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Title: Misfit's $100 Shine 2 is thinner and smarter than its first-gen activity-tracker Post by: HCK on October 22, 2015, 03:00:13 am Misfit's $100 Shine 2 is thinner and smarter than its first-gen activity-tracker
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Activity-tracking wristbands are a dime a dozen these days, but each device takes a different approach to monitoring your fitness. Some pretend to be timepieces while also counting your steps, others are full-on smartwatches, and still more aim for style and subtlety over flashing LED step counts. Misfit’s Shine, and its newly announced Shine 2, are squarely in the latter camp.</p><p> The Shine 2, now on sale on Misfit’s website (http://misfit.com/) for $100, mimics the design of its predecessor, but that’s not a bad thing. The original Shine looked a minimalist though slightly strange bracelet when it launched in 2013, but that was appealing in an age of all-around hideous activity-trackers. Now companies are upping their game, so Misfit had to polish the Shine’s rough spots (http://www.techhive.com/article/2047161/review-the-misfit-shine-is-gorgeous-but-dumb.html)—most notably, its syncing and accuracy.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2995541/fitness-hardware/misfits-100-shine-2-is-thinner-and-smarter-than-its-first-gen-activity-tracker.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Misfit's $100 Shine 2 is thinner and smarter than its first-gen activity-tracker (http://www.macworld.com/article/2995541/fitness-hardware/misfits-100-shine-2-is-thinner-and-smarter-than-its-first-gen-activity-tracker.html#tk.rss_all) |