Nokia will sell its struggling digital health division back to the co-founder of Withings

There's no word on how much Nokia can hope to recoup from a failed $191 million investment in an ecosystem of digital health products originally created by Withings.

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Fitbit Ace fitness tracker encourages your kids to be more active while having fun

At $99.95, the Fitbit Ace wearable unsurprisingly lacks built-in GPS, heart rate monitoring and other high-end features. But your kids probably don't need any of that stuff anyway.

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Fitbit Alta, one of the world’s best entry-level wearables, is cheaper than ever on Amazon right now

Far from an Apple Watch killer, the Fitbit Alta is still a top-notch wearable device, and at $69.99, it's almost irresistible for fitness enthusiasts.

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Nokia officially kills Withings brand, launching revamped health app and renamed hardware

Withings is officially no more, as parent company Nokia quietly absorbs all of the health specialist's software and hardware products.

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Garmin Vivosmart 3 comes with ‘hidden’ display, in-depth health data and HR monitor

Priced at $140, the Garmin Vivosmart 3 wearable shows pretty complex wellness info and smartphone notifications on a hidden display.

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Overheating issues force Intel to recall every Basis Peak wearable ever sold

You may have forgotten all about this, or never heard the news in the first place, but a couple of years back, Intel plunked down a reported $100 million to acquire a startup called Basis Science. The move was part of a larger expansion effort into the world of wearable device production and distribution, though it turned out to be a catastrophically bad investment.Not only did the Basis Peak fitness watch fail to amass the mainstream popularity of Pebbles,

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Lenovo wraps up Tech World with introduction of fitness-tracking smart shoes

A pair of modular Moto-branded smartphones (or rather, normal phones with snap-on modules), the world’s first commercial product to integrate Google’s AR Tango technology, two surprisingly advanced foldable gadget prototypes, and… smart shoes?!As odd as ...

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