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Sportline Hydracoach-Intelligent Water Bottle (Blue) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Sportline
Category: Sports
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $23.95
You Save: $6.04 (20%)
New (4) from $23.95
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 9346
Color: Blue
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Legal Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
MPN: SP3906BL
Model: SP3906BL
UPC: 095121439068
EAN: 0095121439068
ASIN: B000O3Q6FG
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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| Features:
| • | Calculates your personal hydration needs | | • | Tracks your fluid consumption through the day | | • | Paces you to ensure hydration goals are met | | • | Motivates you to stay properly hydrated | | • | Enhanced strength and endurance |
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Product Description
The HydraCoach Intelligent Water Bottle is now available! Proper hydration is critical to the health and well being of all people regardless of age, sex or level of fitness. However, most individuals find it difficult to simply remember to drink fluids
Amazon.com Product Description
Known as the world's first interactive water bottle, the HydraCoach looks just like other water bottles, but with one notable difference--a built-in hydration monitor. This patented technology lets users program their own personal hydration needs into the integrated computer and track their daily water consumption sip by sip. It's the best possible way to achieve optimal hydration whether sitting at work or running on the treadmill. Among the measurable details are total amount consumed, total elapsed time since the computer started, average hourly and daily consumption, percent of daily goal, and total sips. And technophobes needn't fret, as all you have to do to calculate your personal hydration goal is enter your weight. Other features include a built-in clock and calendar, an easy-to-clean polycarbonate shell, a soft silicone mouth piece, and a finger ring. The blue HydraCoach is backed by a one-year warranty.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
Excellent if You Need Motivation September 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I wanted to write a review to hopefully help people decide whether to buy this or not. For some individuals, this will be the best thing they've bought and for others, it's totally unnecessary.
My husband recently purchased a Hydracoach because he has quit soda pop and would like additional motivation to drink water. He is what I would call a "gadget guy", meaning that anything electronic is very appealing to him. To him, this water bottle has made giving up soda much easier and he loves it. It is totally worth the money and then some.
I already drink a lot of water and don't care for unnecessary electronics. While I love watching him tote his bottle around, it seems like too much trouble to me. If I were to purchase it, I would probably use it for a day and then get sick of it.
The reason I gave it four stars is that if you are like my husband, you will love it.. you would probably give it 5 stars. However, if you are like me you would only give it 2 or 3 stars, but then again, if you are like me you might not even consider buying it.
I hope this helps.. overall a great purchase or a great gift for the right person. I'm glad they invented this.
neat toy September 1, 2008
I bought this as a gift for a family member. He uses it continuously, every day. It has reset spontaneously a few times, but it's a fairly rare occurrence. The logo painted on rubs off almost immediately, and it's awkward to get get used to drinking from the sipping straw. It is however, fairly easy to use the electronic features.
All that being said, it's pretty neat. It's a handy accessory for someone who needs or wants to monitor their water consumption.
 One of my best purchases in the past year August 19, 2008
I LOVE my hydracoach and I do not go anywhere without it. I even pack it in my suitcase for travels!
I saw a few negative reviews on this product and thought I would add my own opinion.
First off, I have not had a problem with the battery at all. I bought this water bottle about 10 months ago and it came with a battery in it. I have not had to replace the battery even once. In any event, the battery that it does use sells at my local Dollar Store at a price of two batteries for $1 so it's really cheap to replace the battery.
Yes, you need a little screw driver to unscrew the cap to insert and take out the battery but what other design could the company come up with to securely hold a battery in place and prevent water from going in the battery compartment? I also bought the little screwdriver set from my local dollar store so you don't need anything expensive to open the battery compartment. It's probably the same screwdriver you use to tighten the hinge in your eyeglasses if you have one.
As well, I don't think tightening the lid on the bottle makes it more difficult to suck out the water as one reviewer had said they did. It's easy to assemble and take apart if needed for cleaning.
I know some people may not like that it only holds 22 oz or about 500 mL, but that's the same as any regular water bottle. Your hydration goal could be 2-3 L depending on your weight so yes, you will have to refill the thing if you want to reach your goal. But honestly, do you really expect a company to sell a water bottle holding 2-3 L? That would be quite heavy to lug around in my opinion.
The only problem I had was that at one point it was not registering my usage. The took apart the tubing and blew into the tubing as well as washed it out. That did the trick and it was working again.
I can honestly say it makes me very aware of how much water I am drinking and this is really important for health reasons. I was definitely not drinking enough water prior to this purchase and it's one of the best things I have bought for myself in the past year. Every friend I have given this water bottle to has been thrilled with it. It makes a great gift.
i love it! August 17, 2008
i have never been friends with water. i could go without water for i dont know how long. i got this and that just changed. looking at that percentage just encourages me to drink more and more. the first battery didn't last long though. just a week or two and i had to change it. it's been fine since. this is a great buy!
 A Great Idea, But Somewhat Inconvenient and Ultimately Not Worth The Cost July 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My experience:
The Hydracoach is a great concept, but I don't think it's a very reliable piece of equipment. When you receive it you go through a very simple programming process, similar to setting a watch. You enter in your weight, the time and date, and your desired water intake per day. Then you start it and as you drink it'll track your progress towards your goal. Within the first two days I noticed that the LED would randomly reset itself...this would require me to go through the programming process again, as well as completely lose track of my water intake, thus entirely defeating the purpose and rendering it useless. I just reprogrammed it a few times and endured, but it continued to do this so I followed the return proceedure and shipped it back to the company at a cost of $7. Their return policy indicates that they pay for S&H on returns if it's for a defective product, however I was never reimbursed. They did send me a replacement within a week or so and it's been more stable than the original, but not without problems. The LED reset again within a month and the "low battery" icon started flashing. I found myself really disatisfied with the product at this point...considering that the LED is as simple as a wrist watch, and offers no backlight, the battery should last for at least a year or more. I had to replace the battery which cost about $3. The Hydracoach worked pretty reliably for about 4 months and just recently reset itself again with the "low battery" icon. I know this can't be the battery, so I re-programmed it and it's continued to work well since. I've come to the conclusion that this random reset is just an issue with the software and will just have to be put up with once in a while.
So here is the BAD:
- $29.99 for the product, $7 to ship the return, and $3 to replace the battery...I just paid $40 for a freaking water bottle. The product has ultimately been more of an inconvenience than it's worth, and I think it's way overpriced.
- The 22 oz. size, although convenient to hold and carry, is rather small for someone who has a hydration goal. You will easily chug a full one of these and it will therefore require several refills through the day to reach your goal.
- If the lid is screwed on too snug it will make sipping from the bottle nearly impossible. This isn't a negative as much as a note. It took me a while to figure out, but don't tighten the lid all the way in order to get maximum water flow.
- The software is unstable and will randomly crash which renders this as good as a plain plastic water bottle from time to time.
- Overall: It's simply not worth the money. If you can muster just a little extra motivation you can keep track of the amout of water you drink throughout the day without this, and honestly all you really need to do is approximate.
Now the GOOD:
+ I will say that when this was working properly it was really helpful in meeting my hydration goals.
+ Being able to see your water intake percentage throughout the day is really great for keeping you motivated and helping you pace your water intake.
+ I can see where it would be nice for someone who is on a very strict diet or has a required water intake due to doctor's orders, or a medical condition.
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