I’ve now had nine Jawbone UP bands, the last of which was of the “revised” 2.0 variety. Those following this saga know that an identified problem with the initial UP release involved battery issues seemingly linked to moisture getting into the band. The issue was undoubtedly aggravated by Jawbone advertising the UP as waterproof to [...]
It’s been about two weeks now since I received my updated Jawbone UP, and since I’ve covered my tribulations with the old version of the band over the course of the last year, it’s worth noting just what’s different in the new version of the UP. The Verge put up a review of the new [...]
Last month I reported on my last dead UP band, and that I sought yet another replacement. This was at a time when the one-year anniversary of the Jawbone UP was due, and I wondered what that meant for previous customers: Of course, the one-year anniversary is the ideal period to announce the new, re-engineered [...]
After weeks of use, our fourth Jawbone UP replacement band, and fifth UP overall, has finally died. We only reported on the death of our last UP band a little over a month ago, so the trend of late seems to be about one month of life per band. Battery life on our fifth band [...]
After receiving our fifth Jawbone UP, we decided to seriously look into the newest competitor in the self-monitoring gadget race: the Nike+ FuelBand. Unfortunately, as very new accessory on the market with a fair degree of demand, it wasn’t immediately available, so we had to wait several weeks before stock was replenished. In the meantime, [...]