Read this to find out why it is important to only use one fitness tracker or smartwatch, if you are serious about your fitness goals or journey.
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Misfit and Amazon offer 20% off everything until Monday, December 16
Still looking for that last minute gift? If a fitness smartwatch is on your shortlist, check out this Misfit deal.
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Leaked renders suggest Huawei Band 4 Pro is on its way
While a Huawei Band 4 is already available in certain markets, a report suggests that a Huawei Band 4 Pro could be on its way.
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Samsung Galaxy Fit activity tracker now available in the U.S.
Samsung announced that its Galaxy Fit fitness tracker, announced in February, is now available ofr purchase in the United States.
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No basis for Intel Basis smartwatches in the near future
Intel retreated from Basis, its fitness tracker brand, last year under the pressure of a hot recall order for its Peak watch. And it’s going to keep it tucked inside wherever it is.
Engadget talked with Dr. Jerry Bautista, vice president of Intel’s wearables unit, about the future of Basis. Bautista said that the strategy from this point is with third-party manufacturers as it has done with New Balance and its RunIQ and Tag Heuer as well. The partnerships will allow “iconic brands [to] focus on the product in a way we can’t.”
Intel is certainly making headway with its silicon, as it is wont to do. But, like the Ruby box you see above, you won’t be seeing Basis on retail shelves anytime soon.
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The Information: Fitbit may buy Pebble
Fitness tech company Fitbit is said to be close to buying smartwatch-maker Pebble “for a small amount,” The Information reports.
The Kickstarter maven company, which launched several of its Pebble Watches on the crowdfunding site to major successes, has been ailing financially and was looking to sell. It reportedly laid off a quarter of its workforce in March.
Fitbit, comparatively a legacy company in the wearables field, has been in good health as of late. It acquired assets of Coin, a smart credit card maker. A constant worry for the company is keeping its customers engaged and committed to using its fitness product — if you’ve tracked gym memberships from January to March, you’ll see how retainment rates aren’t that stellar.
With Pebble getting itself into the health tracking business with the heart rate-monitoring Pebble Core, Fitbit may have found the impetus to move on the company.
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Intel offering Basis B1 refunds in wake of platform shutdown
Intel is effectively tearing itself away from the business of fitness trackers. It began with its Basis Peak device overheating and causing injuries to its users which forced the company to recall the band. It later decided to shut down its software platform and all support for it on December 31.Since then, it has been offering Peak refunds and health data exports. But there’s also another Basis ...
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Canceled Microsoft Band 3 photos leaked, could’ve been swimproof
If you’re a fan of Microsoft making health-focused wearables, you had a pretty bad time last week when you saw sales of the Microsoft Band 2 end with no Band 3 in sight. Maybe you’ll take solace or maybe you’ll simmer in jealousy with these supposed photos of this approximation of a Band 3.One Windows Central forum user posted a couple photos of a working prototype along ...
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Polar M200 is a simpler health-focused smartwatch with all the goodies
Fitness company Polar recently introduced its first Android Wear health tracker. The M600‘s operating system and ecosystem seemed like a bonus to the company’s bread and butter — its optical heart rate monitor.Well, if you don’t want to pay extra for the privilege to have apps and be hip like the rest of those Android Wear wearers while still knowing, you now have an option with the M200.The two major tech pieces to the M200 are the optical heart rate sensor, backed by the company’s three ...
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Withings Steel HR Smartwatch First Look: Subtle and Stylish
Following the acquisition with Nokia, Withings has unveiled an ambitious update to its smartwatch offerings. The original Activité fitness tracker was praised for its simplicity and analog clock face delivery of work out goals. Adding heart rate monitoring though requires a more complete way to deliver information.The Withings Steel HR continues the fitness tracking of previous watches, while adding a heart rate monitor, and a better system for notifications. All in a gadget which will monitor your health stats for up to 25 days on a single replaceable watch battery. Here’s our ...
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Huami Amazfit crowdfunded smartwatch heads to market
Huami, Xiaomi’s lifestyle brand, has made some fairly simple fitness trackers, including one that’s been plagued with delays. But maybe a whole new crowdfunded beast can paper over sins of the past.Meet the Amazfit. The case is made from ceramic and houses a 1.34-inch circular display with a 300 x 300 resolution. It’s rated for IP67 water and dust protection and takes 22mm bands. There’s a dual-core 1.2GHz processor with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage. Other ...
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Meizu Mix is a fitness tracker within an analog watch
Smartwatches continue to pick up steam across continents and populations, but sometimes, you just need a break from it all. Something more analog, something more simple. Martian has a few watches going for them while Chronos is almost ready to ship out their first anywatch add-ons.Meizu joins ...
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Jawbone leaks: payments overdue, possible sale
Jawbone‘s back in the news again for a wrong reason: someone close to the company is telling dirty secrets about how the fitness bracelet maker played ball with a partner company.The Information reports that Jawbone notified that company that it wold not make a payment due this month. Other sources say that Jawbone has been shopping itself out to potential acquirers as ...
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Polar M600 is company’s first Android Wear fitness tracker
Update: Updated with specifications.One fitness company flying under the mobile circles’ radars is Polar. And there’s good reason: all the products it has been putting out compete more along the lines of Garmin and Fitbit. The big ace it has up its sleeve, though, ...
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Galaxy Note 7 deals from Sprint and T-Mobile may include free Gear Fit 2
Has the “buy one, get one free” offer run its wear? T-Mobile was said to have such a campaign planned for the Galaxy Note 7 as soon as it arrived at its stores. Fast forward to today and we have something that probably won’t need a new line or upgrade to ...
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