OVERVIEW: Otium Shine - a copy of a fitness tracker Misfit Shine at half the cost
Sport And Fitness / / December 19, 2019
fitness gadgets market is not developing according to the day and hour by hour. Market leaders - Fitbit, Misfit - set the rhythm of the world. Natural reaction to their success are retaliatory attempts of other manufacturers to tear off a piece of cake. Someone like Xiaomi, create their own products.
The company went on Otium more simple way, and introduced a fitness tracker Shine. The gadget has become a more affordable version of the excellent Misfit Shine. Let's take a closer look, whether the failed attempt to copy.
Contents of delivery
Scope of delivery device is very similar to the familiar Mi Band: The same minimalist box from recycled cardboard, which opens from the top.
Inside is a plastic tray, covered with clear plastic lid. Under it - two-hour batteries, the two fixtures and gadget itself.
Features and appearance
Material | Aluminium alloy |
mount | bracelet on the arm, clothing clip |
Colors | Gold, dark gray, blue |
Protection | IP-X7 (ATM 10 or 100 meters) |
connection | bluetooth 4.0 |
The size | 27 × 8 mm |
Weight | 9.4 g |
Externally Otium Shine is a full copy of the Misfit Shine, up to size: the same metal painted biconvex tablet with a neat milled edge and a deep furrow in a circle. Gadget seemingly completely devoid of any control or indicating elements, but in reality is disposed on the upper side 12 white LEDs bright enough. But to see them, the gadget you want to include.
The apparatus is extremely compact and minimalist. Additionally shown in gray article of the embodiment, there are blue and gold. Complete mounting allow to carry a gadget on the arm or on clothing. In the first case a tablet is attached to a bracelet (very similar to a bracelet Mi Band, only larger size).
In the second case, the gadget fits clip with magnet. One side of the clip be anchored to Shine, and it turns out a kind of pendant that can be worn on a chain. However, the magnet strength is sufficient to secure the unit on the lapel or shirt sleeve.
Collapsible housing, but sealed. For disassembly to press on the protrusion on the reverse side of the device. Under the hood hides the battery compartment and hardware stuffing. In order to put to one of complete batteries have to use cunning. The fact that one of the inner sides of the contacts and has a neat cut-out for the battery, but you need to put the battery in the other half of the gadget. It is a magnet that primagnichivaet battery and allows you to close the device. Otherwise, it will be anchored to the back side, and close Shine fail. After installing a battery Bracelet clock is switched to the state. But the batteries according to the manufacturer, will last for four months of battery life.
By the way, as the original bracelet Misfit, the device interacts with the user only by tapping - double or triple (officially declared support and some other gestures). Due to the absence of all klatsat, ergonomics only wins. It is virtually favorite Mi Band, only round.
Application and job
According to the description of the device, Otium Shine has the following functions: count your steps, sleep quality tracking and time display. The latter - a kind of killer-feature. To see the current time, enough to knock twice on the device. The gadget includes a backlight LED: lit continuously displays a clock, and the second, flashing, - minutes. The error indication - 5 minutes. But it is not critical, right?
For other functions used Movnow firmware application for iOS and Android.
First at the moment it does not represent absolutely no interest, as entirely in Chinese, but the second Russified and ready to work. Recording device activity is carried out, then, after manual synchronization data is transmitted to the application.
The application must specify the age, gender, height and weight, and it is adjusted for the biometric data display results of daily activities, taking into account the calories burned (in the application can be entered consumed to calories and monitor their consumption).
There is also a sleep statistics. Charts are not built the best way. Many users complain about the inadequate operation of this function (however, everybody knows that, for qualitative monitoring of sleep heart rate monitor required).
Unfortunately, the app does not build schedules for the week, month and year, the information is only available on the day. However, you can use the calendar in the app and see the details for the required period of time.
Total
The device turned out quite interesting and stylish. Unfortunately, software defects can not be recommended Otium Shine wide range of users. The lack of an intelligent alarm and notifications from a smartphone also does not benefit the gadget.
On the other hand, Otium Shine is not offered as a substitute for Misfit Shine and more positioned as an accessory with the function of the pedometer. And with that he copes with a bang. Price also does not bite: $ 33 - it's a bit (especially in comparison with the original). So, if you need a stylish piece of discharge "and I also have a look, what a beautiful», Otium Shine can be considered as an option. But it is better to buy Mi Band 1S (Functionality is better, and the price is lower by almost two times).