Garmin’s Vivofit line of wearable activity trackers offer all the basic features you’d expect from a bracelet that tracks your fitness stats, including step counting, sleep monitoring, and even water resistance. But while most fitness trackers have rechargeable batteries that you need to top off every 2-14 days, depending on the model (and usage), the […]
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Garmin’s latest wearables include smartwatch with Garmin Pay, fitness tracker with watch hands, digital faces
Comments Off on Garmin’s latest wearables include smartwatch with Garmin Pay, fitness tracker with watch hands, digital facesGarmin is launching three new wearables with fitness-tracking features at the IFA show in Berlin this week. The most basic is the Vivosport, a $200 wristband-style device with a touchscreen display. The Vivomove HR is a more stylish device that the company describes as a touchscreen hybrid smartwatch thanks to a combination of a digital […]
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Fitbit Ionic is the first smartwatch from the leader in fitness trackers
Fitbit has been one of the leading companies in the wearable space thanks to its line of popular fitness trackers. But with activity tracking features baked into multi-purpose devices like the Apple Watch, Samsung Gear line of products, and smartwatches running Google’s Android Wear, Fitbit’s been under pressure to launch its own smartwatch After acquiring […]
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Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro is a swim-ready activity tracker
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 isn’t the company’s only new product making its debut today. The company is also launching an upgraded version of its Fit 2 activity tracker. The new model is called the Gear Fit 2 Pro, and it’s ready for the swimming pool, thanks to water resistance that can handle depths of up […]
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Garmin’s next Vivoactive fitness tracker looks like a watch (leaks)
Garmin’s VivoFit and Vivoactive line of activity trackers doesn’t get as much as rival products from companies like Fitbit. But Garmin has the advantage of a long history of making products for runners, including the company’s line of popular GPS watches. And it looks like the company may be bringing that expertise to bear for […]
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Fitness tracker maker Jawbone is closing up shop
Jawbone was one of the early players in the wearable fitness tracker space that’s now largely dominated by Fitbit. But as consumers interested in activity tracking increasingly turn to multi-function devices like smartwatches, Fitbit is reportedly struggling to bring its first smartwatch to market, and Jawbone… is giving up. The Information reported today that Jawbone […]
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Misfit’s fitness trackers now come in mix-and-match custom styles
Misfit has been offering relatively fashionable fitness trackers for a few years, but now the company is making it easier to customize the design of your wearable activity tracker with the launch of a new M.Y. Misfit program. The mix-and-match designs offer over 600 different color and design style combinations at launch, with more coming […]
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Fitbit smartwatch details (and pictures) leaked ahead of launch
Fibit has been one of the dominant players in the wearable space over the last few years, but as a growing number of smartwatches with built-in activity tracking features hit the market, the company has been under pressure to build its own smartwatch. Now Yahoo Finance has published a few leaked pictures showing what the upcoming […]
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Meizu Band is a $33 fitness tracker with an OLED display
Chinese smartphone maker Meizu entered the wearable space earlier this year with the launch of the Meizu Mix analog watch with activity tracking and notification features. Now the company has unveiled a new low-cost fitness tracker that you wear around your wrist. The Meizu Band is a waterproof bracelet with an OLED display and step […]
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Matrix PowerWatch charges while you wear it, thanks to body heat (crowdfunding)
Most wearable devices like smartwatches or fitness trackers need to be charged every few days, or every few weeks. But the makers of the Matrix PowerWatch are launching a crowdfunding project for an activity-tracking watch that you may never need to plug in at all. That’s because the Matrix PowerWatch is designed to constantly charge […]