如今，健身乐队很自然地很受欢迎。它们为人们提供了很多选项来跟踪他们在一天中所做的事情。从最简单的单步计步器到最复杂的追踪一切的腕带，健身追踪器(fitness tracker)可以成为任何人追求更好健康的重要补充。Jawbone提供了几个具有不同功能的健身追踪器。(fitness tracker)我已经穿了UP3两个多星期了。它是否符合公司对“世界上最先进的跟踪器”的描述？让我们从一个想要使用高级追踪器但又不喜欢高级健身或任何东西的休闲用户的角度来寻找这个问题的答案(fitness or anything)像那样。我的评论是个人的，诚实的，带有一丝幽默。让我们开始看看Jawbone UP3能提供什么：
拆箱 Jawbone UP3
在Jawbone 网站(Jawbone website)上，您可以在此处查看(here)颜色和样式(color and style)的许多选项。当您单击每个彩色圆圈时，乐队的名称会出现在代表限量版型号的圆圈下方。我(Mine)的是黑色扭曲模型(Black Twist model)。
Jawbone UP3采用小巧时尚的白色包装盒，带塑料包装，无需打开包装盒即可看到表带。
盒子上面那个黑色的东西是什么？一个非常有用的丝带环(ribbon loop)，可以很容易地将盒子从其紧密的塑料包装(plastic wrapper)中滑出。盒子的侧面和背面提供了有关跟踪器的详细信息。不幸的是，亚马逊(Amazon)在我的背后贴了一个大标签，所以大部分信息都被掩盖了。
但是，这没什么大不了的，因为Jawbone 网站(Jawbone website)为您提供了几乎所有您需要的信息。正如我们将看到的，Jawbone希望您访问该网站以获取您的所有信息和说明。(information and instructions)
把塑料包装滑下来……
...在里面你会发现乐队、它的充电器，以及一个看起来像快速入门指南的东西，它只是指向15 种语言的Jawbone 网站的指针。(Jawbone website)
正如我所提到的，您将经常查看该网站。🙂
设置和充电
当您进入设置页面(setup page)时，首先您需要创建一个帐户，这需要您的姓名和电子邮件地址(name and email address)。然后，您将选择您的跟踪器。
从那里您可以获得设置说明。
Jawbone并没有强调，但#4，具有Wi-Fi 连接的(Wi-Fi connection)iOS 或 Android 设备(iOS or Android device)，比其他项目更重要。如果没有设备连接，您将无法使用此手环。基本上(Basically)，没有智能手机，没有Jawbone。
与大多数新的电子小玩意一样，您首先要为乐队充电。在这里，我们遇到了评论者最抱怨的一件事：那个充电器。它看起来像一根短的USB 电缆(USB cable)，具有误导性。它是一根短而坚硬的USB 电缆(USB cable)，末端带有磁铁。磁铁附在表带的内侧。在这里，您可以看到它捕捉到的微小触点。
充电器中的磁铁非常坚固，将其卡入触点很容易，但也很容易将其向后定位。与所有磁性连接一样，您必须确保极性正确，否则将无法正常工作。虽然磁铁会很高兴地将其自身向后连接，但如果将其侧向移动，您会感觉到带子排斥它，当然它不会那样充电。我首先发现了这一点。确保(Make)它以正确的方式连接，否则你注定要失败。
而且，正如我所提到的，电缆非常坚硬。Jawbone说如果需要你可以弯曲它，但在我看来，如果你经常这样做，它就会折断。这是我最初尝试充电的方法，将其插入我的联想笔记本电脑(Lenovo laptop)。
连接看起来不是很安全。我尝试将电缆再弯曲一点，但我只是不想继续这样做。我的解决方案是将笔记本电脑移到桌子边缘，然后将充电器挂在地板上。那行得通。充电器真的很硬，磁铁很结实，所以我不担心这样设置。
三个灯会循环，直到充电完成。Jawbone说它应该需要大约 60 到 90 分钟，但我的似乎在 45 到 60 分钟内充电。跟踪费用需要您检查应用程序。Jawbone表示，一次充电应该会持续大约一周。在需要充电之前，我(Mine)的已经运行了大约 5 天半，我发现除非你是一个痴迷的应用程序检查器(app checker)，否则乐队很容易在你不知道的情况下耗尽电量。你可以看到它的唯一方法是查看应用程序，并注意到(app and notice)右上角(right corner)代表乐队的小图形上有一个红色的小图标。幸运的是，UP3将保存数据直到再次充电，所以你不会丢失任何东西。
转到此评论的下一页，了解使用Jawbone UP3 健身(Jawbone UP3 fitness)追踪器的体验。
Reviewing the Jawbone UP3 - Is it really the most advanced fitness tracker?
