Dec 24
Samsung may be developing a new wearable fitness tracker. The so-called “Galaxy Band” would likely be an update to the seemingly discontinued S-Band, the screen-less, wrist-mounted tracker for pairing with … Continue reading
Dec 19
This week the folks at Pyle Audio have taken the smart fitness ecosystem up a notch with additional tracking through a Bluetooth scale. You’ll stand on it, you’ll weigh yourself, … Continue reading
Dec 18
Do you have trouble sticking to workout regimens? Maybe you start off strong for the first couple weeks, but then you start missing them here and there until, eventually, you realize there’s a you-shaped cavern in your couch. You’re in good company. But there’s a tool that our own bodies produce that might just be the missing ingredient. In fact, it can literally make you addicted to your workouts.
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Dec 16
Finding the right gear for a fitness freak can be a little tricky, so we’ve done the heavy lifting for you.
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Dec 05
A daily run can be great for your health and fitness, but it can actually be harmful too if not done properly. Of course the right shoes are an important part of the formula, especially this sensor-laden pair developed by the Fraunhofer Institute which provide real-time feedback on your running style, and how to improve it.
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Dec 04
Everybody and their mother has brought an activity tracker to market in the last year, but it actually makes sense that Polar—a company with a long history making heart rate monitors—would get into the game. Unfortunately, their first stab at a fitness monitor feels more like a first-draft.
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Dec 03
A new smart running shoe capable of evaluating biomechanical data like form, foot position, and even exhaustion in real-time could supercharge what we expect from wearable fitness monitors when it goes on sale in early 2015. Dubbed EU Project RUNSAFER, the sensor-studded shoe is expected to launch under the Kelme brand in Europe, and is […]
Dec 01
Shine, the quarter-sized activity tracker that attaches to your clothing, now has an app for Android. Until today, you could only sync the elegant little button to iOS devices. The device’s manufacturer, Misfit Wearables, is set to make the announcement today (Monday.) The Shine app for Android requires version 4.3 (Jelly Bean) or above, with […]
Nov 26
Developers at ProtoGeo have just moved the app Moves into the limelight with support for their own API for developers, a healthy list of connected apps, and User Account sign ins. This turns the Moves app into a real-deal heavy-hitter in the activity tracker apps universe, and allows the app ecosystem to expand at a […]
Nov 21
Stir’s Kinetic Desk, the smart standing desk which not only shuffles electrically between different heights, but tracks your fitness and teases you with twitches when it thinks you need to change, has gone up for order. Priced at $3,890, the first fifty orders will ship out in February 2014, though everybody else will need to […]
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