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• Detection of Covid 19 using a wearable device

  By Shaun on March 3, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  We developed an algorithm to identify COVID-19 onset using data collected by a commercially available wearable device. The resultant algorithm had high sensitivity (82%), with moderate specificity (63%). In developing this algorithm, we placed greater emphasis on sensitivity than on… Read More ›

• The Art of LUCA

  By Shaun on March 3, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Well worth checking out the art and the screenplay, both are excellent.

• 1.7m Fitbit Ionics recalled (don’t wear them from now)

  By Shaun on March 3, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  The fitness-tracking device maker Fitbit is recalling 1.7m of its Ionic smartwatches after reports of the battery overheating and burning some users. The company, which was acquired by Google in 2021, had sold about 1m of the model in the US and… Read More ›

• I need to make the Garmin epix (Gen 2) too big for me

  By Shaun on March 2, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  After one whole day with the Garmin epix (Gen 2) I am left with some very short initial impressions- The display is superb and easily the best I have seen on any smartwatch. The strap pins are effectively fixed in… Read More ›

• The Voyagers

  By Shaun on March 2, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  It was a lonely existence. Oleg didn’t have friends with whom he could play fox and geese—a game of chase—out in the snow. His father, Oleg later said, was “like a shadow. He was there, and then he wasn’t.” At… Read More ›

• Build your own Peloton

  By Shaun on March 2, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Peloton currently sells two smart stationary bikes, including the original $1,495 Bike and the newer $2,495 Bike+. The main difference is that the Bike+ has a rotating screen and an Auto-Follow feature that saves you from having to adjust the… Read More ›

• 💙 💛

  By Shaun on March 2, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  The next 24 hours feel more crucial than ever. The resistance of the Ukrainians has been so inspiring and I just hope that they can win in any way they can. They have already won our hearts.

• The Epic Garmin Epix

  By Shaun on March 1, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  I have some time with the new Garmin Epix, a fitness watch that finally brings a decent AMOLED screen to the Fenix-style range. It also has touch control now as well which makes it feel closer to the Apple Watch… Read More ›

• The BMW Motorsport-branded Iqoo 9 Pro

  By Shaun on March 1, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Remember when phones were fun? Recently, I’ve slotted my SIM into a bunch of high-end models that will never come to the US. The latest, the BMW Motorsport-branded Iqoo 9 Pro, is a ridiculous, over-the-top smartphone that can’t help but… Read More ›

• Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 6 review

  By Shaun on February 28, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  You can buy the Smart Band 6 for £33.99 at this time on Amazon, but the price does vary somewhat. It can drop below £30 or nudge up a little, but wither way we are talking about a budget tracker… Read More ›