The FitBit Tracker is a very small health and fitness
monitoring device designed to track your fitness and health activities
24 hours a day. The device, designed to clamp over a belt or purse or
to any piece of clothing, was created for 24-hour a day, 7 day a week
wear, and includes interesting daytime and nighttime monitoring
features.
The size of a small pocket knife, this device tracks and wirelessly
uploads data about all of your activities, with detailed statistics on
excercise intensity, calories burned, number of steps and distance
travelled, and even information about the quantity and quality of your
sleep.
At night, the device plugs into an unobtrusive wristband which monitors
how long it takes you to fall asleep, the time and length of REM sleep,
how often you wake up and how long it takes you to wake up in the
morning.
During the day, a 3D motion sensor like the ones used in the Nintendo
Wii, and records data about all of your movements, including a pedometer
counter that has a margin of error of less than 3% without any
programming.
A small LCD display on the device provides daily data on calories, steps
and distance, and a changing avatar indicates the owner's progress
toward their goals.
Included is a charging base station which wirelessly receives data from
the FitBit and transmits it to the internet where you can add
nutritional information and get detailed reports on your daily and
cummulative activities. The device will need to be charged about every
10 days.
The FitBit Tracker will be available by the end of the year for $99, and
the website services are included for free. For more information,
visit www.fitbit.com
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