback with it without having to reach over to where my phone is on charge. When I get on the Tube, I can power up my Bluetooth headphones and use it to resume playback of a podcast without getting my phone out of my pocket (if there's even room to do so, which where sometimes isn't on my commute.)

I can do those things with my Bip!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

markg wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

When I'm listening to music at my desk and a colleague walks up, I can pause music playback with it without having to reach over to where my phone is on charge. When I get on the Tube, I can power up my Bluetooth headphones and use it to resume playback of a podcast without getting my phone out of my pocket (if there's even room to do so, which where sometimes isn't on my commute.)

I can do those things with my Bip!

How?

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15586

https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... s&hl=en_GB

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

markg wrote:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.zdenekhorak.amazfittools&hl=en_GB

Sweet! Thanks

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15586

Battery doing ok, that's after a few runs and some long walks with the GPS on and the heart rate monitoring has been set to constant for the whole time I've had it.

Jem · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2018 16:38

Which one have you got Mark? Is it this one?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/YIMITECH-Smart ... B07919KHVT

or this one, which appears to be £20 cheaper for the same thing and I have no idea if I'm missing something...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/MI-Amazfit-Glo ... 07BHJRFH7/

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

Jem wrote:

Which one have you got Mark? Is it this one?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/YIMITECH-Smart ... B07919KHVT

or this one, which appears to be £20 cheaper for the same thing and I have no idea if I'm missing something...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/MI-Amazfit-Glo ... 07BHJRFH7/

They're the same, just different resellers

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32502

markg wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

When I get on the Tube, I can power up my Bluetooth headphones and use it to resume playback of a podcast without getting my phone out of my pocket (if there's even room to do so, which where sometimes isn't on my commute.)

I can do those things with my Bip!

Can you resume podcast playback if you did something else in the meantime? I only podcast on my commute, so inbetween I've been listening to Spotify on my phone. So if the Bip sends a "resume playback" command it'll get music, not podcasts. I'd be surprised if it can invoke a specific app.

I actually use an iOS podcast app (Overcast) with a full, customised Watch app. I can select podcasts, skip forward/back by 30 seconds, etc.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15586

I got mine from here:

https://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/ ... id=1349303

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32502

DavPaz wrote:

How entrenched are you with Apple and iOS gear in general?

I daily carry both an iPhone X and an Android (currently a Note 8, shortly going back to Pixel 2 XL.) This is a conscious decision on my part.

Quote:

Would it be a massive wrench if the bossman (men? persons?) decreed that all google employees stop using Apple products? I'm fully aware that they won't ever do that, but I hear that Apple frowns upon employees using android stuff.

Don't forget we have tons of iOS developers here. We ship some of the biggest iOS apps in the world. So this scenario makes no sense.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15586

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

markg wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

When I get on the Tube, I can power up my Bluetooth headphones and use it to resume playback of a podcast without getting my phone out of my pocket (if there's even room to do so, which where sometimes isn't on my commute.)

I can do those things with my Bip!

Can you resume podcast playback if you did something else in the meantime? I only podcast on my commute, so inbetween I've been listening to Spotify on my phone. So if the Bip sends a "resume playback" command it'll get music, not podcasts. I'd be surprised if it can invoke a specific app.

I actually use an iOS podcast app (Overcast) with a full, customised Watch app. I can select podcasts, skip forward/back by 30 seconds, etc.

Sort of. I have two button presses for Spotify and three for Audible, it's hacky but it works for me. For skipping back and forth I just use the buttons on my headphones or my car bluetooth adapter.

devilman · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2018 17:06

markg wrote:

I got mine from here:

https://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/ ... id=1349303

Did you get charged import duty on it?

Jem · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2018 17:09

markg wrote:

I got mine from here:

https://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/ ... id=1349303

Even better, cheers

& gearbest are on topcashback!

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15586

devilman wrote:

markg wrote:

I got mine from here:

https://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/ ... id=1349303

Did you get charged import duty on it?

No, but that doesn't mean you won't. It seems pretty random.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2018 17:46

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

There's not one thing that the apple watch can do that's worth the extra money.

Change my mind, fanboys

Apple Pay. It unlocks my laptop automatically. It always shows my next meeting at a glance. It runs a Pomodoro style productivity app that taps me on the wrist when my 25 minutes are up. It has a realtime stock ticker, which allowed me to precisely time selling some shares last month and helped save me thousands of pounds. I can use it to check into somewhere on Foursquare without getting my phone out. It shows the timezone in California so I know when the people I need to talk to there will get to the office without doing timezone arithmetic. I can tap a button on it to turn my living room lights on and off. When I'm listening to music at my desk and a colleague walks up, I can pause music playback with it without having to reach over to where my phone is on charge. When I get on the Tube, I can power up my Bluetooth headphones and use it to resume playback of a podcast without getting my phone out of my pocket (if there's even room to do so, which where sometimes isn't on my commute.)

I'm not a fanboy.

Let’s not forget that all your movements, choices and usage data won’t be monetised or sold

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

DBSnappa wrote:

Let’s not forget that all your movements, choices and usage data won’t be monetised or sold

Are you saying that Apple don't monetise their user's data?

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15586

Apart from that half of the time you're going to be giving data to the exact same companies whichever OS you use.

Jem · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2018 9:36

So I ordered one of those fit bip things from gearbest on the 23rd. Despite the product page saying it takes on average 3 days to go from paid to processing, I still haven't heard anything nearly 4 weeks later. My support ticket yesterday got an absolutely useless reply telling me the item was in stock(?!) and when I pointed out that this didn't answer my query (why am I still waiting after over 3 weeks and when can I expect them to ship it) they replied with the same comment basically re-worded. So I've cancelled the order and still don't have a fitness watch.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

You can buy them from Amazon. You end up paying a bit more, but mine came next day.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

I'm still loving the Bip, BTW. I've charged it once since I got it. I've found a pretty sweet custom watchface that shows everything I need to know at a glance. Great bit of kit.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15586

Jem wrote:

So I ordered one of those fit bip things from gearbest on the 23rd. Despite the product page saying it takes on average 3 days to go from paid to processing, I still haven't heard anything nearly 4 weeks later. My support ticket yesterday got an absolutely useless reply telling me the item was in stock(?!) and when I pointed out that this didn't answer my query (why am I still waiting after over 3 weeks and when can I expect them to ship it) they replied with the same comment basically re-worded. So I've cancelled the order and still don't have a fitness watch.

That's unfortunate, I've always had good luck with Banggood and Gearbest.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15586

DavPaz wrote:

I'm still loving the Bip, BTW. I've charged it once since I got it. I've found a pretty sweet custom watchface that shows everything I need to know at a glance. Great bit of kit.

Yeah I think if they actually bothered to sell them over here they would be onto a winner. Same with their phones though really.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

The whole FBI warning about Chinese Tech probably isn't helping!

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2018 10:08

Is this the one that you can get the Goldeneye interface for? If it is, that's enough to push me over the edge.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15586

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

TheVision wrote:

Is this the one that you can get the Goldeneye interface for? If it is, that's enough to push me over the edge.

http://amazfitcentral.com/2018/03/14/am ... atch-face/
Apparently, yes

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15586

Oh yeah:

Attachment:

goldeneye.jpg

Mr Chonks · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2018 10:33

For 79p I can get it for my Gear, too.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

Lonewolves wrote:

For 79p I can get it for my Gear, too.

Pfff, pay? You mug

Mr Chonks · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2018 10:35

Nice.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

That is nice. Vision, get that one! You've got grant money!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36148

Also, Myp, get your step count up, you lazy bugger!

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