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Are there any fitness trackers that offer this? And whilst on the subject of fitness trackers - are there any that offer great heart monitoring but aren't a wh
by iamben 8y ago
Are there any fitness trackers that offer this?
And whilst on the subject of fitness trackers - are there any that offer great heart monitoring but aren't a whole smart watch thing? I used to love the jawbone design, and I'm currently wearing an Alta HR - but I wear a proper watch. I have a phone to sync to. I want heart and steps and sleep without the bulk or screen.
- abawany 8y agoWithings recently announced a watch with the ECG capability: https://www.withings.com/us/en/move-ecg https://www.withings.com/us/en/move-ecg .
- notoriousjpg 8y agoI'd also like to know this. Is the apple watch better or just better with marketing & PR? The 'my watch told me i had heart issues' all seem to be Apple Watch related.
- saagarjha 8y agoThis might be because Apple Watch is significantly more popular than most heart rate monitors with comparable features.
- MBCook 8y agoI don’t think there ARE any other consumer devices with those features out. It seems someone else has announced one but it’s not out and hasn’t gone through a clinical trial of 400k people.
- notoriousjpg 8y agoI assume by this you mean Fitbits are not comparable as heart rate monitors? Anecdotally I find fitbits are much more widespread than Apple Watches
- tinus_hn 8y agoHeart rate monitor watches are a dime a dozen but watches that can do ECGs or even analyze your heart rate are pretty rare.
- wlesieutre 8y agoFor one that's still a watch but much less smartwatchy you might like the Withings Move ECG, which is "coming this spring". https://www.withings.com/us/en/move-ecg https://www.withings.com/us/en/move-ecg Or for no ECG but an on-face heartrate display, their Steel HR: https://www.withings.com/us/en/steel-hr https://www.withings.com/us/en/steel-hr Their least watchy one is the Pulse HR: https://www.withings.com/us/en/pulse-hr https://www.withings.com/us/en/pulse-hr I have a pretty positive impression of them as a company. The iOS app aggregates its data into Apple Health (unlike FitBit where your data is stuck in their own apps last I checked), and it's back under the original founder. They had a stint as Nokia Health but separated off last year. https://www.withings.com/us/en/event/nokia-withings https://www.withings.com/us/en/event/nokia-withings Note I haven't had any personal experience with their fitness tracker watch; I've got one of their scales.
- FPGAhacker 8y agoI have the Steel HR. It's pretty nice, basically looks like a decent "normal" watch. good pedometer, heart rate tracker, sleep tracker. I have an Apple Watch now, but I still wear the Steel HR when I go to bed for sleep tracking.
- iamrecursion 8y agoWhile I do use an Apple Watch, I can second the build quality of Withings’ products. I also use their scales!
- doe88 8y agoThere is a Xiaomi band I think (named Xiaomi Amazfit Health Band), but currently only sold in its Chinese version I think.
- ixf 8y agoThere's a dedicated device, Kardia, which does this; it's fairly low-cost and claims to be able to reliably diagnose AFib. There's also another wearable heart monitor I can't remember the name of, but I had major issues with it because the electrodes weren't hypoallergenic and so caused an uncomfortable rash...
- Insalgo 8y agoHere is something you might be interested in: https://www.aidlab.com https://www.aidlab.com