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Manufacturer: Nike Part number: fuelband
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- Armed with a few tricks, the Nike FuelBand can be very effective as a motivator for casual exercise, but its limitations will leave serious athletes disappointed.
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CNET editors' review
Nike FuelBand price range: $260.00
- Reviewed by: Roger Cheng
- Edited by: Brian Bennett and Kent German
- Reviewed on: 03/26/2012
The good: As a fitness tracker, the Nike FuelBand offers a simple, attractive design that stays out of the way during most physical activities. Its pedometer tracks steps taken, calories burned, and a proprietary measurement of activity called Nike Fuel. The accompanying iOS app and Nike+ Web site offer great motivational tricks too.
The bad: The Nike Fuel score is worthless to anyone who doesn't have a Nike+ product, and isn't always accurate. There's no way to measure distance for specific runs, so it isn't useful for athletes or people who train regularly. At $149, it's also pricey for what it does.
The bottom line: Armed with a few tricks, the Nike FuelBand can be very effective as a motivator for casual exercise, but its limitations will leave serious athletes disappointed.
User reviews
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Makes working out fun.
by Jmacas429 on March 29, 2012
Pros: Many uses, tracks the entire day, no need to take off
Cons: no sleep mode, can't swim or bike with. No android app at this time.
Summary: I've had my fuelband for over a month and I love it. Using it has really helped me get in shape for my wedding. If I could wear it ...
Summary: I've had my fuelband for over a month and I love it. Using it has really helped me get in shape for my wedding. If I could wear it swimming or while on the bike it would be just even more amazing.
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Nike Fuelband....DON'T BUY ONE.
by dalundy1 on June 3, 2013
Pros: There are none!
Cons: They break...Nike won't give a refund because you bought it from Apple. Apple won't give a refund because it's a Nike product. I have had 3 gone bad in less than 6 months. It's JUNK and both companies are unprofessional!
Summary: Nike Fuelband....DON'T BUY ONE. I bought two Dec. 5th , paid $320 for both and as of today, June 3rd, we have exchanged the first one that went bad ...
Summary: Nike Fuelband....DON'T BUY ONE. I bought two Dec. 5th , paid $320 for both and as of today, June 3rd, we have exchanged the first one that went bad and now both the one we got in the exchange and the other one I originally bought has gone bad. 3 bands gone bad in less than 6 months! AJ, a "supervisor" at Nike says we can't refund your money because you bought it from Apple and William, a "supervisor" from Apple says it's a Nike product and we only have a 14 day return policy. What a racket! Just a way to rip off people. DON'T BUY THIS PRODUCT BECAUSE YOU WILL GET SCREWED LIKE I DID! JUNK...DON'T BUY IT! It's a rip-off!
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DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS ONE!!!
by trashqueen on April 9, 2013
Pros: Very comfortable, you forget you have it on. Relatively good looking and the watch aspect is a real advantage (for me anyway)
Cons: How can I gain almost 2500 fuelband points when driving in a car for 6 hours? I can reach my 3000 fuel points sitting doing paperwork and 3000 fuel points is supposed to be hard to get. Wore a fitbit and logged 10,978 steps, fuel band says 3145.
Summary: No help by customer support. They wanted a credit card before they would send a new one (not a good sign) I would expect better from Nike. I say go ...
Summary: No help by customer support. They wanted a credit card before they would send a new one (not a good sign) I would expect better from Nike. I say go with another company. I have always had great success with the fitbit (I just wanted a band rather than a clip on) and will go back to them. I bought my son in law the UP bracelet and he loves it. I am an android user so the Up band would not work for me. Read other reviews (I wish I had before I spent $158 on the darned thing) they all are saying the same thing. Not an accurate devise and NO customer service. By the way, I had only had my band a few weeks, well within the warranty period for most products, but since I bought it at a retail shop, rather than from their store or website, they would not help me.
SAVE YOUR MONEY!!! Get a different device but do your homework first. $158 down the drain. -
Good idea, bad execution
by dmt425 on April 4, 2013
Pros: Easy to use
Elegant design
Good mobile appCons: Inconsistent performance
Fails to sync
Multiple failure pointsSummary: I just returned my second Nike Fuel band in 90 days. I admit to liking the idea of the Fuel Band/Up/Fitbit/etc. a great deal. Somehow tracking activity ...
