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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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.…
Read MoreFitbit’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…
Read MoreHow 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…
Read MoreMisfit 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.…
Read MoreFitbit 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.…
Read MoreFitbit 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.…
Read MoreOlympians 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.…
Read MoreThe 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.…
Read MoreMeet 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…
Read MoreShine, the sleek fitness wearable, launches in Apple stores
Misfit's Shine -- the thumb-sized minimalistic activity tracker -- is launching in Apple stores internationally.…
Read MoreWearable 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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