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Brand | Misfit Wearables |
Material | Plastic |
Color | Grey |
Compatible Devices | iPhone 4S/5/5C/5S, iPad 3/4 and Mini, and iPod touch 5th gen |
Screen Size | 0.96 Inches |
Item Weight | 0.38 Pounds |
Battery Life | 2976 Hours |
Sensor Type | Wearable |
Battery Description | Lithium-Ion |
About this item
- Swimproof, aircraft-grade anodized aluminum disc
- White LED progress and time display
- Wirelessly syncs with paired smartphone to upload data
- Automatically tracks steps, distance, calories, and light and heavy sleep
- Non-charging, replaceable battery lasts up to 6 months. Please refer the Installation and the Battery replacement Video before use.
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Elegance with practicality.
The Misfit Shine is an elegant activity and sleep tracker that inspires you to live a more active life. Shine emits a halo of lights that shows your progress towards your daily activity goal while looking like a fashionable accessory. By seeing how active you are during the day, Shine helps motivate you to reach your goal every day.
Shine tracks running, walking, cycling, swimming (up to 50 meters deep) and other sports. The Misfit app then takes all of your hard work and turns that data into easy to read charts. Seeing your daily stats like steps, calories, distance and sports activities help you visualize where you’re headed and help you get to where you want to be. Shine’s long-lasting battery and automatic wireless syncing mean you’ll worry less about charging and more about staying active.
Shine can be worn anywhere and for any occasion. Dress it up or dress it down, you pick. Our range of sleek accessories include a sports band, leather bands, necklaces and clips designed for comfort, versatility and style.
Look Smart.
Shine was designed to complement any fashion statement. Diamond-cut aluminum makes Shine as beautiful and durable as your favorite jewelry and watches. And with a thinness of just 4 millimeter at its edge, it’s so comfortable you’ll forget you’re wearing it. Wear it how you want, wherever you want for any occasion.
Ditch your charger.
Shine runs on a replaceable coin cell battery for up to 6 months so you don’t have to worry about charging up. Once your Misfit app is open, synchronization is effortless using BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). Storing up to 30 days worth of data before having to sync makes activity tracking feel like less of a chore.
Dive in.
Shine is waterproof to 50 meters, so you can wear it for your next scuba dive—or pool party. Reach your goal by taking that extra lap around the pool to see where your activity level stands.
Activity isn’t just steps.
Shine tracks cycling, soccer, tennis, basketball, swimming and more in addition to steps, calories and distance.
Connected partners.
Shine syncs with fitness and health apps like LoseIt!, Runkeeper, MapMyFitness, MyFitnessPal and IFTTT.
Sleep better.
Track total hours slept by breaking the data down into light and deep sleep to gain insight into one of the most important parts of a healthy lifestyle. Set sleep goals and alarms to help you get a good night’s rest.
Keep time.
Using 12 LED lights, Shine also functions as a watch using its elegant, minimalist interface.
Compatibility
Shine is compatible with iPhone 4S/5/5C/5S/6/6 Plus, iPod Touch 5th Gen and above, iPad 3/4/Air/Mini (all running iOS 6.13 and above), Samsung Galaxy S4/Note 3, Google Nexus 4/5 (Or other BLE ready Android devices running software 4.3 and above) and BLE ready Windows Phone running software 8.1 and above.
