Whenever I write about watches I fear that many of you will be uninterested in such a niche topic, and then I look at the stats for the site and see that the top 20 articles, ever, are all watch… Read More ›
Fitness Trackers
The problem with wellness trackers
For context, I received Whoop as a gift last Christmas. I learned some helpful things in the first months and even bought one for my wife. Though in the last 9 months of using Whoop, there have been no new… Read More ›
I tried the Oura Ring…
I tried the Oura Ring for a week and was impressed in almost every way, but sadly it didn’t work out for me. Pros Connected straight away and the setup was flawless. My Ultrahuman Air experience was terrible at the… Read More ›
Why measuring heart-rate variability is important
Since your HRV pattern is a reflection of how much stress your body is under, virtually all facets of your lifestyle can affect it. Remember that stress is more than mental — things like illness, emotional hardship, lack of sleep… Read More ›
Fitbit ending support for PC music file transfers
If you’re the owner of a Fitbit Versa, Versa 2, or Ionic, you’ll soon no longer be able to transfer music from your computer to your Fitbit device. In a support page spotted by 9to5Google, Fitbit says it’s discontinuing its… Read More ›
Lose the stand ring…
“That can be a little bit of unnecessary noise,” he says. If you’re in the middle of a project or focused, the buzz to stand up can make you lose focus and even create a little anxiousness to close that… Read More ›
The Movano Ring
Your ring measures heart rate, heart rate variability, sleep, respiration, temperature, blood oxygen, steps and calories. It can tell you why you slept the way you did, and that your resting heart rate’s higher after a few glasses of wine…. Read More ›
1.7m Fitbit Ionics recalled (don’t wear them from now)
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 ›
Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 6 review
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 ›
Is the Withings ScanWatch the best definition of a hybrid watch to date?
After a couple of days I think it is. This is a very difficult area and to date every brand has failed to come up with a hybrid watch that does not deviate too much to one side or the… Read More ›
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