Misfit Shine Activity Tracker tracks your activity in style

misfit-activity-trackerAn activity tracker is not something that everyone would want to get, or think that they need it, but when you pass one to them for them to use, they might ask themselves why didn’t they pick one up all this time before? Of course, once a particular device gets more and more famous and commonplace, functionality is just as important as its aesthetics. The £99.99 Misfit Shine Activity Tracker that comes in black and grey shades has been touted to be the “world’s most stylish physical activity monitor”, where it has been precision-crafted from aerospace grade aluminium and boasts the capability of measuring your walking, running, swimming, cycling and sleep patterns.

Don’t be put off by its name though, as this is definitely not a misfit at all in the larger scheme of things. It is capable of synchronizing sans wires with your iPhone to track steps, calories, distance, and is also water resistant up to 50 metres, so fret not if you are going to go swimming or just frolicking around the beach. All that is required to chart your progress in a day would be to give it a simple tap, where a circle of a dozen small lights will glow gently, letting you know how you’re getting on. You can place the Misfit Shine Activity Tracker on your iPhone display in order to have its data synchronized via Bluetooth, while the app would let you set goals and access data such as your own performance stats, trends and insights. A single standard replaceable CR2032 battery ought to be able to last you up to 4 months.
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Indiegogo Founder Slava Rubin Says Crowdfunding Takes Down The “Gatekeepers”

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Slava Rubin knows a thing or two about crowdfunding. Founded in 2008, his company, Indiegogo is a major funding powerhouse, bringing together such disparate projects like the Misfit Shine and The Oatmeal’s anti-troll lawyer fundraiser.

Slava told us that Indiegogo essentially tears down the gatekeepers. Whereas many great projects would languish in the minds of their creators, services like Indiegogo have been able to bring them to fruition, creating a market and bringing together a group of rabid fans in a matter of days if not hours.

We also had a chance to speak with Sonny Vu, CEO of Misfit Wearables. He described his experience with Indiegogo and how it felt to be one of the biggest (and coolest) crowdfunded projects on the net.