Hands on with the Garmin vivofit at CES 2014

Smart glasses and smart watches are not the only wearable tech making an appearance at CES 2014. Companies continue to try to help users improve their health through “fitness” bands. The Garmin vivofit is one such device. Similar to a watch, fitness bands like the vivofit are designed to be worn 24 hours a day as they continually collect data about the activities you are engaged in. The Garmin vivofit is capable of collecting information like number of steps walked per day, miles per day, calories burned, and even heart rate if connected to an appropriate heart rate monitor. Garmin has also added a feature that will display a red bar on the display if you have been sitting for too long.

Garmin’s take on a fitness band includes the “guts” which is the hardware part itself as well as a variety of interchangeable bands in different colors and sizes. Unlike similar devices from other manufacturers, the Garmin vivofit will work with both Android and iOS devices. It will also sync wirelessly with the online Garmin Connect web site to populate a dashboard of information to help users make healthier decisions based on the data that has been gathered.

The Garmin vivofit costs $129. You can check out our hands on video from our CES 2014 coverage below.

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