It looks great, but I just got a Fitbit Charge and can't justify spending another 200.

antonioramir3z wrote: »

If you haven't seen it https://www.fitbit.com/blaze

Who will be getting one? I mean looks better than the Apple Watch

I hadn't heard anything about it...so, thanks for posting this. It does look very interesting...and better looking than the Apple watch. Unfortunately, I got turned off Fitbit and just got a new Garmin Vivofit2 so I really can't justify the expense...maybe next year.

I did a little reading about it today... It's not a competitor to the apple watch - it really does seem to be a pretty-looking device that hits somewhere between the charge hr and the surge in terms of functionality. That said, if I was to replace my flex, I might go for it (since previously what I would have upgraded to was the hr)

I think it's their effort to make the Charge HR or Surge less of an exercise device and more of a stylish watch that can be worn out in public. Unfortunately, as usually happens with these things, they failed utterly to appreciate that the majority of their market is women. This thing would look fine on a man's wrist but it's totally off for women's styles.

I'll stick to my recently purchased Charge HR. Maybe one day, one of these companies will actually hire some women in the design and executive teams to understand how to market to women.

The Apple Watch was most definitely marketed to men. When Apple realized it was losing money, it shifted gears and tried to get more women to buy them. But it's large, clunky and -- to be honest -- was marketed more as a tech device than a fashion item. If they'd made a women's face version with a bracelet band, they might have had better luck with the female demographic.

And no, the different coloured bands don't make the ChargeHR more stylish for women. They just make it an ugly band in different colours. It will never go well with a classy outfit or replace a bracelet watch.

(A lot of women I know are still using their Zip or One because it can be clipped somewhere hidden, like inside the bra. Wearing a rubberized band on the wrist is just never going to be in style.)

I'm a woman with a Surge. Yes, it's very big but I've worn it everyday for a year. Im the not into fashion type lol. The face has held up well. The band, though, is starting to look really bad...with pieces of the coating coming off. I like that the Blaze has interchangeable bands. I wish the Surge did as well. It's my only complaint. I got used to the size.

Meanwhile, I've worn a watch my entire life and I don't mind wearing one. But I have tiny wrists -- seriously, they're like 5" around, and even the "small" band size for the Charge HR is too big for me on the tightest setting -- so the size of the Surge or the Blaze would definitely take it out of the realm of possibility for me. The things are bigger than my wrist surface!

I think it would definitely be possible to make a classier, jewelry-looking smartwatch for women that would be small and stylish. The display on the watch face doesn't have to be enormous to contain the key information, which could be scrolled through anyway. You could make it look just like a regular watch, and pair it with a smartphone for more detailed information -- which is what most of us do anyway. I'd definitely buy something like that, if it existed. I like the Charge HR but I don't like how conspicuous it looks on my wrist.

ah was thinking of the surge but might just have to get this

Looks awesome but i could never wear it. My wrist are too tiny.My flex is a small on the tightest setting and it's still loose.