Google has rebranded Android Wear to Wear OS
Google’s Android Wear will be known as Wear OS from now on. A week ahead of Baselworld, the tech giant
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Fitbit OS 2.0: What’s new and different?
Fitbit has made a plethora of announcements in the past few days. One of these is of a forthcoming update
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Picture gallery: The weird and the wonderful at the London Wearable Technology Show 2018
Gadgets & Wearables has attended this year’s Wearable Technology Show (WTS) at London’s ExCel to try out devices we might
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QSun: Enjoy the sun without worry
It is important to know the dangers of prolonged sun exposure. UV rays can cause sunburns, cataracts, early skin ageing and negative
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The future of fitness: Self-charging shoes, chemical-releasing clothing, super-smart watches
There’s been plenty of talk recently about how virtual reality is being incorporated into the fitness world, but traditional sports
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Huami announces international availability of its Amazfit Cor fitness tracker
Huami has announced international availability of its Amazfit Cor fitness band. The Fitbit competitor is a fairly sturdy, relatively inexpensive
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Top surprising ways overusing wearables might be bad for your health
Wearables are the next big thing in tech, and we can’t get enough of them. But is there a line
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Obesity rates in America versus Europe, two maps reveal all
Statistics show that the proportion of those who are overweight has more than doubled in the past 30 years. Nearly
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Find your way around unfamiliar territory with Garmin’s Tactix Charlie
Finding your way around unfamiliar territory is about to become a whole lot easier. Garmin has announced the Tactix Charlie
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Concept: This Microsoft Surface Band would kill the Apple Watch and iPhone
Although the Microsoft Band 2 was the most sensor packed fitness tracker around, the company ultimately killed the lineup and
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Acer’s smart beads are built for Buddhists
Wearables don’t come much stranger than this. Built for practising Buddhists, Acer’s Leap Beads count the number of mantras recited
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Track real-time punch speed, force & technique with StrikeTec
Technology is slowly changing the way we train and play sports. Boxing has been a bit late to the party
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Wearable tech users willing to share data with doctors but not employers
Nine out of ten people are willing to share health data from a wearable with their doctor, but only one
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Performance optimization startup WHOOP raises $25 million in new financing round
Sports performance company WHOOP announced a $25 million Series C Financing round. The company says it will use the new funds
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Apple sails past Fitbit and Xiaomi to take commanding lead in wearables sales
Apple moved past competitors in the final quarter of 2017 to take a commanding lead in wearables sales according to IDC.
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