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Brand | Misfit Wearables |
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Material | Plastic |
Color | Grey |
Compatible Devices | iPhone 4S/5/5C/5S, iPad 3/4 and Mini, and iPod touch 5th gen |
Screen Size | 0.96 Inches |
Item Weight | 0.38 Pounds |
Battery Life | 2976 Hours |
Sensor Type | Wearable |
Battery Description | Lithium-Ion |
Product Dimensions | 5.24 x 1.97 x 5.91 inches |
Item Weight | 6.1 ounces |
ASIN | B00FDWN8RM |
Item model number | SH0AZA |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) |
Customer Reviews |
3.5 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #432,765 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors) #942 in Activity & Fitness Trackers |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
OS | _Windows, _Amazon_Fire, Apple_iOS, Apple_iOS, Android, Windows, Android |
Wireless communication technologies | Bluetooth |
Connectivity technologies | Bluetooth |
Special features | sleep_monitor, distance, pedometer, calories, fitness_tracker |
Other display features | Wireless |
Department | boys |
Manufacturer | Misfit wearables |
Date First Available | December 15, 2013 |
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Product Description
The Misfit Shine is an elegant activity and sleep tracker that inspires you to live a more active life. Shine emits a halo of lights that shows your progress towards your daily activity goal while looking like a fashionable accessory. By seeing how active you are during the day, Shine helps motivate you to reach your goal every day. Shine tracks walking, running, cycling, swimming (up to 50 meters deep)
Frequently Asked Questions
What mobile devices are supported?
Misfit Shine is compatible with iPhone 4S/5/5C/5S/6/6 Plus, iPod Touch 5th Gen and above, iPad 3/4/Air/Mini (all running iOS 6.13 and above), Samsung Galaxy S4/Note 3, Google Nexus 4/5 (Or other BLE ready Android devices running software 4.3 and above) and BLE ready Windows Phone running software 8.1 and above.
What do you mean by no charging ever?
The Misfit Shine is powered by a replaceable battery, found in quartz watches. Misfit recommends replacing it with a Panasonic CR2032 3V Lithium Coin Battery; other coin batteries may not be compatible. For battery installation, refer to the User Manual and view the battery installation video.
How do I sync my Misfit Shine?
To sync the Misfit Shine, download and open our Misfit app in the App Store on iOS, Google Play on Android and turn on Bluetooth. If the sync fails, you can reset the Shine by removing and reinserting the battery or turn off and back on the Bluetooth under your device settings or simply restarting your mobile device.
Why should I buy my Misfit Shine from Amazon?
Misfit products are sold through an exclusive network of authorized dealers selected by Misfit, including sold by Amazon.com. Misfit’s warranty policy covers only products purchased through authorized dealers. To ensure that your Misfit product is authentic and protected by our warranty, please purchase from an authorized dealer, such as Amazon.com. Misfit products sold through third-party marketplace sellers may not be authentic and are not covered by Misfit’s warranty policy.
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Customers like the appearance and ease of use of the biometric monitor. For example, they say it looks good and is truly a work of art. They also appreciate the app, saying it's easy to set up and use. One downside is the fit, with customers complaining that the device sometimes pops out of the wristband. Opinions are mixed on performance, connectivity, battery life, and quality.
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Customers like the appearance of the biometric monitor. They say the lights are beautiful, the design is simple, and the screen is cool. Some mention that it's truly a work of art.
"...Opposite to the Jawbone, it’s actually nicer looking “in person” than in the photos - you really can’t appreciate it until you hold it in your hands...." Read more
"...the total amount of sleep I had, along with deep sleep and a neat visual graph...." Read more
"...Although the Shine is a beautiful device, I didn't like the constant anxiety about it popping out of the band, and I *really* didn't like having to..." Read more
"...INTERFACE: The lights are an ingenious design for allowing the device to maximize battery life...." Read more
Customers like the ease of use of the biometric monitor. They mention that the app is easy to use and get used to, it doesn't require an extra step for sleep, and connects to the app on phone. They also appreciate the simplistic readout that tells them how close they are to their goal. Overall, customers find the product to be a pleasure to use.
"...It’s a joy to use mostly because I usually just forget that I’m wearing it and when I do remember and check my app, I’m blown away by the stuff I..." Read more
"...CONCLUSIONThe Shine makes it very simple for me. Did I, or did I not, hit my goal for the day...." Read more
"...to get in to, and the wear anywhere design makes it easy to either integrate into your business or casual wardrobe or to tuck into a pocket.___..." Read more
"...The app - not completely user friendly - it was hard to find some things at first...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the biometric monitor. Some mention it helps them track their daily activity and get moving, while others say it doesn't track activity when their wrist was stationary, has inaccurate tracking, and sometimes seems confused about what activity they're doing. They also complain about the poor functionality of the app and lack of pulse/heart rate monitoring.
