For the past few days I have been playing with the Garmin Vivoactive 4 and have come to some early conclusions that I realised were based on the brand rather than the product itself. I wrote recently about how the… Read More ›
Fitness Trackers
Fitbit users fear privacy invasion after $2.1bn Google acquisition
Google’s recent acquisition of Fitbit for $2.1bn has left many users worried the tech giant may soon have access to their most intimate health information – from the number of steps they take each day to their breathing patterns, sleep… Read More ›
Google buying Fitbit for $2.1 billion
I don’t know anyone who’s bought a Fitbit device recently. I know runners and cyclists with Garmin watches, but I don’t know anyone still wearing a Fitbit… More here. Interesting observation from John, but I do still see people wearing… Read More ›
The vívosmart® 4 kind of grabbed me
I saw the Garmin vívosmart® 4 in a store over the weekend and was surprised at just how small and slim it is. Even more surprising is the feature list which is impressive to say the least. With almost every… Read More ›
The Apple Watch series 5 battery is bad!
My wife has been building up to run a marathon over the past year and in that time has run 2 half marathons and undertaken many runs of 10+ miles to prepare. One thing that concerned us both is that… Read More ›
Fitbit Versa 2 review (not great)
By all accounts it isn’t very good. Well there’s a surprise…
New from Fitbit, same old problems?
Elevate your day with Fitbit Versa 2—the health & fitness smartwatch with Amazon Alexa Built-in, 24/7 heart rate tracking, Sleep Score, apps and more, all in a premium design… More here. Some decent features in the Versa 2. The always-on display… Read More ›
Fitbit heart rate tracking is magical!
I have been wearing my Fitbit Inspire attached to a belt for the past 2 weeks, with the heart rate monitor nowhere near a point that it could track my heart levels. Yet, remarkably, it is giving the above results…. Read More ›
Fitbit is feeling the hurt
Fitbit, which preceded Apple in the wearables field, has reported its latest quarterly earnings — and they’re not as good as hoped for. Fitbit’s smartwatch revenue decreased 27% year-over-year. That was partly due to “weaker than expected” sales of the… Read More ›
Don’t lose sleep over sleep tracking
In the case study on orthosomnia, researchers found that patients had been spending excessive time in bed to try to increase their sleep numbers, which may have made their insomnia worse. And they found it difficult to persuade patients to… Read More ›
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