I have the predecessor and loved it, but it took an accidental trip through my washer and dryer and is now erratic, so I got this new device. The earlier one also has a softer fee, and was available in pretty colors. This is like the early Fords. You can have any color you want, as long as you want black. The new version is hard plastic. It does what it is supposed to do AFTER setup. If you want to use the lanyard occasionally, plan on a few extra minutes to attach it. Now, here are the details. The device has four setup buttons instead of two. Each setup screen doesn't remain displayed very long, so you have to be quick, or you get to start over. Setup too about half an hour as compared to a few minutes. Some of the parameter tolerances seem to have changed. I have a 21 inch stride, but the smallest I saw was 30. The step count appears to remain accurate, but I don't believe the distance traveled will be. I will check that out when I walk a known course. Then there is the lanyard. The previous version was smaller and had a little bar to use to loop the lanyard through. This one is longer, with no discernable benefit to the extra length. The lanyard bar has disappeared, but you get two VERY small holes on the back of the device to thread the lanyard through. Thread is the operative word. The threading portion is about as rigid as a piece of thread, and the holes are barely big enough to get the end into. It didn't want to come out the other way. I could see the end, so I finally used a pin to pull it out the other hole. If you have a vision problem, or fine motor control problems, you may have to wear the clip and thread the lanyard through the back of the clip. Please, OXO, bring back the older version. In addition to being easier to use, more fitting for smaller people's strides, and more compact, the feel aesthetic appeal are better. Newer is not better in this case.