"...tracking, the Shine not only counts steps, it allows you to record multiple activities including swimming, cycling, walking, running, soccer,..." Read more
"...Biking:One of the strengths of the Shine is that it's algorithms can capture cycling. But there are some downsides to this...." Read more
"...And just now got weight tracking. But the weight tracking is manual rather than connected to my Withings Scale...." Read more
"...It offers a lot of comprehensive features. It allows you to track food and weight in addition to sleep and activity...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the connectivity of the biometric monitor. Some mention that it syncs fine for the most part, while others say that it fails to sync.
"...The only annoying thing is I actually have to unlink and relink the Shines when I use different ones because the app doesn’t support multiple Shines..." Read more
"...I've found syncing to be temperamental, it usually take anywhere from 3-5 tries to get it to sync...." Read more
"...Another cool fix is automatic syncing where instead of having to go to Settings and press the Sync button, all you have to do is open up your app..." Read more
"...If it's not, it doesn't. Secondly, the device needs to integrate with MyFitnessPal. MFP has the best calorie tracking database around...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the battery life of the biometric monitor. Some mention that it has a battery and it's waterproof, while others say that it was almost drained after two weeks and died.
"...* NO CHARGING - I never realized how big of a deal this was until about three weeks in I realized that I never had to take it off to charge it...." Read more
"...It abruptly stopped taking a charge and died...." Read more
"...Otherwise, I do like that it takes CR2 batteries instead of needing to be charged, big plus...." Read more
"...But the fact that it uses a watch battery and runs for a stated 6 months (have not gone that long yet so I can't vouch for that) is pretty awesome...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the biometric monitor. Some mention that the app is great, powerful, and easy to use. They say every upgrade makes the app more helpful and user friendly. However, others say that the native app is pretty clunky and disappointing overall. They also say the Android software is poor and the app doesn't really tell them much.
"...* LACK OF MULTI-DEVICE SUPPORT - I know this is kind of nuts but I liked this so much that in addition to the grey one, I also bought the topaz AND..." Read more
"...The Misfit app is attractive and easy to use. A round wheel on the home screen shows your progress toward achieving your daily goal...." Read more
"...Now that I know how the paint scrapes, I would definitely have gotten the silver one instead of the black...." Read more
"...That being said, it could be as Misfit claimed, it was a defective device, but I'm not tempting fate again, and while I will wash dishes, or wash..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the fit of the biometric monitor. They mention that the device sometimes pops out of the bracelet. They also say that it's incredibly easy for the device to fall off and not realize it. Some customers also lose their Misfit when the band fails to keep it in place.
"...(seems like a recurring theme in the reviews), 2) would get caught on my shirt sleeves, and 3) was in fact quite ugly...." Read more
"...In fact, it HAS popped out of the sportsband twice (normally when I brush against something or go to put my hand in my pocket), but in both cases,..." Read more
"...She's been blessed to have found it both times that the unit has popped out of the band, but this last time it was found in the car seat of a child..." Read more
"...But then I put the Shine into the strap. The rubble gasket fits securely into a grove on the Shine's aluminum circumference...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the durability of the biometric monitor. They mention that it is essentially broken, defective, and has had numerous failures. The band broke easily, and the app crashed a fair amount. The difference in the tools does not speak well of quality control.
