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Here’s a quick 2-minute video of a test-ride I did with the mount where I explain the good and bad points. Unfortunately, it is only water resistant and not waterproof so in a heavy downpour you’d have to secure your phone elsewhere. I can see it lasting many years as it feels of a quality construction. The Armband that is supplied feels comfortable to wear and doesn’t shift around during exercise. Overall, it’s clear this is a device better suited to runners as opposed to cyclists.

The only way around this is if you mount the LiveView to your handlebars but the strap isn’t really suited for this job. I’ve dived into the settings but don’t see any option to extend this time. However, unless riding in the dark I found the brightness levels lacking. Then there’s a further 10 seconds at half brightness.

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You had to reach over with your one hand to turn on the screen, then put your hand back on the handlebar whilst raising the other hand to view the screen.Īll of this had to be done very rapidly as the screen is only at full brightness for 5 seconds. In practise, when riding a bike, this was very tough to do and required the hand coordination of a street juggler. The LiveView is more about relaying the information on the screen as opposed to controlling the phone. Surely it would be logical this would be possible from the LiveView? Unfortunately, not in this version. You are about to set off on a ride and your phone is nicely tucked away in the Fitness Pack pouch. What was really needed is a third physical button. The two edges on the left and right are touch sensitive and allow you to scroll through options. One that turns it on and one that activate the selection or turns the screen back on.

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The LiveView, which I’ve reviewed previously, operates via a Bluetooth connection with the Sony Ericsson (or for that matter most Android phones). The only other thing I could perhaps offer as a good extra feature in Sportypal Pro would be to show at what time the sun goes down so you can plan your training. It’s great to see the developers took the time to include these options.Īnother nice addition was the weather. It reads out stats such as your average speed and distance. The voice notifications stood out as a great feature. You can choose whether to post to Twitter and Facebook at the end as well as tweak the measurement system you use. The settings screen gives you plenty of options as you would expect.

You can easily switch between different activities and getting started is as simple as it should be. The Sportypal software, which is free, looks good and works well. Fortunately, once the painful setup is out the way things work much more smoothly. I’m fairly technically competent but the above section of the setup process took me hours rather than minutes. I type it in to the hidden box and it’s off to the races.

Thank god I studied a degree in Business and IT because I’d never find that option in the phone normally.

Okay, what now? Apparently I need to enter a voucher code.

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Apparently I need to now install Android Text To Speech.

Right, that’s surely everything – let’s go.

Logged in I search for LiveWare Manager.

With the new version of Android I have to re-login which isn’t easy for someone with weird characters in their password.

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I need to update the computer software – doing that now.Proceed to load software onto computer and try again.

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I now notice that it does actually say in the manual how to do this.

I attempt to do it on the phone – gets about 50% of the way through and quits.

They inform me I need a new version of the Android software.

Email the friendly chaps who sent the unit over for testing.

Okay, I need LiveWare manager which I can download from Android store.Right so all I have to do is Sync the Bluetooth device and off we go.Here’s how my first test of the Sony Ericsson Fitness Experience Pack went: Inside you get a arm band carrying case, the LiveView and a wrist band for attaching your LiveView somewhere you can see it. Taking that a step further is the Sony Ericsson Fitness Pack. With GPS technology having crept into all modern Android phones, a lot of people have woken up to find their phone makes a pretty damn good training companion. Then you can proudly announce “I ran 8 miles on Saturday” as all your friends feign interest. Trust me, as an Olympic gold medallist in procrastination I know.įortunately, one well known secret that is proven to motivate is keeping track of your progress. You like running, or cycling, or just generally doing things that burn off those 4 pints you had last Friday after work – it was a leaving do after all.