Alphabet’s Verily reportedly working on weight, movement & fall tracking shoes
Verily Life Sciences is reportedly working on smart shoes that can track a users weight, movement and can even detect
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Wearables
Swatch hit by China slowdown and growing acceptance of smartwatches
Swiss watchmaker Swatch sales have been hit with a double whammy – exposure to the slowing China market and increasing
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Puma takes on Nike with it’s own self-lacing sneakers
Puma has unveiled today a $330 self-lacing sneaker called Fit Intelligence (Fi). The shoes follow in the footsteps of Nike’s
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Discover Card members can now make purchases using Garmin Pay
Discover has announced that its card members can now use Garmin Pay for purchases on-the-go. Essential reading: Top fitness trackers and
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Best heart rate training monitors
Most people who exercise will tell you they want to lose weight or simply get fitter. Not many people, however, know
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Apple’s wearables show strong growth amid fledgling iPhone sales
Apple’s wearables showed strong growth during the all-important holiday quarter, along with Macs, iPads and its services category. This, however,
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Canadian startup North launches $1,000 mixed reality display glasses
Ontario-based North has brought its mixed reality display specs to consumers. It’s showrooms in New York and Toronto have now
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The first Apple Watch challenge of 2019 starts on February 8th
Those who were waiting for an Apple Watch Activity Challenge to mark the New Year were left disappointed, but the
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Fitness trackers are wrongly sending people to doctors, report warns
Hypochondriacs whose fears are fuelled by data from their fitness tracker or smartwatch are putting extra strain on the NHS
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Casio’s PRO TREK WSD-F30 watch is now available for purchase
At IFA 2018 in September, Casio announced a new edition to its PRO TREK series – the WSD-F30. It boasts
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Fitbit users take to forums to vent about Charge 3 blank screen issue
Fitbit Charge 3 might be one of the best fitness trackers around, but it is not without its issues. The
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Google fuels Pixel Watch rumours with new device codenames
Code watchers this week uncovered activity in AOSP by some Google employees surrounding two new devices. The names salmon and medeka emerged
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Samsung gears up to launch Galaxy Fit and Fit e fitness trackers
Samsung is gearing up to introduce multiple new wearable devices, including smartwatches, fitness trackers and Bluetooth headphones. Essential reading: Top fitness
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Luis Vuitton shares more details on its uber-luxe Tambour Horizon
Louis Vuitton has shared more details on the 2019 iteration of its Tambour Horizon smartwatch. The new model comes with
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Apple’s upcoming mobile products may get a poison gas sensor
Apple is considering adding a poison gas sensor to its future Apple Watches, iPhones and iPads. The new tech would
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