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The Best Fitness Trackers of 2. Count More Than Steps. There's never been a better selection of fitness trackers, but with choice comes confusion. Which tracker has the features that are right for you and the activities you do? Here are some tips and recommendations for choosing the best tracker for your needs. Try Before You Buy.

If you want to try a tracker before committing to it, we recommend Lumoid, a service that lets you test- drive three trackers for a week for $3. Check the fees, as they are subject to change.

Another way to try fitness tracking in general (but without a wearable) is to use a mobile app that counts your steps. This method requires the least commitment, and could be of interest if you're a beginner. Some apps we like are Argus, Fitbit, and Moves. If you run or bicycle, we recommend tracking your runs or rides with an app before going whole- hog and splurging on a tracker. Why? With some trackers, you still need to carry your phone to get accurate pacing, distance, and mapping, so you'll want to know before you make a purchase if you're okay with carrying your phone, or if you'd prefer a tracker with built- in GPS so you don't have to. A few apps we recommend are Runtastic PRO (for running), Cyclemeter (for bicycling), and Strava (for both running and cycling). The Coros Linx Smart Helmet is another interesting solution for cyclists that integrates your phone's GPS to track your rides and uses bone- conduction audio to let you hear directions, music, and phone calls without blocking your ears.

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Set Your Spending Limit. In general, most fitness trackers cost between $5. If you pay less than $5. In addition, less expensive trackers usually don't have a display, so you can't see how many steps you've taken unless you look at your smartphone. More expensive trackers usually include built- in optical heart rate monitors and GPS, and often, these features are tailored toward athletes and exercise enthusiasts. Don't get suckered into buying a tracker with a heart rate monitor if your primary activity is walking; it's an unnecessary expense. Watch Hackers Are People Too Online Metacritic there. If you walk and don't do much else, there are great options in the $4.

If you do work out often, we highly recommend spending at least $1. Choose Your Style: Bracelet, Clip, Watch.

A very important question to ask yourself before choosing a fitness tracker is the type of form factor you want. Fitness trackers are usually bracelets, watches, or clip- ons. Most clip- on devices these days can also be worn on the wrist, but not vice versa. Watch Lebanon Online Free 2016. Bracelets and watches are hard to lose. Clip- ons can fall off or get thrown into the wash. That said, bracelets and watches can get in the way when typing on a computer or washing dishes, for example.

If you're bothered by having something on your wrist 2. Additionally, wrist- worn devices are not always eye- catching accessories to your outfit.

Clip- on devices are smaller and more discreet when worn on a waistband, like the Lumo Run, or the front of a bra. These clip- ons don't have a display, meaning you have to rely on a smartphone to see your tracked activity.

The Motiv Ring, meanwhile, brings fitness tracking to your fingers. It tracks many of the same metrics as wrist- worn models in a discreet form factor that looks like jewelry. And don't forget about Fido. That's right, there are even trackers out there specifically for pets. Do You Want Heart Rate Monitoring?

Heart rate monitoring sounds like the best feature ever, but there are different kinds of heart rate monitors, and frankly, some people don't need it at all. A built- in heart rate monitor drives up the price. Optical heart rate monitors are the ones built into the device itself. The Apple Watch Series 3 has an optical heart rate monitor, as does the Fitbit Charge 2, among others.

Some very good fitness trackers don't have a heart rate monitor built- in, but can pair with a chest strap. Most every device from Garmin and Polar supports a chest strap (like the super Polar H1. Finally, if you're interested in knowing your resting heart rate, you don't need to buy a tracker with an optical heart rate monitor to find it. Many smartphone apps let you take your heart rate in about 1. Check your pulse once or twice a day, and you're good to go.

For more, see The Best Heart Rate Monitors. Will You Track Sleep? Many fitness trackers record your sleep. When they do, they generally watch for movement using a three- axis accelerometer to a more sensitive degree than they do during the day. Some devices report graphs showing the times when you were in light sleep and deep sleep based on motion.

There are also dedicated sleep trackers out there that attach to your mattress, like the Sleep. Ace Rest. On. But we haven't found them to offer an appreciable advantage over wrist- based trackers, which have the advantage of doing a lot more than simply tracking your rest. If you don't like the idea of wearing something on your wrist to bed and need a new mattress, you can always spring for the Eight Smart Mattress. Go Sport- Specific. Swimmers will want a waterproof tracker, but keep in mind that not all water- safe trackers actually track swimming. A couple that do are the.

Apple Watch Nike+ and Series 3. Runners will probably want a watch that shows time, distance, pace, and lap time, at the very least. If you want good accuracy for those metrics without having to carry a smartphone, you need a runner's watch with built- in GPS, such as the Garmin Forerunner 7.

XT. For more, see The Best Fitness Trackers for Running. Also consider the display.

