SPLICED Issue 04\r\n\r\nREVIEW / GARMIN VIVOFIT FITNESS TRACKER\r\n\r\nTECH SPECS\r\n• Includes a pedometer and a\r\nsleep monitor\r\n• Compatible with Android\r\n4.3 or higher, and iOS 7 or\r\nhigher.\r\n• Battery life of 1 year\r\n• LED display screen\r\n• Bluetooth 4.0\r\n• Comes with Garmin\r\nConnect pre-installed\r\n• Band and face are both\r\nreplaceable\r\n\r\nBy syncing your Vivofit\r\nto Garmin’s free online\r\ncommunity, Garmin\r\nConnect, you can also\r\ntrack your total hours slept,\r\nas well as any periods of\r\nmovement or disrupted\r\nsleep during the night.\r\n\r\nto ensure yours fits you correctly.\r\nBands also come in five different\r\ncolours, so you can chop and change\r\nas you wish. It’s also fully waterproof,\r\nshatter proof and scratchproof, so\r\nthere’s no real need to ever take this\r\nbad boy off. While the battery isn’t\r\nrechargeable, Garmin claim it will last\r\nfor roughly one year before it will need\r\nto be replaced. Also, it looks nice. It\r\nfunctions as a basic sport watch would\r\n(with instant feedback on distance,\r\ntime, pace, calories burned etc) but is\r\nfar less bulky. Plus, it’s relatively comfy,\r\nso sleeping in this baby isn’t a problem.\r\nOh, and the pricier bundle also comes\r\nwith a heart rate monitor for all those\r\ndiehard enthusiasts out there.\r\nOne of the features that sets this\r\ndevice apart from the others is that\r\nsets personalised daily goals on your\r\nbehalf. The Vivofit learns your current\r\nactivity level, and as you achieve your\r\ngoals, it adjusts your goal accordingly\r\nfor the next day.\r\nBluetooth 4.0 allows you to sync\r\nthe fitness band with Garmin Connect\r\nonline by holding down the button on\r\nthe strap. Once you’ve done this, you’re\r\nable to join Garmin’s online community\r\n– Garmin Connect (via app or site) to see a far more complete, detailed\r\npicture of your fitness progress.\r\nAnd while the Vivofit tracker is\r\narguably one of the more accurate\r\nfitness devices on the market when it\r\ncomes to tracking things like steps and\r\ncalories burnt, it struggles to register\r\nthat you’re walking if your arms aren’t\r\nmoving. Which means that whi \r\n