Misfit Wearables today announced that its activity tracker, the Misfit Shine, will now be compatible with the Pebble Smartwatch. A new Misfit app, available in the Pebble app store, will let Shine users easily see their step count and other activity for the day via the Pebble watch.
According to the company, the Misfit app for Pebble will integrate with the Misfit iOS app, enabling users to set activity goals, track their progress, share their successes, and compete with friends.
The Misfit Shine is considered to be an affordable activity tracker, and is one of very few in that price range that's totally waterproof and safe for swimming. One major complaint about the device, however, is a lack of a display, making it hard to see details of activity throughout the day. A ring of lights outlines the round, coin-like device, and illuminate to show how close the user is to her activity goal by percent. That is, if the user is at the 50 percent mark, half of the circle lights up. To see any real detail requires looking at a smartphone screen.
To date, the Shine has been compatible with iOS and Android. Compatibility with the Pebble Smartwatch could seeing the data that the device collects much more user-friendly.
You can see more photos of the Pebble Steel Smartwatch in the slideshow above. For more advice about activity trackers, see our list of the best activity trackers for fitness and read how to choose a fitness tracker. Also see our list of the top 10 apps for the Pebble Smartwatch.