Under Armour Finally Releasing Its Performance Monitor Later This Month

Is it any surprise that another sportswear company is getting into the activity tracker game? Well, it shouldn’t be. The latest, it appears, will be Under Armour when it launches what the company says will be a “first-of-its-kind performance monitoring system” on February 12 in New York. More »

Are These The World’s Most Comfortable Running Shoes? Maybe?

A year on, Nike’s Flyknit technology (a second skin, if you will) continues to permeate the company’s running shoe line. Today Nike announced the Flyknit Lunar1+, an ultra lightweight, all-purpose runner that combines a Flyknit upper with a cushy Lunarlon bottom. More »

Everything You Need to Know About Running In the Cold

“Damn, it’s freezing. I know I said I’d go for a run, but in this cold it’s probably unhealthy, right?” More »

Help Fix Nike+ and NikeFuel, So They Suck Less

Last month Nike announced that it would be launching its own accelerator to make Nike+ and NikeFuel a little more accurate and a lot less crappy. More »

Decibullz Headphones Review: A Perfect Fit That Sounds Like Shit

Everyone’s ears are shaped differently. In fact, often, a person’s right and left ears aren’t even identical. So it’s hard to find earbuds that fit just right. More »

Nike Testing Newer, Thinner FuelBand

Spend enough time in Portland and you’re bound to come across someone who works at Nike. Poke and prod them enough and you’re likely to walk away with some insider knowledge. More »

LG Smart Activity Tracker: This FuelBand Clone Is a Mashup of Every Wearable Gadget

LG’s Smart Activity Watch is FuelBand look-alike—there’s no denying it. And, yes, there are already a lot of new wearable fitness trackers. Well, LG crams the features of all of its competitors into one. And by the time it comes out this summer, the watch might add something everybody wants: A heart rate monitor. More »

This Is How Much Exercise You Get at a Trade Show

Being a gadget writer at CES may seem like a glamorous gig. Yes, we get to play with a lot of new toys, and yes, that is often a lot of fun. But canvassing the show floor and running to press conferences is brutal on the body. More »

The Best Heart Rate Monitor May Go in Your Ear

Chest strap heart rate monitors are uncomfortable and annoying. HRM watches, like the MIO Alpha, have a lot of potential, but they still lose contact frequently. Valencell is going in a different direction, building a heart rate sensor into something most of us are already wearing: our headphones. More »

Fitbit Flex Hands On: The King’s Reign Might Be Over

We just got a few minutes with Fitbit’s new Flex activity tracker. From the look of it, they’ve basically just reengineered the One, made it smaller, taken out the altimeter and shoved it into a wristband. Double tap the band and a stream of five tiny LEDs notify you of how many goals you’ve reached for the day. So if you’ve only hit two of your five goals, then only two LEDs will light up. The band itself seems a bit chintzy but is infinitely adjustable for any size wrist. More »