Tag: Health & Fitness
Amazfit Helio Strap vs Polar Loop vs Whoop 5.0: Which should you buy?
Have you noticed? We are entering a new era of wearables, as the screen-free tracker trend picks up the pace. Everyone from Fitbit (an official tracker teased by Steph Curry) to Garmin (leaked information on the in-development Garmin Cirqa) has one cooking. These lifestyle wearables won’t pull your attention away…
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Strava runs are continuing to leak sensitive military information, with over 500 UK soldiers the latest to be exposed
Military personnel are leaking data on Strava Public activities have been found around UK bases Keeping Strava runs private is a simple fix If you need another reminder, make sure you’re careful about the Strava data you’re posting publicly and sharing with the world at large: a few days after…
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I hiked the highest peaks in Britain with a robotic exoskeleton to see if it could supercharge my mountain-climbing — here’s what happened
I reach the summit of Glyder Fach in Snowdonia National Park at 3pm. It’s the third Welsh peak over 3,000ft that I’ve climbed today, but I’m not even winded. I’m an avid hiker, but my superior energy levels are down to the assistance I’m receiving from the Hypershell X Ultra,…
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Celebrate Apple’s 50th birthday with these deals on watches and AirPods
Apple has officially kicked off celebrations for its 50th birthday, and we’ve been following along the festivities through our live coverage. We’ve covered some of the best Apple products the company has released in the last half century (and some of the misses, too) and we’ve even taken a deep…
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‘The ‘engineering of addiction’ explained — 3 ways Meta and YouTube have harmed young users, according to the landmark case
On Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found that Meta and Google are liable for designing products that are deliberately addictive and failing to warn users about the nature of their products. This is huge news, a landmark verdict that will inform hundreds of cases to come. While the plaintiff, a…
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‘I’ll switch to another brand’: I polled over 1,000 Garmin users to see what they thought of Garmin’s Connect+ premium tier, one year after its launch
One year ago, users of the best Garmin watches were very angry indeed. They took to platforms like Reddit in droves and filled comment sections (and my inbox) with their fury. Why? Garmin had announced its then-new premium tier, Garmin Connect+, which asked users to pay $6.99 / £6.99 /…
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