JAWBONE UP3

I have spent most of this week just sleeping and yet i can not get enough of it, it is hard to believe as i spend most nights dwelling in insomnia however i surprisingly met my sleep goals according to my JAWBONE UP3 tracker which brings me to talking about this tracker that i waited so eagerly for to come on the market and have been wearing ever since purchasing it in November. So since hearing about it a while ago i tried to preorder the thing but due to not being on the market i was unable to do so and just kept checking the website whenever i remembered, so finally i was able to buy it in November and was definitely eager to get it on my wrist and use it asap, what made this one so special was the fact it automatically measures your sleep stages and heart rate so being medically unfit this was totally my calibre.

It was previously on my left hand but due to causing irritation i had to put it on my right arm which has not made any difference still working fine just more comfortable and for some weird reason does not cause any irritation on my right arm. The dimensions are 220 x 12.2 x 9.3mm and it weighs 29g – making it Jawbone's thinnest and lightest tracker so far and it looks pretty good too though it has however fallen of my arm quite easily.

There is a trio of lights that indicate the mode the UP3 is in: sleep (orange) or activity (blue). There's also a white LED for notifications from the UP app. The Jawbone UP3 is built on an advanced multi-sensor platform that packs in a newly designed tri-axis accelerometer, bioimpedance sensors, as well as skin and ambient temperature sensors. These sensors sit on the inside of the band – they measure the resistance of skin tissue to tiny electric currents like a treadmill heart rate grip – and there's five little metal squares clearly on show, after a day of wearing the UP3 you'll see those five little square imprints on your skin as you have to wear the device pretty tight for maximum accuracy. However, it's honestly not uncomfortable, despite the pressure tattoos left behind.

So basically i showered with it thinking hey it's waterproof that is why they took so bloody long to launch it but guess what it's only splash proof, i guess they were not able to waterproof it and lucky for me it is still working without any problems even after being showered. Lucky i went back and checked though.

The UP3 also calculates your calorie burn, based on your step count, using a basal metabolic rate (BMR) method; derived from your age, weight, height and activity. 

  

This gadget also aims to keep you active by nudging you - using a vibration – when you've been idle for too long which is a great help to me. You can set how long you want periods of inactivity to go unnoticed for in the app, as well as periods of time you want these alerts to be active for and the smart alarm is pretty amazing even though i still can not get out of bed now if only there was some gadget to help with that.

The battery life is meant to last 7 days however after the upgrade i would be lucky if it lasts 5 even if it is fully charged.

So bottom line the craze has died down now and i don't even notice it though i update it daily to check my heart rate etc. I would not be without it though i wish it had constant heart rate monitoring it only tells you when you are at rest.