The maker of the kid-friendly Nabi line of tablets is launching its first fitness tracker. The Nabi Compete is a bracelet that you can put on a youngster to track steps and sync the data with a smartphone app. Not convinced that this’ll be enough to get your kid off the couch? That’s where the […]
fitness tracker
Posted inNews
Xiaomi Mi Band 1S is a $16 fitness tracker with a heart rate sensor
Xiaomi’s first wearable activity tracker made a splash last year by offering up to 30 days of battery life, a waterproof design, and basic fitness tracking features for under $15. Now Xiaomi is launching an updated model that has one more feature and the same low price: the Mi Band 1S has an optical heart […]
Posted inNews
Misfit Shine 2 activity tracker is thinner, more accurate
Misfit’s first fitness tracker was a $100 device called the Misfit Shine that you could wear like a watch or necklace. The company followed up the Shine with a cheaper model called the Flash which offered may of the same features for half the price. Now the original is getting an update. The Misfit Shine […]
Posted inNews
This could be the Microsoft Band 2 wearable (leaks)
Microsoft’s holding an event on October 6th, where the company is expected to unveil its next-gen Surface Pro tablet and at least two new Lumia smartphones. One other thing we could see at the event? A second-gen Microsoft Band. And thanks to Spanish website Microsoft Insider, now we have an idea of what it could look […]
Posted inNews
Moov Now fitness tracker hits the FCC
The Moov Now is a wearable fitness tracker that offers up to 6-months of battery life, works with a smartphone to act as a “fitness coach” by providing tips for improving your workout, and which lets you pair multiple devices for more accurate measurements, by letting you strap one to each wrist and another to […]
Posted inNews
Runtastic is a fitness tracker built into an analog watch (for $129 and up)
So you want a wearable device that can track your steps and sleep patterns and estimate how many calories you’ve burned… but you don’t want a standalone bracelet like a Fitbit and you don’t want a full-fledged smartwatch. Well, there’s a growing number of fitness-trackers that look like classic watches. Withings has the Activité and Activité […]
Posted inNews
Sony’s Wena Wrist watch is a classic watch with smart features (crowdfunding)
Sony already has a line of smartwatches: the latest is cleverly branded as the “Sony Smartwatch 3.” But while some companies are trying to make smartwatches look classy by including premium materials to go with their digital displays, Sony is thinking about doing something different for its next model: skipping the digital display altogether. The […]
Posted inNews
Sony SmartBand 2 fitness tracker has heart (rate sensor)
Sony is updating its line of wearable fitness trackers with a new model that features a heart rate sensor so you can track your pulse in addition to your steps. The Sony SmartBand 2 pairs with your smartphone and saves data to the Sony Lifelog app. The wristband also features 3 LED lights and a […]
Posted inNews
Misfit and Speedo launch the Speedo Shine swim tracker
Fitness tracker company Misfit makes a number of products that can track steps, sleep quality, and other stats. Now the company is patnering with Speedo on a line of trackers designed specifically for swimmers. The new Speedo Shine joins the Misfti Shine, Flash, Flash Link, and other members of the Misfit family. The $80 Speedo […]
Posted inNews
Make Your Own Smartwatch with an Arduino board
One such DIY-er who goes by Ben Hur Gonçalves posted a project on Instructables for a smartwatch that includes an Altitude monitor, temperature reader, compass, and pedometer. For this project, its creator used an Arduino Pro mini, a cellphone battery, a few other tech parts, and an old digital watch that was big enough to […]
Posted inNews
Toshiba unveils Silmee W20/W21 health trackers
There’s no shortage of cheap fitness and activity trackers which you can wear on your wrist or clip to your shirt, belt, or pocket to keep track of your daily step count, distance traveled, and other stats. But Toshiba’s Silmee line of health trackers go a bit further. Earlier this year the company introduced a Silmee […]
Posted inNews
Liquid Leap+ fitness tracker is Acer’s first wearable for the US
Acer entered the wearable space when the company launched the Liquid Leap fitness tracker last year. But at the time, the company only sold the wristband in select markets, and the US wasn’t one of them. Now Acer is bringing a newer model called the Liquid Leap+ to the United States. The device has a $100 […]