"...I told him I'd tried those and I never heard from him again. Then, the band broke...." Read more
"...Taking said strap out of the box, I thought it looked a little flimsy and the rubber circle that slips around the Shine is folded in half in the..." Read more
"...It’s so obviously the best device on the market - best build quality, most comfortable to wear, easiest to use (since I never have to charge it),..." Read more
"...However, the app crashed a fair amount on my Motorola droid mini. It seems like the app works best for iPhone users...." Read more
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HISTORY
My quick activity tracker resume is as follows: Fitbit -> Fitbit Ultra -> Fitbit One -> Jawbone UP -> back to Fitbit Flex -> Shine (mostly on the wrist). Basically I’ve been a Fitbit loyalist (bought and reviewed them on …) despite me having to replace each one of them at least a couple times a year because I would inevitably forget them on a shirt or something and accidentally throw them in the washer where they always died - I’ve actually never had a single one survive a wash. When I got the UP I was pretty excited because of the design from the pictures I saw. It quickly became a major disappointment because of how thick it was and how it 1) kept scratching my computer whenever I was typing (seems like a recurring theme in the reviews), 2) would get caught on my shirt sleeves, and 3) was in fact quite ugly. I stuck with it anyway because I dropped $130 on it *sigh* but eventually gave up after having to replace it THREE times because it would just stop working. And I even bought my Jawbone at the Apple Store - I thought all the stuff there was supposed to be really good - I can’t understand why out of all the activity trackers they sell there, they sell the Jawbone which is literally the worst rated activity tracker here on Amazon!
Anyway so back to Fitbit I went when the Flex came out which I used until… it started to smell. Like vinegar. It was pretty gross so I washed it…and then it died because water got into it. *sigh* My second Flex - same thing - started to smell after a few weeks. It also just didn’t really work all that well and was really annoying to charge all the time. Then I heard about the Shine through a friend who got hers on Indiegogo - finally broke down in a spat of retail therapy and got one here on Amazon. AND I LOVE IT. I actually recently saw the Shine highlighted in the latest iPhone 5 Apple ad (I have to say, the Shine is pretty Apple-esque in their design so I can see why they would show it off) so it reminded me to get one for my boyfriend…and to finally sit down and write up this review that I’ve been meaning to do for weeks now.
One thing I want to comment on from some of the reviews I’ve read about Shine in defense of the previous devices I’ve had in the past: yes, of course compared to Shine, my Fitbits and Jawbones were down-right ugly and toy-like but they were relatively easy to hide so it wasn’t actually that big of a deal (except for when I’m wearing a short sleeve shirt, in which case I just put it away in my purse). I never did the whole clip-on-the-bra thing because I always thought that was kind of weird but if I had a pocket I would just leave it in there and that worked fine. I guess the difference is, I actually WANT to wear Shine on the outside for people to see. Okay onto the review:
PROS
* STUNNING - I know everyone’s already said it but I just wouldn’t do it justice if I skipped it: the Shine is very obviously the most beautiful device on the market. Opposite to the Jawbone, it’s actually nicer looking “in person” than in the photos - you really can’t appreciate it until you hold it in your hands. I can wear it with just about anything and now I don’t have to hide it. :)
* SUPER COMFORTABLE - Again, not to just repeat what everyone’s said here but the thing is really thin and light. I rarely remember that I’m even wearing it no matter what I’m doing.
* SOLID BUILD QUALITY - The entire shell is made of aircraft grade aluminum and it FEELS great when you hold it or wear it - totally different from wearing any of the other plastic bands.
* NO CHARGING - I never realized how big of a deal this was until about three weeks in I realized that I never had to take it off to charge it. I’ve actually worn my Shine now for over five months without having to charge it (bought my first one in February this year and still haven’t ever had to charge it!). Pretty amazing. One of my greatest annoyances with my Fitbits and Jawbones was that I’d misplace or outright lost my charger (which was proprietary so I couldn’t just use my micro USB charger) ALL THE TIME and would have a week or two of gaps in my data - that alone made me quit a bunch of times. I know tons of my friends have had the exact same experience.
* TRULY WATERPROOF - This is kind of a big deal to me because I’ve had so many Fitbits die on me because they were definitely NOT waterproof as they claimed to be. I don’t need 50 meters waterproof since I’m not a swimmer or anything but I’d like it to last through my washer which my Shine has… probably a couple DOZEN times now. Including the dryer. This thing is really strong. Well it’s metal so I guess it’s supposed to be - still pretty amazing.
