Marko Maslakovic, Author at Gadgets & Wearables

Your boss wants you to wear a fitness tracker

August 25, 2016 Marko Maslakovic 3 min read

The benefits of fitness and sleep trackers are being promoted by employers, with many organisations using wearables to maintain and

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Amazfit: Taking fashion forward wearable tech up a notch

August 23, 2016 Marko Maslakovic 2 min read

Amazfit, a US based wearable tech company, today introduced its first ceramic-based activity tracker by the same name. This stylish, slim and

Topshop announces winner of its wearable tech competition

August 23, 2016 Marko Maslakovic 1 min read

Topshop, the British multinational fashion retailer of clothing, shoes, makeup and accessories, has revealed the winner of its Top Pitch competition.

Taking activity tracking to the next level, real time fitness coaching

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Interview: Beast Sensor chooses weight that maximises your results

August 23, 2016 Marko Maslakovic Sports tracker, Weightlifting 4 min read

While most activity trackers are aimed at tracking steps, distance and calories, a limited few have been designed to make

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Ditto: a simple device that makes sure you don’t miss important calls

August 20, 2016 Marko Maslakovic 2 min read

Smartphones do many things. But it’s easy to become a slave to them. Ditto is a wearable that aims to lessen

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Wearable tech trial to help prevent type 2 diabetes

August 19, 2016 Marko Maslakovic Health tracker 1 min read

King’s Health Partners and an innovative technology company called Buddi, have combined forces to help prevent type 2 diabetes. The collaboration is launching

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VERT: measure your jump with US volleyball team official wearable for 2016 Olympics

August 12, 2016 Marko Maslakovic Basketball, Sports tracker 3 min read

VERT is an innovative new device addressing a rather unique niche market. The wearable tracks and shares real-time stats on your

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Global pet wearable market to reach $2.4 billion by 2022

August 11, 2016 Marko Maslakovic Pet tracker 1 min read

Parallel to growth of the mainstream wearables market, we’ve seen the rise of the global market for pet wearables. From

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Fossil’s new Android Wear smartwatches up for pre-order

August 10, 2016 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 2 min read

At the start of this year, Fossil announced that it would release 100 new wearable devices this year. We’ve seen a number

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Wilson brings us the world’s first smart football

August 10, 2016 Marko Maslakovic Football/Soccer, Sports tracker 2 min read

Wilson, the sporting goods giant, is embracing technology. The company brought us the connected smart basketball in 2015. This year,

Review: Beast Sensor – take the guesswork out of your lifting

August 8, 2016 Marko Maslakovic Sports tracker, Weightlifting 14 min read

While there are plenty of activity trackers to choose from if you are interested in tracking steps, distance and

Review: Heal Force 180-B Easy Handheld Portable ECG Monitor

August 6, 2016 Marko Maslakovic Health tracker, Review 6 min read

ECG recorders are no longer the large, bulky, expensive devices they once were. There are many types of home monitors

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Fitbit’s R&D spending reaches new high as company prepares new products

August 4, 2016 Marko Maslakovic 1 min read

Fitbit’s investment in R&D (research and development) has started to reap benefits. The company’s stock price jumped 7% minutes after releasing second