Tag: fitness trackers
Apple Watch users who close their rings today will get a cool free package of limited-edition digital prizes
To celebrate 10 years of Apple Watch, Apple has dubbed today (April 24) Global Close Your Rings Day Apple Watch users who close their rings get a host of limited-edition prizes These include an exclusive badge and stickers for their Messages app On this day (April 24), 10 years ago,…
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Polar’s latest software update might have finally convinced me to ditch my Garmin
Earlier this week, Polar announced an update that’ll be a game-changer for runners like me who are gearing up for marathons later this year. After many years of waiting, I was delighted to hear that the company’s best running watches finally support TrainingPeaks. At last! If you’re not familiar with…
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I love my Garmin watch, but there’s one health feature I’ve always wished it had
I’m not a morning person, and I’m also a light sleeper. Even the best wake-up lights tend to startle me awake when they start to brighten, and don’t even get me started on those irritating snippets of synthetic bird song that gradually increase in volume until sheer annoyance motivates you…
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The RingConn Gen 2 is smashing Kickstarter records ahead of its big Galaxy Ring rivalry
Samsung’s Galaxy Ring launch has started to get more people paying attention to this area of wearables tech, with one possible effect being a new smart ring Kickstarter that’s smashing funding records – though there are other, better reasons to pay attention to this campaign. The RingConn Gen 2, which…
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Google takes a break from destroying Fitbit by rolling out a surprisingly big software update
It hasn’t been a great time for Fitbit fans since the great Google takeover in 2021, with the recent axing of the brand’s popular web dashboard feature being the latest in a list of many blows. But in the first positive news for a while, Google is now rolling out…
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Samsung’s legal battle with Oura over Galaxy Ring similarities tells me the smart ring era has officially arrived
Who’s got the fastest trigger finger – or should that be ring finger? For months, Samsung and Oura have been eyeing each other from 20 paces. Now it’s finally high noon, and outside the Smart Ring Saloon, tumbleweed drifts across the road between the combatants while zoomed close-ups show their fingers…
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