Sensewear

JD, Twice you said I was promoting a product. Let it be clear I'm not. Read the thread and I was responding to someone's question. If you buy from 24/hr or through Bodymedia, it makes no difference to me or the company. You and others have discovered the power of the device and that's the most important thing. Buying any technology today and as you know, something better will be out tomorrow. Sorry if took any offense to my post.

I apologize for any confusion that I've caused. Let me try and clear things up. Bodymedia is the manufacture of the bodybugg and supplies 24hr/Apex with the product. Bodymedia also manufactures a product called Sensewear-mini. It’s the next generation if you will of the old product that 24hr currently sells. It's sold mainly into a medical environment, but is available to purchase by anyone. I won't go into all the features & benefits, but its much lighter, smaller, measures sleep, & has a re-chargeable battery to name a few. It must be said however that 24hr/Apex is a strategic partner of Bodymedia. So one can assume that down the line (sooner than later) 24hr/Apex will have the smaller version, but still not the same product as Sensewear-mini from certain measuring capabilities, such as measuring sleep. So as your head is spinning, I'll throw one more thing out. There will be another armband coming out that will be geared for the masses called "Go Wear Fit". It'll be a scaled down version of the "mini", with basically the same functionality of the current bodybugg. Clear as mud?

You can also order direct from BodyMedia, albeit more expense, but a way better product and web portal, than the bodybugg and 24hrs.

Are you buying the bodybugg or Sensewear?

When sleeping you body obviously is burning calories. This is called BMR-Basal Metobolic Rate. The amount burned will be dependent on one's sex, weight, height and age. Since the bodybugg doesn't measure sleep, no algorithims are used. The bodybugg will strickly use an equation called the WHO (World Health Organization) to determine calories burned at sleep or at rest. Bottomline, everybody will burn calories differently when sleeping.

Fenton, The first thing I suggest when this occurs is simply move to a different part of your house when syncing. The frequency that the armband uses can be interfered with by electronic equipment such as a phone, router, etc. If that doesn't seem to help, try a hard sync. This is performed by holding all 4 buttons down at the same time. The screen will go blank, at which time push down on 'Hold' & 'View' at the same time. The screen will say 'HELLO' and prompt you to push your armband button and do so. That should sync the two devices. Remember to push the button on the armband "quickly". Never hold the button down for more than a couple of seconds, as this will cause the display to go blank. If that happens, just follow the directions for a hard sync. Good luck!

I'm new to this thread, but I want to offer any help or answers questions regarding your armbands. I actually work for the company the manufacturers the Bodybugg-Bodymedia, so I have a little insight:thumbup: Good luck to all in your weight-loss goals! Kevin