Fitneѕs bands are quіte nаturally popular these days. They offer people a lot of options for keеping track of whаt they're doing in the coυrse of а day. From the simplest step-only pedometer to the moѕt sophisticated track-everything wristbands, a fitness trackеr can be a great addition to anyone's quest for bеtter health. Jawbone offers several fitness trackers with varying features. I've been wearing an UP3 for a little over two weeks now. Does it live up to the company's description as "The world's most advanced tracker?". Let's find the answer to this question from the perspective of a casuаl user who wants to use an advancеd tracker but it is not into аdvancеd fitness or anything like that. My review is personal, honest and with a touch of humor. Let's get startеd and see what the Jawbone UP3 has to offer:
Unboxing the Jawbone UP3
There are quite a few options available for color and style, which you can see here , on the Jawbone website. As you click on each of the colored circles, the name of the band appears below the circles representing the limited edition models. Mine is the Black Twist model.
The Jawbone UP3 comes in a small, stylish white box with a plastic wrapper, so you can see the band without opening the box.
What's that black thing on the top of the box? A very helpful ribbon loop that makes it easy to slide the box out of its tight plastic wrapper. The sides and back of the box give details about the tracker. Unfortunately Amazon slapped a big label over the back of mine, so most of that information got covered up.
However, this is no big deal because the Jawbone website gives you pretty much all the information you need. Jawbone expects you to go to the website to get all your information and instructions, as we'll see.
Slide the plastic wrapper off….
...and inside you will find the band, its charger, and what looks like a quick-start guide, which turns out to be just a pointer to the Jawbone website in 15 languages.
As I mentioned, you're going to be looking at the website a lot. 🙂
Setup and charging
When you go to the setup page, first you will need to create an account, which requires your name and email address. Then you'll pick your tracker.
And from there you get instructions for setting it up.
Jawbone doesn't emphasize it, but #4, the iOS or Android device with Wi-Fi connection, is even more essential than the other items. You cannot use this band without a device to connect it to. Basically, no smartphone, no Jawbone .
You start by charging the band, as with most new electronic gizmos. And here we run into one of the things reviewers have groused about the most: that charger. It looks like a short USB cable, which is misleading. It's a short, extremely stiff USB cable with a magnet on the end. The magnet attaches to the inside of the band. Here you can see the tiny contacts it snaps onto.
The magnet in the charger is very strong and snapping it onto the contacts is easy, but it's also easy to position it backwards. As with all magnetic connections, you have to get the polarity correct or it won't work. While the magnet will happily attach itself backwards, you can feel the band repelling it if you move it sideways, and of course it won't charge that way. I found that out first thing. Make sure it's connected the proper way or you're doomed.
And, as I mentioned, the cable is very stiff. Jawbone says you can bend it if you need to, but it seems to me that if you do that often enough, it will break. Here is how I tried to charge it at first, plugging it into my Lenovo laptop.
The connection did not look very secure. I tried bending the cable a little more, but I just didn't want to keep doing that. My solution was to move the laptop to the edge of its table and hang the charger off it over the floor. That worked. The charger is really stiff and the magnet was strong so I wasn't worried about setting it up this way.
The three lights will cycle until the charging is complete. Jawbone says it should take about 60 to 90 minutes, but mine seems to charge in about 45 to 60 minutes. Keeping track of the charge requires you to check the app. Jawbone says a charge should last about a week. Mine has run for about 5 and a half days before needing to be charged, and I have found that unless you're an obsessive app checker it's all too easy for the band to run out of power without your being aware of it. The only way you can see it, is to look at the app and notice that the little graphic representing the band in the upper right corner has a little red icon on it. Fortunately, the UP3 will save up the data till it's charged again, so you don't lose anything.
Go to the next page of this review to learn about the experience of using the Jawbone UP3 fitness tracker.
