Ivan Jovin, Author at Gadgets & Wearables

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Fitbit maintains lead in app usage while Under Armour gains market share

March 30, 2016 Ivan Jovin 1 min read

Various studies in the past have indicated that we tend to toss our fitness trackers into a drawer somewhere after

Merging fashion with fitness, ten activity trackers for women

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People love their fitness trackers – but not the apps

March 30, 2016 Ivan Jovin 2 min read

Fitness trackers? We like them. Apps? Not as much. It seems that many wearable technology makers are struggling to design good

The ‘wearable’ future of healthcare

March 29, 2016 Ivan Jovin 1 min read

Technology companies’ interests in health and fitness have sparked the creation of a wide range of wearable devices, from simple

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Can your smartwatch save you from a stroke? Scientists need your help.

March 28, 2016 Ivan Jovin Smartwatch 2 min read

Each year, more than 100,000 strokes are caused by an abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation. In atrial fibrillation, electrical conduction in

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Samsung tackles sport safety with concussion monitoring brainBAND

March 25, 2016 Ivan Jovin Sports tracker 2 min read

A new piece of wearable technology created by Samsung Australia promises to monitor head contact in sports in real-time. The aim is

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Pebble slashes 25% of its workforce amid growing competition

March 25, 2016 Ivan Jovin Smartwatch 1 min read

Pebble Technology Corporation, a smartwatch company that started before the introduction of the Apple Watch, announced it is laying off close

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How good are fitness trackers when it comes to counting calories?

March 23, 2016 Ivan Jovin 4 min read

You probably shouldn’t trust your wearable device to provide accurate statistics about how many calories you’re burning according to a new

Graphene patch uses sweat to control diabetes

March 22, 2016 Ivan Jovin 1 min read

Diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person’s blood sugar level to become too high. Globally, it is estimated that

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Food tracking wearable listens to what you eat

March 21, 2016 Ivan Jovin 2 min read

Now, even the sounds that you make while biting, grinding and swallowing could provide a clue to your caloric intake with the development

Picture gallery: The weird and the wonderful at the London Wearable Technology Show 2016

March 17, 2016 Ivan Jovin 3 min read

Gadgets & Wearables visited this year’s Wearable Technology Show at London’s ExCel to try out gadgets we might all be

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Startup brings medical grade heart rate monitoring to Apple Watch

March 17, 2016 Ivan Jovin 2 min read

A smartphone accessory company called AliveCor today unveiled the first medical-grade EKG band for the Apple Watch. The “Kardia Band”

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Fossil unveils 7 more stylish wearables

March 16, 2016 Ivan Jovin Smartwatch 3 min read

Back in January at CES 2016, Fossil announced that it would be popping out 100 new wearable devices this year.

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More sleep means less calories according to Jawbone data

March 14, 2016 Ivan Jovin 2 min read

We have written recently about Sleep Awareness Week. This is an annual event of the National Sleep Foundation which ran from March

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Survey shows wearable preferences of professional athletes

March 13, 2016 Ivan Jovin 2 min read

Athlete IQ, an online community of amateur and professional athletes, recently surveyed 763 athletes about their wearable fitness devices choices. The Voice

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Fossil announces Q Motion: a slim, cylindrical Misfit Ray lookalike

March 12, 2016 Ivan Jovin Smartwatch 1 min read

Q Motion is the latest to join Fossil’s Q line of wearables, which debuted last fall. This is a slim,