Gizmodo

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Depending on the sport, different athletes rely on different exercises during their fitness routines and while fitness trackers have gotten smarter, they can generally only recognize a handful of motions like swimming, riding a bike, or running. Bosch has developed a new self-contained chip that can be taught to… Read more.

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The Verge

MARCH 9, 2021

Fitbit has introduced the third iteration of its Ace activity and sleep tracker for kids. The new animated clock faces — including a bunny, a cat, a Martian, and spaceship designs — change and grow as kids make progress toward their fitness goals. Fitbit Ace 3 tracker for kids. Image: Fitbit.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 9, 2021

This spring, Fitbit is instead rolling out an Ace 3, an affordable fitness tracker… Read more. However, if you were hoping for a tricked-out, Google-powered smartwatch, you’ll have to wait a bit longer.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 2, 2020

No wearable device, whether it’s a smartwatch, fitness tracker, or smart ring, is currently capable of diagnosing covid-19. That’s it, full stop. Read more.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 19, 2021

The Fitbit Luxe, the company’s newest and most expensive band, can best be described as: fitness tracker, but make it fashion. Read more.

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Gizmodo

MAY 11, 2020

From smartwatches and fitness trackers to Bluetooth rings and sleep-logging wristbands, if it’s technology you can wear, we’ve reviewed it. Whether you’re an Apple diehard or you stan for Android, these are the wearables you should buy. Read more.

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Gizmodo

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Since March, the longest I’ve gone without running is six days. As temperatures rose this summer, my pace slowed from an average of about 10 minutes per mile to 11-12 minutes a mile. It’s not because I became a worse runner overnight. You can actually calculate by how much heat and humidity slow you down. You… Read more.

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The Verge

JANUARY 11, 2021

OnePlus has announced its first fitness tracker, the OnePlus Band , featuring heart rate and blood oxygen saturation monitors, fitness and sleep tracking, and a battery life of up to two weeks. Source: OnePlus. It works with Android at launch but not iOS; OnePlus says compatibility with iPhones will be added later.

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Forrester IT

MAY 2, 2023

Amazon has announced that it will wind down its Halo product line and services, highlighting the challenges of generating profits and success in the fitness tracker market.

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Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

At $99.99 (plus a small monthly service fee for advanced features), the Halo Band sits closer to Fitbit’s fitness trackers (ranging from $99.95–$169.95) than the Apple Watch ($400-plus). It focuses on what consumers want most: tracking fitness-related activity, […].

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Fitness company Whoop has a new tracker that squishes five LEDs, four photodiodes, a pulse oximeter, skin temperature sensor, and more into a package that is 33 percent smaller than its predecessor — all while still offering five days of battery life.

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Gizmodo

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Alexa, show me a corporate pivot to fitness tracking. Read more.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 11, 2021

It's probably not as ground-breaking as OnePlus's phones once used to be, but the new OnePlus Band does bring with it a wealth of health-focused features and a tempting price tag. The company appears to have cherry-picked the best ideas from established rivals, such as a color OLED display, long.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 27, 2020

There are bad ideas, and then there is Amazon’s attempt to get into the health tracker market with a new health subscription service and accompanying tracker, Amazon Halo and Amazon Halo Band. Read more.

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Gizmodo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

I will be the first to say that not everything has to be a smartwatch. In fact, I am relieved that as smartwatches become more affordable, wearables makers haven’t completely forgotten about cheaper options for those of us who want a gadget to track steps without breaking the bank. What I can’t abide is just how boring … Read more.

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Gizmodo

JULY 20, 2020

There are two things you should understand about my dog, Daisy. First, she hates walking. She’ll get excited if you take out the leash, but it’s a farce. She just wants to pop out and then go immediately back inside. This is partly because she doesn’t understand that if you go all the way around a street block, you… Read more.

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Gizmodo

MAY 28, 2021

For the past few months, rumors about the next-gen AirPods have been pretty consistent—they’re going to have shorter stems and crib some design elements from the AirPods Pro. But a new Bloomberg report is finally giving us something fresh to chew on. When the next-gen AirPods Pro arrive sometime in 2022, they’ll… Read more.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2021

Amazon has announced a new feature for its Halo fitness-tracking gadget : Alexa integration. The Halo band is Amazon’s first fitness-focused product and it’s had a less than stellar reception since it was announced last fall. Aside from the standard fitness things of tracking your movement and sleep patterns, the $99.99

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IT Toolbox

JUNE 7, 2017

If you wear multiple fitness tracking accessories at once, at the end of the day you?ll ll inevitably be confused by the variation in your numbers.

