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# Help me. I'm coveting Microsoft technology
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2014/10/microsoft-band-fitness-tracker-smartwatch/
- Published: 2014-10-30T23:25:19.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T16:23:45.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: fitness, health, microsoft, quantified self, smartwatches

![Microsoft Band Lifestyle M2](https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2014/10/Microsoft-Band_Lifestyle_M2.jpg?resize=960%2C640 "Microsoft-Band_Lifestyle_M2.jpg")

Wow. It’s not often I covet a Microsoft piece of hardware – but the Microsoft Band looks like a really nice bit of kit. It’s basically a souped up fitness tracker, that’s halfway to being a smartwatch – and it works with the iPhone (and Android and Windows Phone). The design is pretty neat, too:

![Microsoft Band Hero 2](https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2014/10/Microsoft-Band_Hero_2.jpg?resize=960%2C696 "Microsoft-Band_Hero_2.jpg")

I’m a real convert to fitness trackers. My Jawbone UP24 has helped me get my trouser size down to under a 38 for the first time since my mid-30s, and is helping me get more sleep too. This looks like a real step up from that – for not much more money. I’ve written [more about Microsoft Band](http://nextberlin.eu/2014/10/microsoft-band-boundary-smartphone-fitness-tracker/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) on the NEXT Berlin blog – but if that thing hits the UK shelves in the near future – and the reviews aren’t terrible – I’ll be sorely tempted.