Nike+ Fuelband

The Nike+ Fuelband is one of the new category of devices that monitor your activities and encourage you to keep active. I’ve been using one for about a month and like it a lot. It’s ruggedly designed, with a silicone rubber housing, and clips on your wrist with a sturdy clasp. It monitors activity using Nike’s “fuel” units, which correlate to your activity. You set your goal and try to reach it each day. It plugs into your computer to download data and recharge, or it can be synced to your iPhone with its App and built-in Bluetooth. A beautiful ticker-tape-like LED display shows the day’s accumulated points, steps, and calories burned, with a button push. You can also display time – handy in the dark. One of its weaknesses is that its simple motion sensor does not measure some activities such as bicycling. The Fuelband comes in black, clear and smoke and is available at Apple and Nike stores. ($150)

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