* ACCESSORIES! These guys have made a ton of money off of me by now since I’ve gotten pretty much every accessory they sell - helps me match better. My favorite is the Bloom Necklace which is gorgeous beyond belief; my next favorite is the black leather band which I can wear with just about anything - casual, business casual, etc. The silicone band that it comes with is pretty nice too - I know some people have said that theirs popped out but mine has stayed on my wrist all this time (five+months) so that hasn’t been a problem.
* TRACKS CYCLING - Okay this is way cool because neither the Fitbit Flex or the Jawbone could do this. Makes sense since I could only wear it on my wrist. With my Shine, when I go to spin class, I just take it out of the band, put it in the clip and clip it to my shoes and it tracks everything! There’s even a tile that comes up that shows that I was cycling.
* ACCURATE - see below for my little accuracy study. Basically, when compared to my Fitbits and Jawbone, the Shine was the least variable - readings were always very stable whereas with the others, I would get as much as +/-30% fluctuations even when I’m doing the exact same thing.
* AUTOMATIC SLEEP DETECTION - I totally LOVE this feature. Basically, I don’t do a thing and it just tracks my sleep and it does so amazing accurately. I have no idea how they do it but it just works. With my Flex I have to tap it like thirty times before it gets into sleep mode which was pretty annoying and made me never use the feature. Jawbone was a little easier - I just had to press and hold down the button for a few seconds. But for both Fitbit and Jawbone, I NEVER remembered to manually tag my sleep so I rarely actually got any sleep date whereas with the Shine, I get it, both the amount of sleep and the quality (deep vs. light) of my sleep… every night for the last several months.
* FRIENDS FEATURE - My girlfriends and I are all “friends” with each other on the Shine community so we’re all on each others’ lists in the app and can see how we’re each doing. The notifications are surprisingly not annoying and do in fact get me moving.
CONS
* LACK OF INTEGRATION WITH OTHER APPS - When I first got my Shine back in January, I have to admit that the software was kind of lacking, and there are still some features that I really wish it had. But since then it’s gotten way better - there must have been about 10 updates since then and everytime there’s something new. They don’t integrate into Runkeeper or MyFitnessPal which kind of sucks but it’s not the end of the world. I basically just use the Misfit App now and it’s fine. I do feel these guys are kind of missing the boat without integration into other apps but I guess I’ll deal with it.
* DOUBLE TAPPING TAKES TIME TO GET USED TO - The device doesn’t have any buttons so the way you make it display your progress or the clock is by double-tapping it. I know it took me a couple days to get used to it. I actually like the fact that it doesn’t have any buttons but this did take some getting used to. Basically, the trick is to wear it on your wrist or on your body somewhere and tap it there. If you take it off the band or the clip and lay it still on a hard surface (I don’t know why you would) the tapping doesn’t work as well.
* LACK OF LONG TERM VIEWS - The app is beautiful just like the device but it only has daily and weekly views. At least with the other products I’ve tried, I could view longer term data - like month-to-month how I’m doing. I know my friends who use the Fuelband (I’ve never had one myself) have lifetime points which to them was a big deal. Out of all the devices out there, it seems like the most obvious feature to have given how much more continuously I wear my Shine (I have months of continuous data as opposed to days) since I never have to charge it.
* LACK OF TRACKING OTHER DATA - For the longest time all you could get was activity and sleep data. They finally added food tracking (which is pretty fun to use because it’s just pictures rather than having to type stuff in which I never did in the other apps). And just now got weight tracking. But the weight tracking is manual rather than connected to my Withings Scale. I really don’t think I’m that obsessive about this kind of thing but I think hydration (which my trainer has always emphasized to me as being important) seems like it’d be a really great thing to be able to track how much water I’m drinking. I was able to do it in my other apps but not the Misfit app. Being able to enter in notes here and there would be nice too. Again not huge but you know.
* LACK OF MULTI-DEVICE SUPPORT - I know this is kind of nuts but I liked this so much that in addition to the grey one, I also bought the topaz AND the champagne one. The grey one is my go-to since it fits with just about anything I wear. The champagne one fits with my browns, yellows, and whites. But I think the topaz is the cutest but it’s harder to match so I save it for special occasions. It reminds me of a Tiffany blue - really classy. The only annoying thing is I actually have to unlink and relink the Shines when I use different ones because the app doesn’t support multiple Shines at one time. I know I’m probably not the typical Shine user but still - just sayin!
