![]() With the Lifeband, that was nearly impossible. That’s a bummer, because one of the coolest things about wearing a connected device is the ability to quickly check fitness stats without having to get out a phone. The display is moderately visible indoors and looks brilliant at night, but out in daytime air it is unreadable. ![]() In fact, pretty much anywhere we were outdoors during the day the display was nothing but reflections of whatever was around. The coating on the Touch’s display is so reflective and the OLED so dim that it is impossible to see anything on the display. On our first outing with the Touch we were surprised to find that the display, which LG describes as a “bright OLED touchscreen,” is complete unreadable in broad daylight. The simplicity and detailed instructions were refreshing. Once the Touch is registered and paired with the phone, LG asks for personal profile details like gender, age, height, and weight and then it’s ready to go. The app walks us through the sign-up and pairing process with detailed instructions that make getting started surprisingly simple. The display is moderately visible indoors and looks brilliant at night, but out in daytime air it is unreadable. After downloading and launching the LG Fitness app, everything was extremely straightforward. While connected to the app, the Touch can track workouts via the phone’s GPS and map the entire activity just like a GPS-powered fitness watch. While the LG Lifeband Touch will count steps, calories burned, and record workouts without being paired to the smartphone, the real power in the device comes from being connected to the LG Fitness app. The packaging also includes a detailed, helpful, quick setup guide that makes getting started very straight forward. The LG Lifeband Touch arrives with the wrist bangle, a USB charging cable and an adapter that allows the USB cord to connect to the Lifeband. While LG’s Fitness app contains a wide range of features and runs on iOS 6 or later and Android 4.3, the Lifeband Touch also works well with other popular smartphone fitness apps like MapMyRun and RunKeeper. Misfit lets you mix and match your favorite fitness-tracker styles The Babolat Pop tennis tracker wants to improve your game Once a workout has been started, swiping across the touchscreen delivers time, calories, distance, number of steps, speed, pace, and with the proper heart-rate monitor and smartphone, current heart rate.īest Fitbit in 2023: 6 best watches and trackers Workout tracks those same activity metrics during a specific time. In Activity mode, users can swipe through calories (total burned and goal), distance traveled, steps taken, and what LG calls Workout. Time mode displays the time, date, and how much battery power is left. Getting around inside each mode requires swiping across the touchscreen display to the left or right. Like other fitness trackers, the Lifeband Touch features an on-board three-axis accelerometer and altimeter and communicates with LG’s Android and iOS Fitness app via Bluetooth.īy clicking the menu button, users can scroll through three different modes: time, activity, and music control. The Touch features a blue 128 x 32 resolution OLED touch screen display and one menu button which is encircled by a LED light band. Because it is not adjustable, the Touch comes in two sizes: medium is 6.5 inches and large is 7.1 inches around. Rather, it is an open, flexible bracelet with a gap allowing users to slip it over their wrist where it hangs loosely. There is no clasp or closure on the Lifeband. Like the Fuelband, the Touch is more bangle than fitness band. It is not a tiny silicone strap that hides away on a wrist under a sleeve and tracks steps. Like Nike’s soon-to-be discontinued Fuelband, the Touch takes up substantial real estate on the wrist. ![]() The LG Lifeband Touch is a shiny chunk of techno jewelry that wouldn’t be out of place on the set of a sci-fi movie. But with the launch of its Lifeband Touch fitness tracker, the South Korean electronics giant is sending notice to the the world that they’re intent on joining Fitbit, Jawbone, Garmin, and Samsung in the wearable-fitness technology game. The brand LG most often brings to mind monstrous OLED TVs, stylishly home appliances, and smartphones. ![]()
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