Tag: wearables
Fitbit Charge 4 review: Affordable GPS at last
It was a long and meandering road, but we finally made it. We’re back to a world in which a Fitbit band – the new $150 Charge 4 to be exact – has onboard GPS. The Fitbit Surge (RIP to an underrated tracker) was the last of the company’s fitness…
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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch blood pressure monitoring app approved by South Korean regulators
Samsung Electronics announced today that its blood pressure monitoring app for Galaxy Watches has been approved by South Korean regulators. Called the Samsung Health Monitor, the app will be available for the Galaxy Watch Active2 during the third quarter, at least in South Korea, and added to upcoming Galaxy Watch…
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Extra-light, flexible solar cell could keep your smartwatch powered
Solar-powered smartwatches might become more practical in the years ahead. Researchers have developed a flexible solar cell that could be an ideal fit for future wearable tech. It’s 10 times thinner (0.3 micrometers) than human hair and, as you’ve li… Source
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Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch app reminds you to wash your damn hands, dummy
A few months ago, the idea of a hand-washing app would have seemed trivial, at best. We’re all adults here, right? We’ve been washing our hands our entire lives. But things change. It’s mid-April and we’re afraid to go outside and engage with other humans — and thorough hand-washing is…
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Wear OS starts reminding you to wash your hands
You’re likely all too aware that you need to wash your hands often to reduce the chances of contracting COVID-19, but Google is happy to remind you all the same. Wear OS has received a 5.4.0 update that will remind you to wash your hands every three… Source
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Stanford, Scripps and Fitbit try using wearables to detect infections
The smartwatch on your wrist might one day be key to containing the spread of viruses like the one behind COVID-19. Stanford, Scripps Research and Fitbit have unveiled an initiative that, if successful, would use wearables to catch the early signs of… Source
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