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Kif Leswing Feb 11, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- phone as accurate as a fitbit

Study says: Don’t buy a fitness tracker, just use your phone

Pretty much every fitness tracker on the market does the same thing: Using an accelerometer, it tracks how many steps you’ve taken, and…

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Mobile
Kif Leswing Jan 12, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- try before you buy

Lumoid will rent you five pieces of wearable tech for a week

Even if you do your research online, it can be hard to figure out which fitness tracker is right for your needs.…

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Mobile, Technology
Kif Leswing Jan 6, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- step up

Fitbit’s heart rate–monitoring smartwatch goes on sale for $250

Two new Fitbit fitness trackers went on sale in the United States and Canada on Tuesday. Fitbit will start shipping its first…

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Mobile
Kif Leswing Dec 24, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Workout workaround

How to use a Fitbit with Apple Health

If you’ve got a Fitbit, and you use an iPhone, there’s a good chance you’d like to sync the stats from your Fitbit with…

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Mobile
Kif Leswing Dec 2, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Misfit Wearables gets $40 million in funding to expand in Asia

Misfit announced on Tuesday that it has landed a $40 million funding round from a group of companies including rising Chinese smartphone startup Xiaomi.…

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Mobile
Kif Leswing Oct 27, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Fitbit announces new fitness trackers, including its first smartwatch

Fitibit has new trackers: The recalled Fitbit Force returns as the Fitbit Charge with an optional heart rate monitor. Next year, fitness buffs can also pick up the Fitbit Surge, which features a square-shaped LED screen.…

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Mobile
Kevin Fitchard Jul 28, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Fitbit comes to WP8, making it the only activity tracker that syncs directly to a Windows phone

Internet of things gadgets usually never stray far from Android and iOS, but Fitbit has decided to add Windows Phone to its list of supported platforms.…

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Mobile, Technology
Derrick Harris Feb 24, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Olympians weren’t the only athletes in Sochi

RunKeeper tracked what its users were up to in Sochi during the Olympics and found they ran the equivalent of about 78 marathons. It's an interesting nugget, but part of a much larger picture about learning how, when and where people exercise.…

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Data Infrastructure, AI & Analytics
Alex Colon Oct 2, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

The forthcoming Fitbit Force is part fitness tracker, part watch

Fitbit is reportedly working on a new fitness band, the Fitbit Force, which can provide more detailed statistics about your daily fitness levels and also functions as a watch.…

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Technology
Derrick Harris Sep 24, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Meet the datasexual

http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/test-and-measurement/meet-the-datasexual Is there a line beyond which people are no longer mere Quantified Selfers but something much more annoying? Could data really…

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Data Infrastructure, AI & Analytics
Katie Fehrenbacher Aug 6, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Shine, the sleek fitness wearable, launches in Apple stores

Misfit's Shine -- the thumb-sized minimalistic activity tracker -- is launching in Apple stores internationally.…

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Apple, Data Infrastructure, AI & Analytics, Mobile, Technology
Ki Mae Heussner Jul 24, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Wearable tech VCs pan Google Glass

Despite the hype around Google Glass, a group of venture capitalists who have invested in wearable tech say they're not convinced it's going to be a hit.…

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