Activity trackers are nothing new, in fact, activity trackers for kids aren’t anything new either – but a tracker that allows parents to set chores and tasks for kids? That’s going to go gangbusters.
Garmin have all the knowledge and experience to create a fitness tracker for any purpose, so by channeling that energy into a device designed just for kids they’re onto a winner.
When we reviewed the Milo kids activity bands we were blown away by the interest, so rest assured these are going to be popular.
The Vivofit Junior has a one year battery life, and is designed for all day use, tracking steps, sleep and 60 minutes of “daily recommended activity”.
Parents can add all their kids to a single app, and the kids get some gamification through incentives to complete assigned tasks or hit goals.
Agree on a reward with the kids and set a target in the app!
Within the parental app, chores can be assigned, so set them alerts to do the dishes, or clean their rooms – all within the app. Chores can be daily or weekly, and can be time based too so set a two minute task to brush teeth and track it every day.
There’s so much more to it, and we can’t wait to try them out – You’ll find them from next week in Rebel Sport and A Mart stores, in black, and limited supply of the bright yellow cammo version – all colours will be available on the Rebel Sport website. The price? $129
Trev is a Technology Commentator, Dad, Speaker and Rev Head.
He produces and hosts several popular podcasts, EFTM, Two Blokes Talking Tech, Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars, The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, and the Private Feed. He is the resident tech expert for Triple M on radio across Australia, and is the resident Tech Expert on Channel 9’s Today Show and appears regularly on 9 News, A Current Affair and Sky News Early Edition.
Father of three, he is often found in his Man Cave.
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