Testurteil: "4 out of 5"
Test: Einzeltest: TomTom Runner
Zitat: The good: + TomTom’s latest foray into wearable hardware is an impressive one: the TomTom Runner is easy on the eye, just 11.5mm thick, comfortable to wear and even waterproof up to a depth of 10 metres. While TomTom’s claim that you use just one button to control is a tad disingenuous - it’s effectively a directional pad, like you’d find on any console gamepad - it is easy to control, even while you’re legging it downhill. As a run tracker, it works perfectly. After set-up, it latches on to your GPS position quickly, tracks your distance, time, speed, calories burned and more. The clear screen gives you a visual guide to how you’re doing at a glance, and you can set it to vibrate for alerts if you like to listen to music on the go. You can easily log laps and intervals and set goals, and there’s also a heart rate monitor accessory (not included) which can be used with the Zones setting to tell you when your bpm is slowing down - it’s the Runner’s ability to egg you on we love as much as its data-logging skills. Pop the watch off the strap, drop it in the dock and you can then see all your data and analyse how you fared. The TomTom Runner works with both MapMyRun or Runkeeper - both are excellent, easy to use tools you should really consider using if you’re investing in the Runner.
The bad: - TomTom may have worked with Nike+ in the past, but if you’re still a fan of the latter, we’ve got bad news for you: the TomTom Runner isn´t compatible with the little tracker tucked into the sole of your shoe, or the Nike+ cloud service. That feels like an oversight, especially since TomTom’s own included MySports service is so barebones, and is a legitimate reason to consider the Nike+ Sportswatch still, two and a half years after launch. In an age of smartphones and low power Bluetooth, we were also disappointed to find that that the TomTom Runner doesn’t make better use of the options out there, and requires you to sync with your desktop every few days via the bundled dock - we’d have liked to see this happen wirelessly and automatically whenever you’re in range of your computer, as you can do with the new Fitbit Flex wristband for instance, or even your smartphone, since you’re likely to always have it with you. As such it’s an extra item on the gadget To Do list, and one that feels a tad unnecessary in 2013.
The TomTom Runner isn’t for any fitness fans who’ve invested in hardware before, like a watch, tracker or heart rate monitor. The chances are, you’re all set up, and nothing here will radically improve your workout. If you’ve just bought a pair of Asics and are just getting into running however, or you’ve been trying out an app on your phone, it might just be what you need: it works well with some of the top services on the web, and doubles up as a decent watch for when you’re planning on being a bit more sedentary too.