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Gizmodo

JANUARY 19, 2021

I can’t figure out who, exactly, Amazon’s Halo Band is designed for. The screen-free band works in the background to track your activity and sleep, and it also has microphones to listen in on your conversations and analyze your tone. There is some appeal to a screen-free wearable that can cut down the distractions in… Read more.

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TechSpot

APRIL 27, 2023

The Halo Band was not all that compelling - it didn't even have a display - but additional products including a more traditional fitness tracker called Amazon Halo View. Amazon unveiled its Halo Band wearable in the summer of 2020, which represented the company's first foray into the health industry. Read Entire Article

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Read Lily Hay Newman take a look at the encryption protocols for the Internet of Things on Wired : Internet-connected gadgets like light bulbs and fitness trackers are notorious for poor security. But it’s also […].

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Forrester IT

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Forrester forecasts that smartwatch sales will surpass those of fitness trackers in 2020, with Apple Watch being the market leader. […]. Gillett, and Jeff Becker Google has announced that it will acquire Fitbit for $2.1 This acquisition will improve Google’s health and wellness offerings and makes it more competitive.

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Forrester IT

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Forrester forecasts that smartwatch sales will surpass those of fitness trackers in 2020, with Apple Watch being the market leader. Gillett, and Jeff Becker Alphabet has announced it will acquire Fitbit for $2.1 This acquisition will improve Alphabet’s health and wellness offerings and makes it more competitive. If […].

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Venture Beast

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Sentons has launched a sensor that can be used for virtual controls for wearables like glasses, earbuds, watches, and fitness trackers. Read More.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 25, 2021

Google-owned Fitbit has announced what it is describing as its most advanced health and fitness tracker to date.

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The Verge

JANUARY 4, 2022

Pet trackers have been around for ages , but Invoxia is looking to shake things up at CES 2022 with a new smart collar that can also monitor your dog’s vital signs. And of course, the smart collar also doubles as a GPS and activity tracker for your pooch. Image: Invoxia. Image: Invoxia. monthly subscription for GPS features.

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TechSpot

MAY 29, 2020

Fitness trackers, meanwhile, grew by 16.2 Notably, IDC said growth was disproportionately spread across various form factors of wearables. The earwear category grew an impressive 68.3 percent and accounted for 54.9 percent of the entire wearables market. percent during the same period.

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Tech Republic Security

JUNE 28, 2017

Fitness trackers, smart TVs, and children's toys are extremely vulnerable to cyberattacks, but consumers don't know how to protect them, according to a new report from BullGuard.

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Venture Beast

JULY 14, 2020

Google has offered not to use health data of fitness tracker company Fitbit to help it target ads in an attempt to address EU antitrust concerns. Read More.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 11, 2022

Food and Drug Administration granted clearance for a long-awaited algorithm to detect atrial fibrillation (AFib) in users through select Fitbit smartwatches and fitness trackers. Google announced today that the U.S. Read more.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

Information collected by online trackers is often shared with an extensive network of marketers, advertisers, and data brokers. Although this does not fit the traditional definition of a data breach, it essentially results in the same outcome—an entity and the use case the data was not intended for has access to it.

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Gizmodo

MAY 21, 2020

Fitbit owners wear their watches and fitness trackers day and night, which gives the company tons of data about their health. Fitbit is now launching a study to determine whether all of that data can be used to diagnose covid-19 before any noticeable symptoms—including fever and cough—even begin. Read more.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

There’s more to consider beyond specs and price Picking a fitness tracker is a deeply personal choice. The fitness tracker that everyone else raves about may not work for you and vice versa. That’s what makes buying a fitness tracker tricky. Why do you want a fitness tracker to begin with?

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Gizmodo

JULY 14, 2021

Wrist-based fitness trackers and smartwatches’ estimates for calorie burn can be off by as much as 40-80%. Estimating calorie counts is an imperfect science , especially when it comes to tracking how many you’ve burned during a given activity. However, engineers from Stanford claim they’ve created an inexpensive,… Read more.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 30, 2020

Like many fitness-first wearable companies, Polar’s strength has always been its in-depth metrics and platform. When it comes to style, Polar usually relies on that plain, sporty aesthetic, as it did with the M400 , M600 , A300 , and the A360 fitness tracker. Polar smartwatches aren’t exactly chic. But today it’s… Read more.

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Gizmodo

DECEMBER 15, 2020

You usually get one advanced feature, cheaper materials, a fuzzier display with big bezels, and a barebones companion app—basically, a fitness tracker in a smartwatch form factor. Generally speaking, budget smartwatches tend to keep things simple. The affordable Amazfit GTR 2, however, blows up that formula. Read more.

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