I have to say: I'm not an athlete and do not watch their weight. I'm too lazy to go to the gym and weighed. But, like many, it is one of my main problems - sleep. Or rather the lack of it. We have not accepted, both in Japan to pick up work schedule for employees based on their ability to work at a certain time of day. Therefore, for the most part we all have to "work hard" from nine to six. And nobody cares that just after six my productivity above - sit, work. It turns out that I have such a regime does not like at all: in the morning I did not tear his head from the pillow and at night unable to sleep before 3 o'clock. Alarms that work, but turn them off - not a problem to sleep on. Namely, it was an occasion to look at the UP wristband from the company Jawbone. But let's order.
Nothing remarkable in a small box there is, perhaps, but the most important thing: the special slot with which you can determine what size will suit you. Take, for example, size M, is passed out and look at the suitability of the volume brush your future purchase. If you compress, then you try another size if the come - then you can safely buy.
It is worth noting that the first three common size - it's a little little. I myself took just average, but it turned out that he was a little "work loose" during the day, and the "S" - a little too much squeezes the brush. Therefore, if there is an opportunity to try on before you buy himself a bracelet - do it.
In itself, the packaging, in addition to the band, is a small book with a manual and an adapter with a USB on 2,5mm-jack. When you first open the package lost its presentation, so if you are going to give someone the bracelet, do not check it in advance.
Sam bracelet is available in three colors: black, light gray and blue. No buckles and clips not just dress bracelet on his hand and all. It is very convenient, you do not need anything to unfasten, if you want to quickly remove it or wear. The structure itself is light, strong enough to bend the hand well and is practically not interfere. Although fans sleep a pillow on hand will be somewhat constrained in convenience. Putting his head on his hand with a bracelet is not very comfortable, so it will either have to outweigh the other hand, or still getting used to the pillow.
Sheer bracelet design synthetic coating is coated with a hypoallergenic, like rubber, discomfort from wearing causes.
At one end of the bracelet is the function button, and the other - the plug of 2,5mm-jack for charging. Stroke buttons small, but pressing it felt good. connector plug sits firmly, so you can not worry about the moisture inside it.
However, fans go to the clock in the shower will be disappointed. Though bracelet and vlagozaschischen (ie rain watering can and wash hands with him - not a problem), however, take water treatments do not recommend it. This also applies to the swimming pool, be careful!
On the bracelet has two operating mode indicator: the sun (day mode) and the moon (night mode). Indicators are always off, and do not expend a charge just for being included only when performed by pressing the button. Theoretically for convenience could be done, and a clock showing the time "on demand", but the band is still a sports accessories, so nothing like that in him. Do you want to know the time - look on your smartphone or on regular hours.
Inside the structure is hidden Bluetooth module, which helps synchronize the bracelet with the application for smartphone (in Previous versions of UP synchronization carried out by means of connecting strap to the headphone connector on your iOS-device). UP whenever you start the application wakes up and sends all collected data smartphone. As people used the previous versions I do not understand, because each time to remove the bracelet from the arm and connect it to your iPhone - a thankless and time consuming. Although the process is fairly quick, though I expected more (eg, background synchronization).
It is necessary to mention the battery, whose work zayavlenav 7 days. In fact it all depends on the intensity of use. The first time after being fully charged, it took 10 days before the band began to signal that his charge is running out and time would have to be charged.
Perhaps the most interesting. Warn you in advance: the application is not universal, it is made exclusively for the iPhone, yet less put on the iPad is not a problem (but there is with all its attendant adaptations in interface).
application task - to count the number of steps and monitor your health. Automatically done only the first, the second application should help.
To start, you will be prompted to activate and personalize the bracelet. To do this, you must fill in some information about yourself, such as gender, height, weight and the like. On the basis of the data entered you will be informed that people with the same parameters are an average day so many steps and sleep so many hours. This can serve as a kind of benchmark or an incentive to adhere to regulations.
With the advent of the new day UP will count the number of steps you. It should be noted that he considers bracelet accurately. I left the house, passed to stop the taxi - a bracelet clearly counting passed my way. Then, when I got on the bus and traveled on our roads with mounds about an hour, a bracelet is not counted any extra steps.