* NO TILES FOR YOGA - Again I’m probably being too picky here and it’s not like any of the other trackers could handle yoga either but it would have been nice if there was a tile for yoga since between spin and yoga classes, that’s the major of my exercise routine. My cheat on this is when I do yoga, I just tag it as swimming so I get more points (shhhh) since that’s basically how much effort I feel I’ve exerted after I’ve done yoga for an hour.
ACCURACY
My rather non-scientific study:
Given that I had a dresser full of these things I thought I’d do a quick study with the ones that still worked and see for myself (I actually ended up borrowing my friend’s Jawbone since the last one I had died and I never bothered to replace it):
Home to parents’ home - about 15 minutes:
Fitbit One: 1892, 1681, 1983, 1782 -> average = 1835, range = 302 (3rd place)
Fitbit Flex: 2043, 1879, 1683, 1912 -> average = 1879, range = 360
Jawbone UP: 1437, 1698, 1952, 1702 -> average = 1697, range = 515
Shine on wrist: 1884, 1932, 1859, 1861 -> average = 1884, range = 73 (winner = least variable)
Shine on hip: 1901, 1891, 1802, 1837 -> average = 1858, range = 99 (2nd place)
Home to work - about 7 minutes to the train, 15 minute train ride, and 4 minutes to the office:
Fitbit One: 1385, 1539, 1472, 1681 -> average = 1519, range = 296 (3rd place)
Fitbit Flex: 1623, 1573, 1631, 1278 -> average = 1526, range = 353
Jawbone UP: 1103, 1492, 1067, 1213 -> average = 1219, range = 425
Shine on wrist: 1540, 1505, 1512, 1484 -> average = 1510, range = 56 (winner = least variable)
Shine on hip: 1556, 1444, 1498, 1464 -> average = 1491, range = 112 (2nd place)
The short of it is that basically, these things are pretty variable from device to device and it’s hard to tell which one is ACTUALLY the accurate one - it’s not like I counted my steps manually. The Shine on the wrist correlated pretty close to my Fitbit Flex. The Shine on my hip was pretty close to my Fitbit One. Jawbone was just off. Anyway, when I thought about it I realized that it didn’t really matter what the _actual_ number of steps was, but I would expect that whatever the device reported to me, it would not be so widely different each time. My Fitbit Flex sometimes just felt like a random number generator. So in terms of consistency, which I decided was my most important measure, my Shine wins hands down - and what’s amazing is that it’s pretty accurate no matter where I wore it. I haven’t tried it with the Necklace since I just got it but maybe that’ll come in a later update.
CONCLUSION
If the fact that I’ve stuck with my Shine and basically have rarely taken it off for the last five months is any indicator, I totally love this little thing. It’s so obviously the best device on the market - best build quality, most comfortable to wear, easiest to use (since I never have to charge it), most accurate, and best of all, instead of hiding it like I did with all my other devices, I wear it confidently outside. I get TONS of comments and practically every time I fly the person next to me notices it and if they’re the talkative type, they always ask me about it. These guys should pay me a commission given how many people have bought this because of me! It’s a joy to use mostly because I usually just forget that I’m wearing it and when I do remember and check my app, I’m blown away by the stuff I learn about myself - but this review is already too long - sorry about that.
The bottom line is I’ve lost 17 pounds (down from 143 to around 126) since I started using it. Even cooler is I sleep on average nearly half an hour more and get around 25% more deep sleep than say three months ago. I certainly FEEL like I sleep better - these days, waking up a lot more refreshed than I used to. The sleep improvement almost certainly has something to do with the fact that I drink way less coffee than I used to (1-2 cups vs. 4-5 cups before) but seeing my sleep improving as I drank less coffee definitely encouraged me to keep going. It’s probably not just because of the device but it’s certainly helped and now I’m just addicted.
