Marko Maslakovic, Author at Gadgets & Wearables

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Garmin tracker data exposes marathon cheat

February 24, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 1 min read

A Huffington Post and Buzzfeed food blogger has been disqualified from the Fort Lauderdale Half Marathon after data from her fitness tracker

Ruawalk: your music guided walking coach

February 23, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Crowdfunding, Wearables 2 min read

Most fitness trackers can tell us a number of things about how we walk, after we walk. Ruawalk is a new

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Garmin enjoy’s 10% revenue bump as Fitbit posts its first ever quarterly loss

February 23, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 2 min read

Garmin’s Q4 results came in much better than expected. The company on Wednesday reported a 10% boost in revenue, and the

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The world’s first Braille smartwatch set to hit the shelves in March

February 22, 2017 Marko Maslakovic 1 min read

After three years of ups and downs, the Dot Watch Braille Smartwatch will finally begin shipping next month. Created for the

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Are smart glasses are poised for a comeback?

February 22, 2017 Marko Maslakovic 2 min read

Don’t write off the smart glass concept just yet. According to new data from Juniper Research, over the next five

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Swim trackers are good enough for recreational use, but not for serious swimmers

February 21, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Swimming 2 min read

When it comes to buying the right fitness tracker, the characteristic of water-resistance can often be a deciding factor. If

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Upright Go: posture training on the move

February 20, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Health tracker, Posture 1 min read

Upright is returning to Kickstarter in a few weeks time to raise funds for its second generation posture trainer. As the name implies,

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Wearables in the fight against dementia

February 18, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Health tracker 1 min read

Researchers at the Boston University are developing wearable devices that look for clues of early dementia and Alzheimer’s. They hope their three-year research

Yunmai 2 Smart Scale: track all your body’s stats

February 16, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Crowdfunding, Health tracker, Smart scale 3 min read

Smart scales connect wirelessly to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Step on one of these and your weight data will find

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Fossil shares tank on concerns about wearables business

February 16, 2017 Marko Maslakovic 1 min read

Shares of Fossil fell nearly 20% on Wednesday to an eight-year low, after the company reported lower than expected fourth-quarter earnings

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IBM’s hub for wearables is a step towards personalized medicine

February 15, 2017 Marko Maslakovic 1 min read

The Cognitive Hypervisor is one of several exciting projects within the IBM Research Frontiers Institute. Developed as a hub for

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Huawei Watch 2 teased in photo, set to launch at MWC 2017

February 14, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 1 min read

With less than two weeks to go, we expect to see a lot of new products at Mobile World Congress

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The Echo Wearable knows what’s going on inside your bloodstream

February 14, 2017 Marko Maslakovic 2 min read

Echo Labs, a small startup from the Stanford-affiliated Start X incubator, may be among the first to take health monitoring to the next level.

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Adidas shuts down miCoach, goes with Runtastic instead

February 12, 2017 Marko Maslakovic 1 min read

Adidas bought the digital health & fitness platform Runtastic back in 2015. Since then, the sports giant has been hard at

Atari Gameband: the first smartwatch for gamers

February 11, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Crowdfunding, Smartwatch, Wearables 2 min read

Just when we thought we’ve seen it all, a campaign on Kickstarter is raising funds for a smartwatch that lets