..... is a wristwatch style but does not require a smart phone to see data such as steps,miles, time, calories burned, etc. DW currently has an old IPod that she clips on and it will track steps, miles walked, time, calories burned each time you reset it. She would dearly love to have a wristwatch style that does all this and maybe more such as heart rate, and maybe calories burned or steps walked each 24 hour period. Problem is she does not have a smart phone and needs something self contained.
She has been searching the internet but can't seem to come up with something that is guaranteed to work without a smart phone. She actually ordered a pair that made no reference to needing a smart phone. When they arrived they required an app but the only smart phone we have is mine and it is an older cheap Tracfone and the app would not load on it. So she had to return them.
I suppose if the fitness tracker needed an app, would the app work on a laptop computer? She just got a new laptop with Windows10 a couple of weeks ago. If the fitness tracker could work in conjunction with an app on a laptop that would probably work O.K. for her.
We were at Best Buy and they had different models including Garmin, but all seemed to require a smart phone. The in store help did not seem to know enough about them to say what if anything they will show you without a smart phone, nor did they know whether an app would work equally as well on a laptop. I am the first to admit we are not very tech savvy.
Anyone have something that would fit? Please let me know. I suppose price has a part in the decision but around $150 would not seem unreasonable as badly as she wants one.
She has been searching the internet but can't seem to come up with something that is guaranteed to work without a smart phone. She actually ordered a pair that made no reference to needing a smart phone. When they arrived they required an app but the only smart phone we have is mine and it is an older cheap Tracfone and the app would not load on it. So she had to return them.
I suppose if the fitness tracker needed an app, would the app work on a laptop computer? She just got a new laptop with Windows10 a couple of weeks ago. If the fitness tracker could work in conjunction with an app on a laptop that would probably work O.K. for her.
We were at Best Buy and they had different models including Garmin, but all seemed to require a smart phone. The in store help did not seem to know enough about them to say what if anything they will show you without a smart phone, nor did they know whether an app would work equally as well on a laptop. I am the first to admit we are not very tech savvy.
Anyone have something that would fit? Please let me know. I suppose price has a part in the decision but around $150 would not seem unreasonable as badly as she wants one.