LifeBeam Vi

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

4
Average:

1
Bad:

3

Pros:

Excellent audio quality, Helps you maintain a healthy step rate, Provides some motivation
Insightful training tip, Very encouraging advic, Comfortable fi, Supports voice commands

Cons:

Lots of bugs, Finicky positioning for the HRM, No training plans yet
Offers training only for running and cyclin, Limited coaching

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Last revision on November 27, 2018

Reviewers Liked

Excellent audio quality, Helps you maintain a healthy step rate, Provides some motivation
Insightful training tip, Very encouraging advic, Comfortable fi, Supports voice commands

Reviewers Didn't Like

Lots of bugs, Finicky positioning for the HRM, No training plans yet
Offers training only for running and cyclin, Limited coaching

Expert reviews and ratings

These fitness-tracking headphones may or may not be the future, but they’re certainly an interesting and often successful...

By Expert Reviews on May 22, 2018

The Lifebeam Vi is one of those rare products that genuinely makes your workouts more effective, especially if you're not a massively experienced runner. With its AI coaching and tracking combined in a well-designed earphone, it delivers timely coaching...

By Pocket-lint on January 23, 2018

Image 7 of 7Vi - Your Personal AI Trainer and Fitness Tracker in Bluetooth Headphones with Advanced In-Ear Heart Rate - Premium Sound by Harman Kardon; Made for Running, Walking, & Cycling£178.32 Buy nowI like Vi a lot, but I appreciate in some ways...

By Alphr on December 26, 2017

The Vi headphones are impressive in most departments. Sound quality is decent, its sensors are accurate, six-hours of active use battery life adequate and app interface user-friendly and simple. However, a couple of issues such as unreliable voice...

By Stuff on November 29, 2017

The LifeBEAM Vi is a seriously exciting concept but the delivery leaves something to be desired.Still, there's a lot of potential here and many of the issues could potentially be solved by software updates.Who's this for?LifeBEAM Vi should really be a...

By TechRadar on October 21, 2017

The promise of Vi is a good one: A human-sounding AI running coach, built directly into high-quality, bio-sensing earbuds that learn from you, adapt, and help you run faster, longer, and safer. The reality is a headset that sounds great, provides some...

By The Verge on August 31, 2017

Of all the virtual trainers I've tried, the Vi headphones have the most promise, but they've got a long way to go. When I first started using the headphones, I was pleasantly surprised by the peppy, encouraging voice, and the guidance to get me moving...

By Tom's Guide on July 25, 2017

Vi is a fitness coach with real personality, offering up helpful tips and guidance that will help you improve your workouts. When she's working well, it's an impressive hearable with some top-notch heart rate tech, but the voice detection is too uneven....

By wareable.com on May 23, 2017

There's real potential for what Lifebeam has done with the Vi, and it's a commendable effort for a first time out in the market. But they are expensive at over $300 (available at Sport Chek and Amazon.ca), and clearly lean towards runners. If you aren't...

By whatsyourtech.ca on November 23, 2017