Basis Peak

Basis Peak ($199) is the second-generation activity tracker from Intel-owned Basis Science. It automatically tracks your activities, shows the time, and pushes notifications from your phone.

A large display on the device automatically adjusts to be dark on light or light on dark, depending on the current lighting.

Notifications, such as text messages, appear on the Basis Peak.

The Basis Peak is available in white and matte black.

The device tracks not only steps, calorie burn, and activities, but also heart rate, sleep, and even skin temperature.

The Basis mobile app lets you see details of your day or activity history from an iOS or Android device. You can zoom in on these details, or press and hold any spot to see the exact numbers recorded at different times during the day.

Basis is one of the more advanced fitness bands for sleep-tracking because it records light, deep, and REM sleep cycles, using your heart rate and galvanic skin response to determine when your body is in the different stages.

In the Web dashboard, you can view a graph that plots all your stats; or you can hide certain stats and show only the ones you want.

Part of the methodology of Basis is that it uses habits in addition to daily goals. So instead of just trying to hit a certain number of steps every day, Basis helps you challenge yourself to meet your goals with consistency.

The revamped mobile app for Basis lets you easily get at your watch's settings to change how the time or date displays.

The mobile app menu gives you an overview of what you'll find in the rest of the app.