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I've always wanted a "watch" (bracelet) that doesn't show the time. Essentially a narrow bracelet with no display and a few buttons on it that I can program, an
by Cpoll 4y ago
I've always wanted a "watch" (bracelet) that doesn't show the time. Essentially a narrow bracelet with no display and a few buttons on it that I can program, and a vibrating function so I can leave my phone on silent. I already have a watch I like to wear.
wearchronos.com seemed to hit my use case, but the reviews aren't great.
- idoh 4y agoSame - something like a headless Apple Watch would be ideal. I legit just want HR tracking and connecting to a chest strap HR monitor, and no watch display, other than the current HR.
- mmmlinux 4y agoSounds like you want a heart rate monitor and not a watch.
- jrmg 4y agoI had an Epson Pulsense years ago. Looks like the PS-100 is still in sale and fits this description.
- idoh 4y agoAs far as I can tell there are no hr monitors that can connect to chest straps. If one did then instant purchase. But I like the other tracking and sync of Apple Watch too, that would be a bonus.
- sulam 4y agoPolar watch does this?
- abstract_put 4y agoI have a Garmin Fenix 6 that definitely can do this, I do it all the time. You can customize the display so that it only displays the heart rate, or e.g. the heart rate and heart rate zones. While the Fenix 6 is expensive, I think there are a whole bunch of watches in that segment at different price points that will do what you want. I think the general category you're looking for is devices that support ANT+.
- alin23 4y agoExactly, me too! And I've looked everywhere but nothing fills this niche anymore. I had the first generation of Mi Band, the one with only 3 RGB LEDs, no display. And I loved it, I could easily see I have a new Gmail notification when it gently vibrated and the LEDs flashed red (well more of a breathe animation than a flash), or a Facebook Messenger one when it was blue. The Bluetooth communications it used made it easy to program your own vibrations and LEDs. It sounds non intuitive but 90% of the time the flashing LEDs made me NOT check the phone. I was like, "oh blue, most likely my brother replied, I'll check it later" I also fantasized about modding my current analog watch but fitting a tiny battery and a tiny BLE chip and a tiny vibration motor and surfacing tiny LEDs is way outside my possibilities. Chronos sounds good in theory but the end result is not what I want. I don't want to increase the thickness of my watch, or have to recharge it or worry about a magnet not staying in place.
- 6chars 4y agoThe old Jawbone Up fit the bill somewhat, but I don't remember exactly what features it had. I thought it was a great product and hoped to see more like it.
- leokennis 4y agoI had that one. Super stylish, cool functionality. But unfortunately very fragile hardware. You could actually log your food intake via their app. And sync data to your phone by removing the “cap” from the band and plugging it into your phone’s headphone port!
- dirtyid 4y agoBasically, except for media controls for winter where gloves+swipe don't work. I ended up using a bluetooth media remote for cars. But a simple fitness band with a few buttons and a silence slider would be great.
- system2 4y agofitbit comes close to it.