Table 1.
Descriptions and features of the ActiGraph accelerometer, and the Movband, Sqord, and Zamzee activity trackers.
| Device | Placement | Output | Features |
| ActiGraph GT3X+ (ActiGraph, LLC, Pensacola, FL) |
Above right hip; elastic belt | Vector Magnitude Counts from raw (30-Hz) tri-axial acceleration signal | No display; no user interface |
| Movband Model 2 (Movable, Inc Brecksville, OH) |
Dominant wrist | “Moves” based on tri-axial accelerometer and proprietary algorithm | Display screen; upload to website for tracking and group participation |
| Sqord (Sqord, Inc Durham, NC) |
Dominant wrist | Activity “Points” based on tri-axial accelerometer and proprietary algorithm | No display; upload to website (tracking, groups/social network, avatar, challenges) |
| Zamzee (Hope Lab, NPO, Redwood City, CA) |
Above right hip; elastic belt | Activity “Pointz” based on tri-axial accelerometer and proprietary algorithm | No display; upload to website (tracking, groups/social network, avatar, challenges) |