(5/10*) Watch came in and was easy to setup on the app and fit well on my wrist. I've already purchased a second device for my sister, and after seeing mine, a friend has bought one as well. Whether or not I look good with wearable tech on each wrist is more debatable, haha.īottom line: I'm annoyed about and disappointed in some aspects of this product, but I've been up since 7:00 this morning, and I am posting here instead of Facebook.
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On the bright side, after a little trial and error, I like it, and it looks good with my matching silver Milanese band for my Fitbit. Once I figured out the magnetic clip that holds the device in the band it was easy, but while figuring it out I felt like I was going to break it.
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Hopefully the documentation with the new ones is better.Įxcept for the product pictures, I can't find any instructions on how to use the Milanese band, which is the only one that came with my Pavlok, despite the picture on the packaging showing the plastic/rubber band. I purchased mine through Amazon, and Pavlok customer service told me that the packaging material I received with mine was out of date. Thankfully, a simple reminder vibration is enough to discourage me from playing with my hair, so I'm not getting zapped all day long.Īnother concern is that at this time, the company is completely sold out, so I don't know where Amazon is getting their stock. So I have to go into the app and adjust settings multiple times a day to discourage playing with my hair while working. It also catches about half the time I try to eat, brush my teeth, or hug someone. I wanted to stop playing with my hair, but it only catches about half the time my hand reaches for my head. The hand detection for smoking/nail biting/mindless eating is very hit or miss. Then again, jumping jacks probably disturb partners too, but I'm still disappointed. There is also a rather loud tone that plays along with the jumping jacks which I can't find any mention of anywhere except in conversations with other users, which rather defeats the purpose of having a silent alarm that won't disturb a partner. I still can't get the jumping jacks to work as a way of turning off the alarm, which is the primary reason I bought this device. I expect that the support will continue to improve over time, but for right now, it's quite lacking. I also encountered a LOT of dissatisfied customers. I got better support from other customers on the Facebook page.
Customer service took a long time to answer my questions compared to other companies, and they didn't provide nearly enough detail. Now the negative: I don't feel like there's nearly enough support or documentation for a device that actually shocks you with electricity. I've gained a ton of productive time in just the few days I've had this product, and I look forward to using it for more and more things in my life. It was crazy how quickly my habit of endlessly scrolling through Facebook was broken. I've set up the Chrome extension to zap me at just 20% when I open social media sites during working/sleeping hours, and used Tasker and IFTTT to do the same on my phone. It definitely is! Somehow, even my sleepy brain knows the shock is following this vibration, and I'm wide awake. I also have a Fitbit with a vibration alarm, but I never have any memory of turning it off, so I didn't expect the vibration to be enough.
So I set an alarm for a 30% shock to go off in the morning, thirty seconds after a vibration warning. 10% I can't feel, 20% I can feel, 30% I don't like (but it doesn't hurt, it's just unpleasant). With the Shock Clock, I gave myself a few test zaps when I first received the package. My sleepy brain always says "five more minutes," and I'm instantly back asleep. Even if it wakes me up, I instantly fall back asleep, usually with no memory of being woken up before. No matter what kind of alarm I have, I don't wake up. I've tried super loud alarms, wearable alarms, alarms across the room, alarms that roll away, alarms that require shaking/math/QR codes, phone calls.
I've had trouble waking up for most of my life. If I could break this down into more specific ratings, I'd give five stars for concept, three stars for implementation, two stars for support.
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