One of the best features of this band however is the Smart alarm feature. There are other lifestyle options it can track if you want to monitor things like how long you have played games, watched videos and listened to music. It comes with two size straps in the box and is rated to IP58, which makes it dust protected and water immersion beyond 1m I still took it off for showering – just to be on the safe side. The Lifelog app with this band will track a number of things, including calorie burn, step count, walking distance, running time, cycle time and your sleep patterns. The band itself is quite easy to put on and comfortable to wear for long periods. Once that was installed, connection to the phone was really easy as they both support NFC (Near Field Communication) technology so one tap and they were talking up a storm. Lifelog and Sony’s Smartconnect app are already on Sony phone, thus I just needed to download the Smartband app.

Installation was easy enough, even with the need for 3 apps to get things going.

Since I have a Sony smartphone currently, this is decidedly easy as it uses Sony’s Lifelog app to monitor everything the band has to tell you. This is definitely on the entry-level side of the spectrum as it has no screen and does everything by linking to your smartphone. I decided to dip my toe into the vast ocean of these products with the wonderful Sony smartband, the SWR10BK. What has all this to do with a technology blog? Well, that is where wearable technology comes into it, with the plethora of smart technology available, in everything from smart phones through to smart watches. I have also got back into walking and cycling. I first took up yoga, which helped increase my flexibility and strength. With this weight loss, I found a growing interest in being more active. I went from around 18 stone to just under 15 stone. I started eating healthier and exercising more which had the delightful side effect of me losing quite a lot of weight. A few years ago, I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis which forced me to change my eating habits and lifestyle quite dramatically.

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