Also bracelet watching you, and at bedtime. Press and hold it to switch from day to night, and UP will monitor your sleep. In the morning you can see the statistics of how you are sleeping (for what time fall asleep, how many times wake up, how many hours of sleep and how much time was spent on night races to the refrigerator). Similar statistics at the end of the day, you can view and for your daily activity; This concerns not only the number of steps you've taken, but their mileage, the time in which you go, and so on.
In addition, it is possible to more closely monitor their condition. The application can bring everything that you eat and drink during the day. Base products have a huge application, so if you have indicated that you have eaten and how much, then you will consider adding the courtesy calories, fats, proteins, carbohydrates and so on. Fans keep in shape will be happy. If all of the extensive database of products not found a place your dish, you can add it manually. And if you have a meal with a bar code including purchased, it can be scanned and added to the product ingested.
Take, for example, a bottle of yogurt, scanned the bar code and you're done. The app itself recognizes what you have used and how much you benefit from this increased. Fast, easy and convenient. But, unfortunately, limited. On cooked soup no bar code, so adding it is time consuming.
The application can also indicate what you were doing. It is, of course, about the training. We went to the gym - brought time and type of training, and the application itself to calculate how many calories you have spent and how much fat burned.
But for those lazy people who do not want to do it, there is a small assistant - the so-called tips. They are not turned off in the settings and updated once a day, based on your performance statistics.
As well as other statistics that you can view, and tips that motivate your further actions, in Annex It has the ability to add friends (from Twitter, Facebook, or Contacts), who are also the owners of the bracelet Jawbone. Compare each other's statistics - another stimulating moment. In this case, the wearing of the bracelet takes some competitive part between friends. And who does not want to be the first?
Another interesting feature: support for third-party services, such as Run Keeper and IFTTT. All such services, there are 15 pieces, and each of them can be connected to your UP. For example, for owners of light bulbs Philips Hue has a very cool recipe: when your UP wakes you up in the morning, the light is automatically turned on in the room. Or, for example, for the holders of WeMo outlets also have a great way to wake up more refreshed if you slept less than a predetermined time, waking tuned recipe will send a signal WeMo outlet, which itself turns to cook your morning coffee. And such examples are, as you know, can be a huge amount.
And now about what's my impression of this bracelet. I wear it for about a month, but failed to test fully only about two weeks for reasons beyond me.
As I wrote at the beginning, the weight I especially do not follow, and the gym just ignore, so the main criterion for selection was the only alarm clock. For me to open my eyes in the morning - hell (and I think I know what I would be tortured there), so "smart" Service to me was very interesting. And most importantly - it works. While skeptics argue that it is just the "placebo effect." In any case - the works.
When setting the alarm, you can specify the so-called window "smart sleep" from 10 to 30 minutes. This interval starts bracelet closely watch that how you move in your sleep and wakes you at a more appropriate time in the phase of "light sleep" - it contributes to a more brisk revival. Vibration, through which the bracelet you wake, frankly, not the most pleasant, and just like squeaking Service, I want to turn it off quickly. Nevertheless, it is still much better and more efficiently. In addition, you do not disturb anyone sleeping extraneous sounds, and quietly-quietly get up and going. Of course, we must understand that if you are going to sleep for 3 hours a day, even UP will not be able to help you wake up easily.
For lovers to take a nap after lunch, too, have a great opportunity a little nap and wake up more rested. For this purpose there is a special option "Day Dream", which can be activated, if you decide to get some sleep. While this dream starts to vary from 5 minutes so if coffee does not help and you have to keep your head can not, then maybe get some sleep during the day, you can finish the day already cheerful.
Of course, I do not like to sleep during the day, but once all took advantage of this feature. It works just like a regular alarm clock, with the only exception that "monitor" your dream from the beginning to the end.
In general I am happy with the bracelet (all but the prices in Russia). For the device official resellers asking about 9000 rubles, and "Gray" sellers - about 500 rubles less. It seems to me - it's a lot, so I recommend for purchase apply to the Amazon store, which will send you a bracelet for 10-15 days. And the price, including shipping, will be about 6500 - 7000 thousand rubles.
Friends having a bracelet, I have exactly one. However, unlike me, he puts out there and all the food eaten during the day. And now, inevitably overcoming laziness, most want to also start doing it. I have already written about motivation, right? All is decided. Starting next week, immediately and begin :)