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Ask HN: Is there a fitness wristband that is hackable?

I'm looking for a wristband/watch/"thing on the arm" with GPS, heart monitor and pedometer(accel+gyro).

I looked at what is on the market, but sending my bio metrics to fitbit or garmin servers is not something I want to do.

Is there a fitness tracker band that is hackable in a sense that I can get the data out of it without proprietary software? I don't mind the firmware being closed source, as long as there is no LTE. I just want to sync and manage my data myself.

197 points kuon 9 years ago 118 comments

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