Otherwise excellent devices like the Apple Watch Series 3 and Fitbit Charge 2 have screens that turn off after a few seconds. If you want to see your stats at all times, or simply use your tracker as a wristwatch, look for one with an always- on display. How you control the tracker is also important. If you like to run in the cold while wearing gloves, you may want to steer clear of devices that only have touch- enabled displays. Cyclists have even more considerations. There's a difference between tracking how many miles you pedal and calories you burn versus monitoring your power and cadence. If all you want is the former, you can find a few fitness trackers that support bicycling as an activity, including the Fitbit Surge and the Garmin Vivoactive.

More serious cyclists will want a device that can pair with additional bike equipment, like a cadence sensor, and should look at devices from sport- specific companies, like Garmin, Mio Global, and Polar. The App Experience. A fitness tracker's app matters.

Whether on your phone or on the web, the app is absolutely vital because it is where you make sense of the information the tracker collects. Fitbit has one of the best apps and websites we've tested.

It lets you record all kinds of data that many other companies don't, such as calories consumed, allergy severity, and stress level. Withings is also a favorite for providing a comprehensive account where you can measure your weight, glucose readings, and all kinds of health information. If you want total body analysis, look for a system that incorporates a smart bathroom scale. Fitbit, Nokia (formerly Withings), and Polar, and do. Check out the Fitbit Aria Wi- Fi Smart Scale, the Polar Balance, and the Nokia Body Cardio. These send your weight directly to your account, so you can't cheat the system by entering a lower number. The Qardio. Base is another top choice, especially for pregnant women.

Smartwatch vs. Fitness Tracker. Several fitness trackers have some smartwatch functionality, and some smartwatches have fitness features, too. The Fitbit Ionic comes close to blending both worlds, but at the moment it still lags far behind the Apple Watch in terms of third- party app support.

Ultimately, a smartwatch is different than a fitness tracker, so make sure your heart is in the right place and you know which device you want. Fitness trackers put fitness tracking first! See our list of The Best Smartwatches for recommendations in that category.

The Sultan Center Hiku Shopping Device. Over the holidays Sultan Center sent me a Hiku device to play around with and try out. The Hiku is a small device that lives in your kitchen and can scan barcodes, recognize your voice and is basically used to create a shopping list.

I’m a sucker for kitchen gadgets, even my egg tray connects to the internet so I wasn’t going to say no to adding another gadget in my kitchen. Plus, I enjoy scanning barcodes for some reason, I even owned a Cue.

Cat back in 2. 00. Anyway, enough throwbacks for now. Watch The Perfect Storm HD 1080P. The Hiku is a pretty tiny device that connects to the internet and the Sultan Center phone app. The way you use it is pretty simple. Say you’re running out of popcorn, instead of opening your notes app or whatever app you use to remind you about what you need from the supermarket, you just take the Hiku device and scan the barcode on the popcorn box.

The Hiku automatically recognizes what you just scanned, beeps once letting you know all is ok and then adds that item to your Sultan Center shopping list. If the Hiku doesn’t recognize the item, it will beep three times. Some items like bananas for example don’t have barcodes, so instead of scanning a barcode, you press the button on the Hiku and just say bananas. The Hiku device will recognize your voice and add bananas to your shopping list. Once you’ve got everything on your list, you can then add the stuff to your shopping cart and purchase them using the Sultan Center app or, you can just open the list the next time you’re shopping and use it as a reminder. So what do I think of the Hiku? Currently I use the Clear app on my i.

Phone for my grocery list reminders. It launches instantly and its very easy to add an item to a list and swipe it off once I get it. I don’t think I’ll be changing my habits and start using the Hiku especially since I don’t buy my groceries online.

The Hiku makes more sense for people who do order grocerries to their home, by having all the items added to your Sultan Center account, it makes it super practical to just checkout and have the items delivered. But, the biggest issue I faced is that not all the items I scanned got added to my list even though the Hiku recognized the items. For example the popcorn I used as an example in this post, when I scanned the box the Hiku didn’t add it to my shopping list even though it beeped once to let me know it recognized it. I scanned a different flavored popcorn box and it also didn’t get added to my list.

I figured maybe the items were out of stock so I manually checked for the popcorn on their website and one of them wasn’t available, but the other was. Even if both items were out of stock I think they should still get added to my shopping list so that when they’re back in stock I could purchase them. Popcorn wasn’t the only thing it didn’t add to my list, I scanned a bunch of items in one of my kitchen drawers, and in the end it just added two of them to my list even though again the Hiku recognized all the other items. Super annoying. Another issue I have is with the price of the Hiku. Although the device costs KD1. Amazon, Sultan Center are selling it for KD2. I don’t know why they’d sell it for double the price, if anything they should be selling it at cost price so that they could get more people to buy it, which in return will lead to more people using their app and website.

With all that being said, the Hiku is a fun little gadget. If you want to find out more about the Hiku, visit the product page on the Sultan Center website [Here].