TomTom Spark 3: A fitness tracker that will never let you lose your way

1. TomTom Spark 3: A fitness tracker that will never let you lose your way GPS navigation, heart rate monitor, Bluetooth music playback set the device apart from peers

2. The third iteration of fitness tracker from the stable of satellite navigation expert TomTom, the Spark 3 is the latest entrant in the smart wearables market. Being a fitness tracker, the TomTom Spark 3 does not sync notifications or offer other attractions of a Smartwatch, but it has some features that make it one of the best fitness trackers in the market. The TomTom Spark 3 takes care of your daily activities and also throws in some extra goodies like sports tracking, GPS satellite navigation, compass for route exploration, efficient heart rate monitor, sleep monitoring and music playback capabilities via Bluetooth in-ear headphones that come bundled along with the device. Getting ready The TomTom Spark 3 features a touchpad that makes it easier and relatively quick to set up. Once the basic set-up is done, the device can be connected to the smartphone through a Bluetooth connection. Because the device is a standalone fitness tracker, there is no need to keep it connected with a smartphone. While connected with a smartphone, the fitness tracker syncs data with it and takes the ‘QuickGPS’ fix to help track the GPS location within 30 seconds. Design The TomTom Spark 3 sports a removeable device module that sticks well within the strap. The tracker has a rounded square display that sits in the middle of a thick bezel. Below the display, there is a rounded square area along with a bezel that acts as a four-way control pad to navigate the display. It, however, took us some time to figure out that the rounded square area is a design gimmick and actually has no role to play except supplementing the design of navigation key. Read more