Wearable tech..what ya got 'an what ya think

I have the Fitbit One.

To be honest, within about 2 weeks I was ready to return it. I'd heard people saying how motivating it was, that it made them work harder to get to that magical 10K steps a day. For me? Not so much. Which is strange because I tend to be fairly competitive and have been known to stay up into the wee hours of the morning to beat my own score in some video games.

But I stuck it out and I've found it to be useful.

I don't use it to get my TDEE or to count calories, I don't eat back my exercise calories, so I don't link it to MFP.

What it does do for me is keep me mindful, and that's huge for me. I don't get obsessive about reaching the magical 10K steps number but if I get lazy and don't want to go the the gym I check in with the Fitbit and if I've gone 8K steps I feel like I can take a day off. But if I've only gone 5K steps then I need to get my butt to the gym.

So, for me, it's not so much as a motivator but way to keep track of my daily activity level.

I use a Polar FT4 heart rate monitor when I do intentional cardio exercise, and I also use a simple iPhone app as a pedometer.

I am currently using the Fitbit one. (started out with the original but ti broke then got an ultra and it broke) but customer service was great

I like the one it keeps me motivated and i like being able to see how active my friends are, the size is way better than your $10 pedometer at target, and it syncs with my phone and MFP.

I also use a 60beat blue HRM and have my Fitbit and HRM linked to digifit and it does all the calculating for me

I also use the sleep monitoring

I have a Fitbit One. It doesn't motivate me. It's only benefit for me is to keep track of my mobility. When it tells me that I'm almost there, that I only have 900 steps to go to reach my goal, I don't get up and do those 900 steps. I just want to know where I'm at. It keeps me accountable. Would I buy it again? Nope.
I have a Polar RS 100 HRM. It's much more useful to me than the Fitbit.

I have a polar watch.. Absolutely adore it. Great for measuring my heart rate and gives me a
More accurate idea of my calories burnt. Plus because it looks cool it encourages me to work out
More often. :-) very happy with it, just wish there was
A way to sync MFP and older models of the polar watches together! Haha

I use Endomondo Pro on my iPhone 4s, and a Timex T5G971 'Personal Fitness Trainer' HRM.

I really like the Endomondo app, it tracks all the nerd-metrics I want. I really like the idea of the built-in training plan even though don't actually use it.
I kind of like that it's synched with MFP, but since my HRM is standalone, I have to run, then stop the workout, then go inside to the internet and edit the workout from the website to input the watch-recorded AVG HR and Max HR. By that time, Endomondo has already uploaded the calories to MFP. For some reason, when I input the HR data into Endomondo it increases the calorie estimation by typically 20% or more. Since I'm a big boy and can decide for myself how much of the calories to eat back, I'd rather the counts be accurate by waiting for me to 'release' the data from Endomondo to MFP. Ormaybe a simpler edit mode accessible from the App.
It's pretty frustrating for Endomondo to estimate 500 cals burned, then jump to 650+ when I tell it my avg HR was 170, and then my actual HRM saying I burned 700.

Which brings me to the HRM.
It's a cheap one I got from Amazon, on sale for like $30, normally $70(?)
It can be a little finicky to get paired up, particularly if the chest strap isn't wet. Licking it isn't usually enough, I gotta run it under the faucet, and it's usually stuck at either 50 or 63 BPM for about the first 30-60 seconds of my run, but it sorts it self out and reads normally pretty soon.
I do like that the watch has:
a clock, with date, and can be accessed during a workout with a single button-press
an indiglo backlight

it records and keeps on record the last workout stats:
Total time recording HR
Time spent in a user-defined HR zone
avg HR from workout
Max HR achieved during workout
Calories burned
It has a function that will track HR 'recovery' where you push the button and measures how much your HR slowed in 60 sec.

The set-up parameters are kind of overly simple, which I'm not thrilled with:
weight (lb or kg)
known max HR
Lower tng zone
Upper tng zone
show HR in actual BPM, or % of known max
beep when out of target zone or silent.

sadly, it doesn't ask age or gender, so I think cal count may be inaccurate in some cases.

The setup works alright for me. I wanted a bluetooth HRM that would track HR on my phone and integrate it into Endomondo, but I never pulled the trigger due to price, availability, and other factors. at least this way if I stop using a HRM or it breaks, I'm out like $29.

I have a Jawbone UP band, which seems to have a bad rep. But, from my goal of looking at my fitness and wellness from a holistic perspective, it's really helpful, and I can look at trends between mood, sleep, food, and exercise - which has allowed me to realize how much it does to my body when I splurge on something really sugary (it really affects both my food cravings and my mood the next day!). I like that it lets me count steps, and I can import weight training and cardio into it. Also, it's really minimalist, so I wear it 24/7 - the bigger ones would just not work well for me.

As of right now... I'm just using my Galaxy S3 as my little helper for everything - I do, as you mentioned in your first post, have my Endomondo account linked to this one. While the accuracy on calories burned isn't necessarily that great from what i'm seeing a lot of people say, the fact that it tracks everything pretty perfectly otherwise, puts it on here for me, and lets me sign up for separate challenges and the like. I also like the fact it lets me post everything to my Facebook.

Not sure if i'm going to get a HRM, but if anything, i'd be getting one with a chest strap.

I have the Body Media Fit Link....I love it! The best (different) feature is that it tracks sleep efficiency, which I have a problem with. I can see the days that I don't lose and feel SLUG-LIKE are the days where I don't get good sleep. I have it linked to MFP and love the ease. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

I started out with a fitbit one. I liked it because it told me the steps, calories, miles etc... by day they also have an amazing website for friend based support. then I sweat to much and it broke.
I got the nike fuelband, it is cool, you wear it on your wrist... it looks like a police tracking device though... I didn't worry about losing it. now it doesn't hold its charge.
I have moved to the TOMTOM gps watch. It is cool, tells me miles, average pace and total time, it also has a ghost race feature against yourself and history or predetermined times. It is for runners.

You need to think about what you want the fitness band for... is it to track activity, then fitbit or nike fuel are good but you could just use a app, though you would have to carry your cell phone around with you. I also found that the apps I used didn't seem accurate with my samsung galaxy s4 active and it is a big phone to lug around while doing fitness.
if you work out on a treadmill or eliptical make sure the item you are using is capable of tracking distance while "standing still" as you are on a rotating belt.
Good luck in your search.

I love my Polar FT4. It keeps accurate readings for my purposes. It will beep to let you know if you are within your "zone". It provides the average heart rate and your maximum during the workout. I cannot link it to my Android as far as I know.