UPDATED review:
First of all, as you may see in the comments of people who gave the shine a 1 or 2 star review, they said "contact us! we'll make it right!". I emailed the guy and he was quick to respond initially. He said he was forwarding to his tech team(or something along those lines) and they would get in touch with me soon. That was over a month ago. With that same email, he told me a bunch of things that should fix the problems I was having that I'd already tried. I told him I'd tried those and I never heard from him again. Then, the band broke. I emailed him a photo of the broken band and asked for a replacement. No response. They're pretending like they have great customer service, but unfortunately, they're all talk.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
I go hiking with my dogs whenever the weather is nice and also hit the gym 2-3 times a week, so I thought this would be cool for motivation and to track my improvements. I also have a really hard time getting a good night's sleep, so I wanted to see what was happening there as well. A big update that deserves a mention: the shine app now syncs with the my fitness pal app and Lose it! app. I know that was a big con for many and I think its a very recent update.
The shine doesn't seem as accurate as I was hoping for. Just putting the battery in and syncing it to my iphone 5s, it told me I'd gone 56 steps when I hadn't even gotten up and crossed a room. Hopefully this is just because you tend to move it more as you get it set up, and isn't indicative of normal use/overtracking. I also had a really hard time putting the battery in. They include a tool for you to pop the back off, but that tool is also very good at scraping the shine. My 'jet' black shine now has little silver scrapes from where I struggled with getting the backing off. It was a pain in the neck and I'm not happy I already marked up my new toy. Now that I know how the paint scrapes, I would definitely have gotten the silver one instead of the black. Otherwise, I do like that it takes CR2 batteries instead of needing to be charged, big plus.
Experience so far wearing it in different locations:
Ankle: I started using it on my ankle in the wrist strap on my hikes and at the gym to see if that is what most accurately tracks movement. I've tested it against a pedometer I've worn that I know is very accurate(we actually spent a lot of time counting steps in the past and checking to see if the pedometer was correct). The shine tracked almost 400 more steps on a long hike then my bare bones pedometer did. A bit over ambitious in the count.
In my pocket: I found this to be as effective as on my ankle for the most part. It does still overtrack when I'm hiking by a few hundred steps, and at the gym it tracks less than my treadmill useage. I would think a treadmill is pretty seriously accurate when it says you've done 2 miles but the shine says I only did 1.7
Wrist: I tested it at the gym wearing it in the band doing a mile and 1/2 on the treadmill. The shine only tracked that I did about .6 of a mile which made me crazy, as I should have hit my daily goal with that 1.5. I think it tracks walking only when you're swinging your arms, the times I was holding onto the heart rate monitor on the treadmill it didn't count. Also, when sleeping I wake up and I've already tracked over 200-300 steps? This is not a fluke, it's every morning. I must be a crazy multi-tasker, walking in my sleep. I assume it's tracking my arm movement, but that shouldn't count as steps when it's also showing that's when I was asleep. Next I'm going to try keeping it in my pocket or attached to my waistband, but overall the experience at the gym and tracking steps in my sleep has me on the verge of returning it. I can understand a blip here and there of a few steps, but hundreds is not ok.
It did track the time I went to sleep(wearing it on my wrist) and woke up to the minute, so that's on point. Sadly, within my 9 hour goal, it says I usually only have between 2 and 1/2 to 3 hrs and 45 minutes of restful sleep. Yikes!
The app is ok, but it's not stellar, though it does seem to update pretty often. The sad thing is, even though I always do the update, I don't actually notice any differences in the app. I've found syncing to be temperamental, it usually take anywhere from 3-5 tries to get it to sync. Sometimes it recognizes the shine sitting in the circle on the screen, but most of the time it says "syncing failed". I would like more details in the sleep cycle part of the app as well, without buying that beddit thing. Honestly, this is just a fancy motivational tool because my 5 dollar dinky pedometer is more accurate than the shine. I'm going to keep using the shine and update my review as time goes on, but so far I'm a little underwhelmed.