FitbitI’ve been checking through some old posts and ‘accidentally’ put together a gallery of optical sports watches/devices. I’ve had most, but not all, of them to test and play with at some point. Was it worth it? Yes. I’m now a more complete person.
- Most Accurate? Scosche (arm band)
- Most Accurate Watch? Maybe the Epson – new one due in March 2016 probably…
- Most Accurate Band? all either in the “pretty similar” or “not great” categories. If you want super accuracy you get a chest strap.
- Most Hyped? Apple Watch
- Most disappointing? Crapple Watch (because it was over hyped and soullessly too pretty)
- Most intriguing? Jabra earbuds
- Most bought-by-me? Samsung Gear Fit (x2 as gift-receivers had Samsung phones)
- Most damaged/lost/stolen/stopped working? None!!
- Most part-of-a-great-package? TomTom Runner 2/SPARK
- Most looking forward to in 2016/7? Finis, Epson, Polar high-end, Garmin high-end, MIO, ADIDAS (yes I know it’s adidas … capitals for emphasis, apparently capitals means that I am shouting to them)
- Most worrying? MIO Slice – I’ve NOT seen it. should do v soon. I really like MIO Global and want them to do well. After their dalliance with Garmin I hope they have invested in new, improved hardware and not just a TRIMP-like PAI system (which will be similar to what Polar, Garmin and others now do with intensity-based metrics)
- Most invisible? Wellograph and Jaybird Reign HRV. Where? What? Who?
- Most wearble wearable? The pretty Polar A360
- Most HRV-likely? Valencell
- Most borrow-someone-else’s-tech-first? Garmin (re MIO)
- Most ought-to-try? BASIS Peak
- Most complete package? Fenix 3 HR
- Most cyclo-innovative? MIO Velo…be nice if it did power too.
- Most speedily off-the-mark with a working product? Joint first prize:Â adidas and MIO Link
- Most liked by other people but not so much by me? MIO Alpha 2.
- Most liked by me – the ‘everyone else is wrong award’? Microsoft Band 1
- Most why-haven’t you-made-one-yet? Suunto AMBIT3Â HR or AMBIT4.
- Most sued over? Fitbit.
Last Updated on 28 May 2026 by the5krunner
tfk is the founder and author of the5krunner, an independent endurance sports technology publication. With 20 years of hands-on testing of GPS watches and wearables, and competing in triathlons at an international age-group level, tfk provides in-depth expert analysis of fitness technology for serious athletes and endurance sport competitors. ID
