The new Apple Watch series 8 is possibly the most iterative release to date and if it had been released with no device above it in the range there would have been howls of ‘there’s no innovation’ and ‘boring!’. Quite… Read More ›
Smartwatches
This is not just any smartwatch, it’s an M&S piece of crap smartwatch
The thread gets funnier, in a bad way, the further down you scroll. An appalling product in every way and it’s very surprising to see it sold by Marks & Spencer.
The Sony Wena 3
It attaches to an existing watch face (Sony doesn’t mention how), and its three-line screen can communicate with your iOS or Android phone via Bluetooth. It can display notifications, measure your steps and heart rate, connect to Siri or Alexa,… Read More ›
The history of Pebble
I started Pebble with some friends from the University of Waterloo in 2008. We were the first company to work on smartwatches. Pebble defined what a smartwatch was meant to do — vibrate and display incoming calls and messages, control… Read More ›
Garmin Epix (gen 2) and a bunch of phantom steps
I thought this problem had gone away with the older Fitbit devices, but it appear to not be the case. My wife and I were driving back from Norfolk today and I noticed something strange happening. When we left I… Read More ›
Detection of Covid 19 using a wearable device
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 ›
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 ›
I need to make the Garmin epix (Gen 2) too big for me
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 world’s most popular watch brand is…
Have you ever wondered what the most popular watch brand is? Maybe you’re an ardent Rolex fan boy trying to argue your case in the pub, or maybe you think it’s Omega because of its connection with James Bond and… Read More ›
Gentler Streak: lose the Apple Watch rings!
Gentler Streak is a personal fitness habit tracker offering a fresh, more compassionate approach. Making rest days part of a streak challenges the unrealistic mainstream mindset of always pushing harder — and it changes streaks as we know them… More… Read More ›
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