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At the end of the day the Up excels at encouraging good habits and a healthy lifestyle, but considering the competition we're not sure $130 is a compelling price.

Nothing the Up does is magic. It merely makes all of the tracking mechanisms people have long been doing easier, unified and just invisible. Almost everything about the bracelet is fantastic; just aces. But syncing and charging could use some work.

The new Jawbone Up is comfortable and durable, but iOS-only support means this gadget only makes sense for iPhone users.

I do enjoy the UP’s simplicity but the Fitbit, with its stair sensor and comprehensive online interface still keeps me coming back.

The newly revamped Jawbone UP tracks personal health and fitness very well in a stellar iPhone app, but it's not the best fitness tracker you can buy.

The Jawbone UP tracks personal health and fitness very thoroughly in a stellar mobile app for iOS and Android, but it's not the best fitness tracker we've tested. A few unique features do give it special appeal, though.

Should You Buy It? Despite its problems, the second generation UP is a much improved activity tracker. ... You'd think a company whose entire freaking product line is built around Bluetooth would stick a wireless chip into its activity tracker. Every other popular activity tracker syncs wirelessly.

This latest version of the Up addresses the issues with the original, while keeping the benefits of a solid device that gathers a good assortment of data. However, the lack of Bluetooth is a drawback.

In the end, it’s a solid mixture of life-logging tools and a good example of how wearables can cross over from the stuff of science-fiction to everyday life, but approachable enough for the mass market.

The Jawbone Up is an excellent motivational tool and has a couple of nice extra features, but its overpriced and the lack of wireless syncronising is a real downside.

As a serious tool for exercise, Up loses out to the GPS watches like those from Garmin and Polar, but as something to keep you motivated, we think it's a solid choice, and a lot cheaper too.

Comfortable and full of functionality, but not without its flaws. I think I’ll give this thing a chance!

Sure, the manual syncing is annoying, but I love its gorgeous design and colorful app. Most of all, I appreciate how it makes a simple statement — the future of technology isn’t just about what we’ve got in our pockets, it’s about what’s right up against our skin.

It looks good and it certainly seems to work as intended, but if you were hoping that the Up was something more than a pedometer in fancy dress, then you'll be disappointed.