Misfit Swarovski Shine

Activity crystal

Uzy
Useables
4 min readNov 4, 2016

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“Well crafted and well designed for everyday useage. Very comfortable and diverse. A stylish companion on your move.”

4.5/5 — Juicefull

A beautiful and very light weight activity tracker that hardly can be noticeable as a tech device created by Misfit. The device itself is camouflaged behind this shiny crystal.

Specifikations

  • MATERIAL: Anodized Aircraft-grade Aluminum and Swarovski Crystal
  • CHARGING: None
  • DISPLAY: LED
  • BATTERY: CR2025 coin cell( Up to 4 months)
  • WATERPROOF: Yes( IPx58 )

LED Lamps

Behind the cover of the crystal Misfit has integrated their led lamps that can be seen on double taping the crystal. The led lamps displays clock-time and precentage of your progress.

The image displays Misfit Shine 2, however the lights function are the same on Swarovski Shine.

Waterproof

Yes, this jewelry is waterproof, safe to wear during the shower and safe to go for a swim.

Battery

There is no need to charge and the app will remind you when to change battery, which is pretty easy and a specific tool is included to install the new one.

Tracking

When it comes to tracking activity the Misfit Swarovski is quite accurate and it automatically tracks walking, running, swimming and cycling.

The sleep tracking could be improved though it isn’t always accurate and sometimes starts a few hours earlier or later, but still decent enough.

Misfit Swarovski App

  • syncing with Bluetooth 4.0
  • Track your activity and sleep
  • Set goals
  • Compete with friends
  • Log food and weight
  • Customize your device to be a smart button to remotely: Take a picture or control your music

The App exist for both Android and iPhone as well as Windows phone. So far tried it out on iOS and on Android. There are actually to options of same App, one from Misfit and the other one from Swarovski.

Setup

The setup is rather straight forward and clear during the process. You have to create an account, add details about weight, height, bed time, wake-up time and set some goals. Only the the first time you sync your Crystal is it needed to place it on the screen. The Facebook login is not working though.

Syncing

Syncing is provided via Bluetooth and is not required to be turned on at all time. Not sure how long back-up space it has and never synced it less than once a day.

If you want your wearble to blink on text and call notification bluetooth is required at all time and phone maximum distance up to 10m. The notification blinkings are hard to notice and doesn’t come with a vibranation.

Have experienced some syncing trouble, when Crystal device is not discoverable by phone. To solve this you simply have to open and replace the battery and it will be fine and dany syncing again. It happens in every once in a while but is not crucial when syncing once a day. Usually the Crystal still shines even if it doesn’t sync.

App functions

If you mainly use the Misfit App you are able to change to regular Misfit App theme.

The start screen display your daily score and how long you are untill achieval. You are able to see activity, sleep and weight. In your daily activity it is even possible to see peeks tapping on the circle will reveal this. It is easy to follow up on weekly and monthly trend which are displayed in a graph.

In your userprofile you can see your avarage results. Fun to look at are the average section: Percentage of Marathons achieved, Precentage of Californian coastal line achieved and precentage of Moon circumference achieved. At any time you are able to change set goals.

Data storing

On iOS you are able to integrate with the iOS Health App which is good to collect your data externaly even if you should remove the Misfit App in the future. No problems with syncing so far.

Smart button

The smart button is activated by tripple tap and can only connect to camera shot or music play, stop, next or previous.

Accessories

One of the best features of this wearable is the variety of choice of how to wear it. The thin cut on the sides enables it to be attached and easily removed on different accessories.

Wear it as a watch, necklace or as a brouche using a clasp.

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