http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/09/fitbit-a-tiny-fitness-gadget-that-i-actually-want/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:59:44 -0500 hourly 1 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/09/fitbit-a-tiny-fitness-gadget-that-i-actually-want/comment-page-1/#comment-971249 Marc Perry Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:57:03 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=40825#comment-971249 John, I definitely agree the FitBit is a really cool and useful product, but I think a major drawback relates to the accuracy of calculating total energy expenditure. The device cannot properly calculate calories burned during strength training for example because it's solely based on using an accelerometer. The Bodybugg appears to be a better, more sophisticated product, but it's a lot more expensive! John, I definitely agree the FitBit is a really cool and useful product, but I think a major drawback relates to the accuracy of calculating total energy expenditure. The device cannot properly calculate calories burned during strength training for example because it’s solely based on using an accelerometer. The Bodybugg appears to be a better, more sophisticated product, but it’s a lot more expensive!

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