mio Archives - Gadgets & Wearables

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Best heart rate monitor: chest straps & arm bands for exercise

May 8, 2023August 4, 2023 Dusan Johnson Buying guide 21 min read

If you’re after a heart rate monitor, the choice is between a chest strap, wrist band watch or armband tracker.

Mio to launch a sports watch & biometric earbuds with real-time coaching

June 24, 2020December 7, 2020 Marko Maslakovic Leaks, Smartwatch 5 min read

Mio is working on a sports watch and biometric earbuds that will feature real-time coaching and advanced fitness metrics. The

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Aerobic and Anaerobic training with wearables, what you should know

March 13, 2020October 4, 2021 Dusan Johnson Smartwatch 4 min read

The way you train determines the results you’ll get. When we think of training, most of the time we think

Miopod is a chest strap that guides your performance intensity

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MioPOD is an armband that guides your performance intensity

October 17, 2019July 9, 2020 Marko Maslakovic 2 min read

MIO has launched MioPOD, a heart rate monitor that can be worn on the upper arm or forearm for advanced

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Mio Global is now PAI Health

December 19, 2017December 7, 2020 Marko Maslakovic 1 min read

Vancouver-based Mio Global is changing its name to PAI Health. The news follows its recent announcement that it is pulling

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Mio Global stops production of fitness trackers, will focus on software instead

November 17, 2017December 7, 2020 Ivan Jovin 1 min read

Vancouver-based Mio Global has announced it is pulling back from selling hardware. A pioneer in the wearable tech space, the

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Mio licenses its life extending PAI technology to Lenovo

August 22, 2017March 27, 2020 Marko Maslakovic 1 min read

Vancouver-based Mio Global has just announced a partnership with Lenovo. The collaboration will see Mio’s PAI technology integrated into new

Review: Mio SLICE, make sense of your personal heart rate data

August 19, 2017August 28, 2021 Marko Maslakovic Review 9 min read

Vancouver-based Mio Global has recently launched its new fitness tracker called Mio SLICE. The device, which was originally announced at

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Fitness trackers good at counting steps, but fall short when it comes to heart rate

April 11, 2017April 12, 2017 Ivan Jovin 3 min read

Your fitness tracker might be much better at counting steps than monitoring your heart rate according to a new study published

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CES 2017: Mio Slice replaces step count with new health metric

January 3, 2017March 26, 2020 Ivan Jovin CES 2017 2 min read

Vancouver-based Mio Global has finally launched its new fitness tracker called Mio Slice. The device, which was originally announced at last

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Apple Watch more accurate than Fitbit, says new study

October 13, 2016December 6, 2021 Marko Maslakovic 3 min read

It seems, not all fitness trackers are created equal when it comes to accuracy. A new study published in JAMA

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Activity tracker uses heart rate to personalize amount of exercise needed

September 3, 2016January 28, 2018 Marko Maslakovic 2 min read

Vancouver-based Mio Global has teamed up with a research team from the Cardiac Exercise Research Group (CERG) to present the science behind

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Review: Mio Alpha 2 – accurate heart rate tracking

September 21, 2015August 30, 2021 Marko Maslakovic Review 9 min read

When Mio came out with its first generation optical heart rate device for the wrist two years ago, it