Fitbit is back and better than ever with their new Fitbit Blaze smartwatch. The Blaze boasts a vibrant high-resolution touchscreen, sleep tracking, automatic exercise recognition and tracking, and more. We got to explore the ins and outs of the Blaze and here is what we found. The Look The Fitbit Blaze most resembles the Apple Watch in […]
CrossFitters and runners alike agree that next to coffee, music is what gives you that real boost you need to power through that last set or last mile. A good set of Bluetooth earphones is essential to a good workout, and the Jabra Sport Pulse comes out on top. It monitors your heartbeat through the […]
With their Activité line of fitness trackers, Withings has taken a very different sort of approach toward wrist-worn wearables. Rather than rely on LCD or e paper displays, Withings has instead built regular, stylish analog watches first, adding light fitness tracker functionality on top of that. The result is, in theory, ideal for anyone concerned […]
On the heels of their Blaze smartwatch, unveiled at CES 2016, Fitbit is announcing their second wearable of 2016 in the Alta. The Alta is light on new features, but that’s not the play here — Fitbit is trying to create a more fashion-forward wearable for its team of designers (and Tory Burch) to play […]
Last year, Timex became one of many traditional watchmakers to jump into wearable technology, releasing the Ironman One GPS+ in partnership with Qualcomm. That watch ended up being a tough sell — it was a standalone device that uploaded data to an app over a 4G connection, meaning it wasn’t a smartphone companion and couldn’t […]
Prospective and current owners of the Basis Peak fitness tracker have reason to get excited this week, as Basis has announced a new luxury model along with Apple HealthKit and Google Fit integration. As of this week, you can now purchase a limited edition titanium Basis Peak which, in addition to looking a lot classier […]
We’d be remiss if we wrapped up our CES 2015 coverage without mentioning one of our favorite wearables from the show, Tyia. It’s not just the sleek looks and premium materials that dazzle with this bracelet—Tyia takes a fun and stylish new take on notifications that makes it an intriguing prospect for the year to […]
A lot of wearable technology, particularly the new batches of smartclothes we’re seeing, gets its start in the world of athletics before moving on to the mainstream market. Well, I’m not sure if the technology in Vert is ever going to go mainstream, but for athletes, it should be a great new way to collect […]
There are so many fitness trackers now, I hesitate to make any statements with complete certainty because for all I know, there’s some plastic dreck being sold at a flea market somewhere for three bucks. But, I’ll say with a fair amount of confidence that at $12, the Pivotal Tracker 1 (previously the Life Tracker […]
The holidays are around the corner and fitness devices are going to sell like hotcakes. Luckily, Fitbit recently released one of the best fitness monitors out there: the Fitbit Charge Activity and Sleep Wristband. The Fitbit Charge combines the best features available on the market: all day comfort, a week long battery, built-in display with […]
Everyone else is doing it, so Microsoft following suit was just a matter of course. The inevitable Microsoft Band and Microsoft Health app are available today, as Microsoft rolls out its own fitness tracking platform. Microsoft Band is the fitness tracker, a thin black band with a touch display that looks like a shrunk-down Lumia, […]
Most new fitness trackers these days have heart rate monitoring capabilities, but so far, they’ve turned out to be more gimmicky than useful. A lot of trackers can only check your heart rate when you’ve stopped long enough to actually order your tracker to do so, so it’s hard to get an idea of how […]
Misift’s latest fitness tracker is looking to compete on price, and with a $50 price tag, it’s going to be a formidable opponents to a lot of budget-priced competitors. The Misfit Flash ditches the stylish metal body of the Misfit Shine for brightly colored plastic. Other than that, there’s not too much of a difference […]
Fitness trackers and their apps to a great job of logging data like steps taken. Logging meal data, on the other hand, has been more of a side dish, mostly because it’s not automatic and most people probably aren’t going to take the time to log every single thing they eat manually. But, new updates […]
The fashionista of the wearable tech world is getting a brand new color in time for the 4th of July. The Misfit Shine, a pendant that doubles as a fitness and sleep tracker (or vice versa) is getting a Coca-Cola Red paint job. So, first, let’s all take a moment to enjoy the irony of […]
Withings may have just shown everyone who is boss when it comes to smart timepieces. But first we need to give credit where it’s due – to that effect, Withings has been in the “smart” game for some time now. They were actually creating smart health devices before there was Fitbit and every other Joe […]
Need more choices when shopping for fitness trackers? Sure, why not? Here’s another one – a bright white wrist-worn tracker with a couple optional extras you might not find on some other fitness trackers.
For the month of May, Fitbit is selling their Fitbit Flex in bright red. A limited edition bright red version of something usually seems to mean a good cause is involved, and the red Flex is no different – Fitbit is working with the American Heart Association to support Go Red for Women, a movement […]
Given how expensive it can be to have even the most basic tests done at the doctor’s office, it’s always nice to see new ways to knock the basics out on your own. Few have made that work as simply and comprehensively as Wello, a new smartphone case that contains some pretty sophisticated sensors. This […]
Casio’s new STB-100 is a smartwatch fitness companion. It uses low energy wireless technology to access and send data to and from fitness apps on your iPhone via Bluetooth 4.0, as well as to control music, and let you know when you have calls or emails. The 4 main compatible fitness Apps on the app […]
