Vivonic Fitness Planner Mini Handheld

Vivonic Fitness Planner Mini Handheld
by Vivonic

List Price: $199.99
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Category: CE
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Digital product summary information

• Handheld with software designed to help you create a personalized fitness and nutrition program
• Access exercise and calorie tracking programs through the intuitive touch-screen interface
• Record your daily nutritional intake using the extensive foods database
• Pedometer logs miles running or walking
• Serial port for easy linking to PC

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Digital camera reviews of Vivonic Fitness Planner Mini Handheld

Digital camera Review: Can you say "Quality control issues"?
Summary: 1 Stars

So...

I called customer support (and sat on hold for 10 minutes of a non-800 long distance call before I even spoke to a rep). Did a hard reset over the phone. Nothing. Again. Nothing. Finally, rep said they'll send a new one out to me. How do I send the old one back, I asked. "Oh, we're not doing that anymore," says the rep. "We'll just send you a new one and you can toss the broken one." Get the impression that this is more than just an isolated incident?

So I'm getting a replacement device. Wonderful. And if THAT one fails, then what? Do they just keep sending me new ones every couple of days?

In the meantime, I'm back to paper and pen.

Here's some advice: For way less than what this device costs, you can pick up a discontinued Palm IIIxe from Staples.com. Get that, then order the Vivonic software for the Palm from. For LESS than the cost of the Vivonic handheld alone, you've not only got all the functionality of the Vivonic handheld device, but a Palm Pilot to boot.

Summary of Vivonic Fitness Planner Mini Handheld

The Fitness Planner allows you to access exercise and calorie tracking programs through the touch screen interface. It tracks your sets, repetitions, weights, and even seat settings (for machine-based exercises). You can also easily add your own foods into the database and view nutritional details of what you've eaten. The planner gives you weekly totals of calories consumed, grams of fat, sodium, and cholesterol. The built-in pedometer tracks your walking or running miles.

The Fitness Planner is designed for sports use with a rubber-wrapped sports grip and a belt clip. The unit runs on two AA batteries (not included) and comes with a belt clip, Vivonic PC software on CD-ROM, stylus, a serial cable connector, and a manual.