There are plenty of wearables out there that look, well, like a wearable. I much prefer an activity tracker or device to look like a piece of jewelry that I would pick out for myself and actually wear. Your money goes a lot further when you choose to spend it on something you will definitely […]
Wearables, be they fitness trackers or smartwatches, are supposed to help make us healthier. Some of them might be able to buzz you about an incoming email or let you boss the Google Assistant or Siri around, but fitness tracking is the one feature that can’t be done effectively with a phone. So, if it […]
I’ve got mixed feelings about wearables, and especially smartwatches. Anything worn is a very personal display of taste and style, and while wearables may or may not be useful depending on who you talk to, they all too rarely add style points (we’re usually happy if they just don’t take style points away). Part of […]
The excitement surrounding smart watches has drastically died off, with many companies throwing in the towel altogether on their wearables. Yet, ZTE has finally come out with their first smartwatch – the Android Wear 2.0 powered ZTE Quartz. The company has purposely waited to enter the smartwatch market late in the game, so that much […]
One thing I’ve learned over the years: good ideas usually don’t come at convenient times. Today, a new Kickstarter project is launching that promises to ensure no time is inconvenient. Senstone is a tiny, button-like wearable device that records audio with the press of a button. Rote stuff, but it’s the companion software that really […]
In a world’s first, Carnival Cruises wants all their guests to use a quarter-sized wearable device called the Ocean Medallion. This disc can be worn as jewelry, a key chain, a clip, or just in a pocket. It will serve as a micro-sized concierge during the Carnival experience coordinating everything from on-demand food and drinks […]
The Motiv Ring does everything a bulky fitness tracker does but instead of taking up real estate on your wrist as a smartwatch, it is a simple and comfortable ring made out of a feather-light titanium shell. It tracks your heart rate with an optical sensor, along with active heart rate, resting heart rate, distance, […]
It’s hard for smartwatches to be as useful as they can be when they’re tethered to phones. Hard as it can be to leave a smartphone behind these days, sometimes it makes sense — if you’re running, or maybe if the phone’s dead. Or, maybe you forget the phone and you just want a connected backup […]
It was way back in 2014 when Samsung first introduced the Gear Fit. Here in 2016, Samsung has finally followed it up with the Gear Fit2, a GPS fitness band with smartwatch features. The Fit2 comes with advanced fitness tracking, built-in GPS, heart rate monitoring, sleep monitoring, the ability to sync with Samsung’s S Health […]
Samsung is a little too cool for shows like Computex these days, but that didn’t stop them from revealing some new products this week. Samsung is releasing a set of new fitness-friendly wearables as an alternative to their usual smartwatches. The Gear Fit2 is a fitness band with built-in GPS, while the Gear IconX is […]
Looks like we won’t have to wait as long as we did with smartwatches to get fashionable connected shoes. Footmoov brought their kicks to CES 2016, and while the tech inside is nice, it takes a backseat to the stylishness and craftsmanship of the shoes themselves. Footmoov is an Italian company making connected shoes with […]
Last week, we took a look at a new smartwatch HP and Titan introduced in India. Called the JUXT, that watch combined an analog watch face with a small digital display set behind the hands for displaying messages, notifications, and fitness information. JUXT was meant as a luxury option for men, but today, HP is […]
The finger is the new prized real estate for this year’s technorati. You’re starting to see a batch of Pope-sized smart rings that you can wear proudly on your finger while you’re getting something useful done. One helps you shop, one helps you sleep, and one helps you stay in touch. While not exactly demure, […]
You’ll have to forgive Concepter for maybe not having the best pitch for their wearable, Soul — when I see ‘time tracker,’ I can’t help but think of a wearable gadget that has been around for, oh, a couple hundred years, give or take a few decades. But, Concepter has a different take on time […]
Given the considerable success Pebble has had with e Ink wearables, it’s a little surprising we’ve seen so few other companies go that route. That might change this year, as Withings has announced Go, a new fitness tracker with an e Ink display and an eight-month battery life. It’s not a fully-fledged smartwatch, but it […]
A solution to nausea that doesn’t involve pills that have side effects that are usually just as unwelcome as the nausea itself? That’s the dream for anyone who’s ever known morning or motion sickness, and it’s one that might come true next year if ReliefBand Technologies can deliver on its promises. Fresh off a successful […]
As opposed to smartwatches, we don’t usually expect our fitness trackers to be this fashionable, but we’re not complaining. Misfit has partnered up with BaubleBar to create some jewelry-like lockets for bracelets and necklaces bearing the Misfit Flash, and the only thing we’re liking more than the looks is the name of the new line. […]
With the holidays fast approaching, UNICEF has found a nice confluence of 2015 holiday gold — wearable technology and Star Wars — to help them get kids active in more ways than one. The UNICEF Kid Power Band is coming exclusively to Target, and while Star Wars might be the bait that hooks kids, there’s […]
The Misfit Shine, an early pioneer of the fashionable wearable, is getting a refresh this week. The Shine 2 is coming with improvements to both hardware and software, but still manages to shrink down the body — always a win when we’re talking about wearables. The Shine 2 won’t do much different, but will do […]
Apparently secret handshakes didn’t have enough layers of complexity for some. A new charm-type bracelet called Gemio is out to add a light show to those arcane series of fist bumps, slaps, facial gestures, and whatever else goes into the ritual these days. Gemio is a connected bracelet, but Apple Watch for teens (also known […]
It’s no secret that Jawbone has been dealing with some issues lately, but it’s good to see that their fitness trackers aren’t being neglected in the meantime. The premium UP3 and the low-cost UP2 are getting new designs for the fall season, including 10 new colors spread across both the UP2 and UP3, some with […]
