The piece came yesterday with me. I thought it might be right in the office synchronize (mobile with BT and laptop with BT are available) - denkste ... Bluetooth 4.0 SMART is required! Will just wait until you're home and the ANT stick can operate on PC.
Prior to commissioning, you have to download a new software Garmin: Garmin Express is new and adapted to the design of the renewed Garmin.Connect portal.
The coupling to the PC worked nich immediately. The tape was indeed found, but I was able to connect it until after the 7th or 8th attempt.
After successfully connecting, the software of the bracelet was directly updated, you will be asked for his data and play it back on the tape.
Now will my Vivo Time + Date, that day my calorie consumption, a questionable distance, the steps taken and my step-days destination.
Looks nice, the graphics on the cover display act pleasant and are still reasonably legible even outside in the dark.
The display is always silent, with the button can be switched between different values.
The steps - the pinnacle of this ribbon - are remarkably well counted! So I have my arm almost shaken off while sitting to see whether Vivo but can not cheat because that number remains. While walking is then diligently counted. In part it looks as if it would count double, but I suspect now that they are going at faster, steady simply summarizing steps and save directly +2 or +3 Counts to power (the display does not require power for the display but only for the Change the display).
I have counted and ran analogous to Vivofit. If the tape one or two times expected too much / little at 50 steps, then should it be so - not a big deal for me.
The calorie consumption calculated from the daily turnover, transmitted the Vivofit of Garmin.Connect gets, is probably divided by the day and is constantly increasing. Whether the step number assumes an impact I could not tell.
Today's destination is used to define via software or can be assigned in an automatic goal. On the first day there were 10,000 steps, even though I had begun by 16 clock. On the second day the "GOAL" was reduced down to 7000. Good feature that a designed the goal attainable.
The band itself wears SUPER! Suits me just the small band (2 pieces are included), and sits perfectly. Vivofit is extremely light and hardly noticeable. Even at night I notice anything from the tape. Who has a current Forerunner, which is the band known occur - at least the pleasant material.
The appearance is a matter of taste, I like personally but very good - is supposed to in a band that is 24 carries best in itself, not be so bad if it an even like;)
The closures of Vivofit keep Bombenfest. Change display ... because you might think first of instability, but the change is not so easy. The closure you have already cut short with an adjuvant or long fingernails, so you can separate the tape from the unit.
Even the bracelet closure makes a good impression.
This morning I wanted to synchronize the clock with the PC, to display to me once the sleep data - Only error produced! After more than 10 attempts I gave up. Either he calls me a link failure or an error when uploading to Garmin.Connect.
Already the Forerunnern the transfer is for PC really cruel because it works every time directly and smoothly in the rarest cases. That it is now even with a band, which transmits a fraction of the data of a Forerunner, so running is sobering.
So, my Vivo shows me that I did not move me too long, so I will end here.
The unit receives first 4 stars, the missing star is at the expense of connectivity towards Garmin.
Once all colors are available, get my girlfriend definitely also as a gadget - buy recommendation!
Updated on 24/03/2014: the ANT + has been fixed. The Vivo can now, as it should be, synchronize with GarminExpress and loads the data direction GarminConnect. In recent days, was GarminConnect several times not available, probably were the last issues resolved at this time.
Meanwhile, I was able to activate the heart rate option and use the Vivo active in the gym. VERY convenient thing! Creating chest strap, connect and already start the activity. After training, I take off the strap and the activity has been completed. Taking lap times (at Cario inseparable from force) I'm missing something, I can get over by the insane but comfort.
Sleep testing is a gimmick. Bring it does not really does something to me, but it is interesting to see how restless you sleep. Once I have a quieter night, I'm thinking what I have done differently in the day when where the nights were not so quiet on the days and try with a different daily routine to reproduce the better quality of sleep, etc..
We'll see whether you really active things can change so!
Meanwhile, I for one am absolutely delighted.
Updated on 21/05/2015: In the meantime I have the device now more than 1 year in use, will list the average daily more than 10,000 steps and have it on average 1x a week doing an hour as RF display at the gym. The device contains still the first battery. This really is a good performance. Although it came a few months ago a battery message that disappeared however directly again.
