Fitbit maintains lead in app usage while Under Armour gains market share
Various studies in the past have indicated that we tend to toss our fitness trackers into a drawer somewhere after
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People love their fitness trackers – but not the apps
Fitness trackers? We like them. Apps? Not as much. It seems that many wearable technology makers are struggling to design good
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The ‘wearable’ future of healthcare
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.
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
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
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?
You probably shouldn’t trust your wearable device to provide accurate statistics about how many calories you’re burning according to a new
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Graphene patch uses sweat to control diabetes
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
Now, even the sounds that you make while biting, grinding and swallowing could provide a clue to your caloric intake with the development
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Global shipments of wearables to reach 110 million this year, and over 230 Million by 2020
Worldwide shipments of wearable devices are expected to increase by 38% this year to a record 110 million according to
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Picture gallery: The weird and the wonderful at the London Wearable Technology Show 2016
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
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
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
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
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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