Ivan Jovin, Author at Gadgets & Wearables

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Move over Fitbit – make room for Sweatbit

January 28, 2016 Ivan Jovin 3 min read

There is no shortage of wearable gadgets designed to help you monitor your fitness. Devices such as Fitbit, can log your heart

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Garmin unveils the Approach S20 – a new wearable for golfers

January 26, 2016 Ivan Jovin Golf, Sports tracker 3 min read

Garmin has announced a new addition to its range of watches designed to help golfers perfect their game. The Approach S20 GPS

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Jawbone talks about ultimate goal: predicting and managing health conditions

January 26, 2016 Ivan Jovin 2 min read

Jawbone is one of the best known names in the health and fitness wearables market. The company considers itself as

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Images of upcoming Samsung Triathlon fitness tracker leaked

January 26, 2016 Ivan Jovin 1 min read

Leaked pictures have emerged of what is thought to be the Samsung SM-R150 activity tracker, also known as the Triathlon.

Fitbit trackers to be used in important health study

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Consumer Reports defends Fitbit accuracy despite lawsuit

January 25, 2016 Ivan Jovin 2 min read

Earlier this month, wearables company Fitbit, the leading brand of fitness trackers, was hit with a lawsuit that alleged that

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One in seven Brits now own a wearable device

January 21, 2016 Ivan Jovin Smartwatch 2 min read

New research from market intelligence agency Mintel finds that UK sales of wearable devices more than doubled over the past

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Real-time monitoring of your biochemistry — anytime, anywhere

January 19, 2016 Ivan Jovin Health tracker 3 min read

Biointegrated sensors for continuous tracking of body chemistry may make health and disease monitoring as easy as turning on your

Emotion tracking could change Hollywood forever

January 18, 2016 Ivan Jovin 3 min read

The Revenant is a 2015 American semi-biographical western film inspired by the experiences of frontiersman and fur trapper Hugh Glass.

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Fitness trackers trained to spot if you are cheating

January 13, 2016 Ivan Jovin 1 min read

Researchers in Chicago have come up with a way to train wearable devices to spot fake activity. Shaking your phone

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Mira adds to its range of fashionable wearables

January 8, 2016 Ivan Jovin 1 min read

Mira, a Chicago-based company, is a smart jewellery brand designed by women, for women. The company is working on redefining the

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Fitbit being sued over inaccurate heart rate tracking

January 8, 2016 Ivan Jovin 2 min read

Fitbit, the leading brand of fitness trackers is facing a class-action lawsuit after its heart-monitoring technology was called “wildly inaccurate” and

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Omron reveals new fitness watch that tracks blood pressure

January 6, 2016 Ivan Jovin Blood pressure monitor, Health tracker, Smartwatch 3 min read

High blood pressure – hypertension – increases the risk of a heart attack. One in three adults is affected but

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Withings takes on Jawbone and Misfit with new minimalist tracker

January 6, 2016 Ivan Jovin Health tracker, Smart thermometer 3 min read

Withings has launched a new tracker at CES 2016 that pairs it directly against Jawbone UP Move and Misfit Flash.

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Fitbit launches new wearable – the Fitbit Blaze

January 5, 2016 Ivan Jovin 3 min read

It’s 2016 and the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is about to get underway in Las Vegas. The event this year

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Polar launches its own smart scale

January 4, 2016 Ivan Jovin Health tracker, Smart scale 3 min read

After a couple of years of producing fitness trackers, Polar has turned up at CES 2016 with its first intelligent scale, the Polar Balance Connected Smart