article_snippet: It may not have the slick design of Apple's Watch - or the extortionate price tag - but Microsoft is hoping Microsoft Band fitness tracker and watch will rival the likes of Fitbit as well as the Moto 360.
article_snippet: The wrist-worn device has 10 smart sensors inside Band and a colourful touchscreen.
article_snippet: The wrist-worn device (pictured left) works alongside a health app called Microsoft Health (shown on various devices)
article_snippet: It's not the best looking device, and by trying to cram in as many sensors as possible Microsoft appears to have forgotten that Microsoft needs to be worn for long periods of time.
article_snippet: Microsoft green light, which reveals when the heart rate is being tracked, is also too bright - especially during the night, and when wearing the heart rate to sleep the heart rate ended up bruising my arm.
article_snippet: However, the heart rate features more than make up for this shortcoming.
article_snippet: The only criticism of these sensors is that the pedometer, in particular, is a little sensitive and occasionally tracked single steps when driving in a car and hitting a pot hole or going over a speed bump.
article_snippet: This is even more impressive when you consider This is tracking heart rate constantly, and is used overnight during sleep.
article_snippet: This is almost half the price of Apple's Watch and $50 cheaper than the Moto 360 in the US and £30 cheaper than the Fitbit Surge in the UK.