Fitness trackers and smart analogue watches to lead wearables sales
Fitness bands are expected to account for the bulk of wrist-worn technology sales in the coming years according to CSS
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Fossil’s new Android Wear smartwatches up for pre-order
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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Apple working on a “killer” health device for 2017
Apple is expected to release a second generation Apple Watch in the coming months, but an even more exciting product
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iBeat raises $1.5 million to build a heart monitor
San Francisco based startup called iBeat announced that it has successfully raised $1.5 million in seed funding to commercialise its
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Wearables galore at this year’s Rio 2016 Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are due to take place in Rio
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Wearables can keep you fit, but can you be sure your data is private?
While technological innovation has advanced at an extraordinary pace in recent years, privacy and security protections of health information have
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Apple Watch tops customer satisfaction rankings, well ahead of Fitbit
Apple ranks highest among manufacturers of smartwatches, and Samsung ranks highest among manufacturers of fitness band device for customer satisfaction
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Your fitness tracker could be giving away PINs and passwords
A new study has shown how hackers could potentially use your fitness tracker or smartwatch to figure out your passwords and
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Review: MiFone L58 – a beautiful smartwatch at a budget price
A beautiful smartwatch don’t necessarily need to break the bank. The MiFone L58 is proof of that. This smartwatch has an extremely attractive design, built-in
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Peak smartwatch removed from sale while Basis works on an update
We wrote a couple of weeks ago about the announcement by Basis Science, the company behind the Peak tracker, that
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Review: Garmin Vivoactive HR – the jack of all trades
Garmin was an early mover and pioneer in the wearables market when it introduced the Forerunner 201 more than
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Wearables may replace smartphones soon new report says
Wearables may soon replace smartphones and help users interact with physical things according to the Ericsson ConsumerLab report ‘Wearable technology
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Global wearables shipments to double in four years time, IDC says
Global shipments of wearables are expected to increase by nearly a third this year to a record 101.9 million units
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Fitness trackers are outselling smartwatches, but gap is beginning to narrow
Activity trackers sales continue to be strong according to a new report from NPD Group, but smartwatches are slowly closing the
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Pebble has fitness in mind as it unveils three new wearables
Gadget startup Pebble has announced today that it is releasing a trio of health focused devices. Two new heart-rate enabled
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