Summary: I just returned my second Nike Fuel band in 90 days. I admit to liking the idea of the Fuel Band/Up/Fitbit/etc. a great deal. Somehow tracking activity makes you want to do more. It makes me choose to walk more places rather than drive, it makes me conscious of my daily activity level which is not a bad thing. However, the Nike Fuelband has a long way to go. There are two fundamental issues that I experienced - inconsistency and failure. On the inconsistency side of things, it does not sync and reset on a daily basis consistently. There were numerous times (typically at least once or twice a week) that the Fuelband would not sync data correctly, making it look like I had very few Fuel points on one day and an enormous amount the next day. In addition I would wake up some days and it would not be reset to zero, it would have retained yesterday's points, or worse yet a portion of yesterday's points as my starting point for the day. On the failure side of things, as I said, I have had two Fuelbands and both failed after varying lengths of time. My failed, what I mean is that woke up one morning, unplugged it and put it on only to discover that it was dead, no battery. I would plug it back in to charge and the light would come up, but it would not achieve or maintain any battery charge whatsoever. The second i unplugged it, it would go dead again. No matter whether I left it plugged in to charge for an hour, a day or a week, nothing. This happened the first time after 3 days and the second time after about 10 weeks. It is worth noting that my usage of the Fuelband seems, to me, to have been very run-of-the-mill and not extreme in any way. I woke up every morning and put it one, at night I sync'ed, took it off and plugged it in. I never got it wet - not even a little bit. So I don't think the issues can be associated with challenging use circumstances. I have to give the Apple Store 5 Stars for their customer service policy. There was no question when I walked in the store both times to exchange or return. Of course we all know that they try all purchases electronically and were able to find my original purchase and previous exchange without requiring me to keep a paper copy of the receipt. I exchanged the first failed Fuelband and returned the second one for a refund. Nice job Apple. Nike on the other hand, I contacted them through their Facebook page to tell them of my experience, thinking that they would be interested in what I had to say. I got a polite "Sorry you were unhappy" response with no apparent desire to learn more or offer me anything to try and keep me as a customer. I am now off to buy the new Fitbit Flex, or the Jawbone Up or one of Nike's other competitors.
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Absolutely AMAZING!
by Kuka2013 on March 10, 2013
Pros: Basically everything
Very accurate
Great battery life
Sleek
StylishCons: No GPS.....
Summary: Don't listen to the people who give this bad reviews this is an amazing watch. I have the black one and absolutely love it not to mention so does ...
Summary: Don't listen to the people who give this bad reviews this is an amazing watch. I have the black one and absolutely love it not to mention so does everyone else.
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Do NOT buy this.
by ktshea on February 28, 2013
Pros: Fun gadget but lower your expectations. Works if you run or walk -- but not for long.
Cons: Doesn't measure activity other than running or walking. So it you lift weights, do yoga, row, erg, play a racquet sport -- forget it.
The really bad part is -- it is short lived. And when it breaks, Nike really doesn't support. I threw mine away. -
Might be a good motivator if I could get it to work.
by roho2453 on July 17, 2012
Pros: Unobtrusive watch
Cons: Set up took about two days (10 hours) and contacting customer support
did not resolve issue. Beware of error 52.
After eventual setup success, the upload would not work nor would Bluetooth sync. Another wasted 10 hoursSummary: Had I been paid for the wasted time, not to mention the frustration,it is not worth it!
Summary: Had I been paid for the wasted time, not to mention the frustration,it is not worth it!
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Does not track steps.
by Linda99999 on November 14, 2012
Pros: Good sizing.
Cons: Cannot be used to track steps in spite of Nike's promotion that counts every step.
Summary: After two days, returning this tomorrow. Per Nike with numerous phone calls/emails today: the "steps" are not meant to track workouts at the gym (they did not for me ...
Summary: After two days, returning this tomorrow. Per Nike with numerous phone calls/emails today: the "steps" are not meant to track workouts at the gym (they did not for me on either treadmill or elyptical). They also did not track my steps going up and down four flights of stairs because I was holding a purse in one hand and an armrail on the other. Nike claims the "steps" would be more approximate (in spite of their web promo that tracks every step) if I were moving my arms when walking. Certainly not what I'm looking for. Save your money if you want to track steps.
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Cheaply made, my skin knows the difference
by Rihavens on May 18, 2012
Pros: It was encouraging me to get fit, get moving.
Cons: NOT HYPOALLERGENIC. Not very accurate. First one was DOA.
Summary: The metal on this fuel band is nickel plated. It is not stainless steel. I cannot wear it because it gave my wrist a terrible rash. It seems like if ...
Summary: The metal on this fuel band is nickel plated. It is not stainless steel. I cannot wear it because it gave my wrist a terrible rash. It seems like if I am going to spend $150 on a glorified pedometer, it will be quality. Nike went cheap on the clasp, which tells me they went cheap on the whole thing.
My first one was DOA, but Nike was very helpful in replacing it.
The guy at the UPS store told me he had seen at least a dozen going back and questioned the quality.0 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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