Not that I found any errors in my sleep tracking. The device also has the option of allowing you to edit your recorded sleep, in case there has been an error. I also found that sleeping with the Shine was quite easy the smoothness and thinness of the band means it is very unobtrusive, and doesn’t get caught on anything, particularly on sheets or under pillows. It will also give you an overall number of hours you actually slept, versus what your sleep goal is (mine as it turns out is a rather unrealistic eight hours per night!) The app will display deep versus lighter sleep in a grid, so it’s easy to read at a glance. Like many similar fitness devices, the Misfit Shine also will calculate and track your sleep. One person I found on a chat board pointed out that as a very short person, the device was vastly over calculating her metrics. While calibrating the Shine would be the ideal solution unfortunately, it’s not an option, and that that is a source of frustration for other users too. While I found the step count slightly off compared to the device I normally use, the actual mileage, or number of kilometers I went that day was actually quite similar. I should point out after that complaint that when you go into the app, you can actually get more specific details about how many steps you took, how far you went in terms of distance, and how many calories you burn, so happily, the info is actually measured and available to you. I know some people who swear by the Nike fuel band, and it uses a similarly random system of points. I found that frustrating, but that may be a personal preference. But with the Misfit Shine, I’m not sure what the points mean, or exactly how I get a good amount of them. I know that to get more steps, I take more steps. With other bands, your actual steps ARE your goal, and to me that’s something tangible that I can see and understand. This is one thing about the device I did not like. The Shine uses “points” to calculate your activity levels. What I did, however, like about the ring light display is that it reminded me of looking up into the night sky at stars it reminded me of staring up at constellations. Even so I’d know if I was a quarter or halfway to my goal, if not the specific numbers. I really liked this subtle display, despite the fact that it required some thought to calculate in my head, and was what I’d call at a glance. Depending on how much of your step goal you’ve completed, a different number of lights in the ring light up. The display on the band itself is a circle of subtle LED lights.
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The Misfit band works similar to other fitness bands, in that you also download a free companion app, set up a free account, and that’s the way you view and use most of your data. Either way I was pleased that the device was now working. I’m pretty sure Misfit would not advocate for people to go mucking about with the interior guts of this device untrained, but this is what worked for me. Then I popped the battery back in, and voila!, it worked right away. Looking closer at the inside of the device, I had an idea: it appeared to me that one of the metal connectors that is supposed to touch the battery was not touching properly, so I took some tiny pliers I have, and bent it to make better contact. I even tried using a different battery than the one Misfit includes, just to see if mine happened to be dead.
I put the battery in and took it out again several times, hoping to get things working but to no avail. I went through all of the steps Misfit outlines to get the band set up, but the device just would not work. While I was still gaga over how beautiful the device looked, I had difficulty getting it working out of the box.
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The band comes with an included wristband, or magnetic clip, so you can choose where and how to wear it. It looks more like jewelry, or live a matte river pebble than a fitness device, which is a nice change.
Right out of the gate, the Misfit Shine is one of the prettiest options I’ve seen when it comes to fitness monitors. The Misfit Shine is a sleek and chic fitness monitor and activity band that can be both worn on the wrist, talked into a sock or sports bra, or tucked neatly into one of the beautiful accessory pieces of jewelry the company offers.
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