I just went for my first run with my pebble watch (kept my fuelband on at the same time) - the pebble watch was synced with Run Keeper and shows much more useful data - pace, distance, etc. much like the Nike running watch I tried once before. But as far as steps or other data throughout the entire day, no the pebble watch doesn't do that and I certainly wouldn't wear the pebble watch during basketball or other contact sports. For that reason I'm going to keep my fuelband for now. The notifications are amazing already and I've only been wearing it for a few hours. I anticipate an iWatch next year that will hopefully look stylish and replace both the fuelband and the pebble and I'll be set. I hope that helps answer your questions.