Activity tracker

Misfit’s new Swarovski Shine puts the bling in fitness

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The Misfit Shine was one of the first activity trackers designed to look more like a piece of jewelry than a step counting gadget. Now Misfit is offering a new collection of Shine trackers that make use of light for both charging the tracker’s battery and for attracting envious looks from fashion conscience health nuts. […]

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Vida lets you carry your own personal health coach in your pocket

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We all want to be healthy and fit, but it takes effort to get that way and to stay that way. Most of the time it might feel like it’s too much effort to even bother. That is unless you have help like a Vida health coach. Vida is an iOS app that lets you

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RestOn Sleepace smart sleep monitor review

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A lot of high end fitness trackers that are designed to keep track of your steps and physical activity can also give you insight on your sleeping habits with the hope of improving them. Everyone could use a better night’s sleep right? The only problem with most of these trackers is that you have to wear them on

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Microsoft Band: Microsoft’s cross-platform activity tracker/smart watch

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The Microsoft Band is Microsoft’s contribution to the wearables market. It is a cross-platform Bluetooth device that works on Windows Phone 8.1 update, iOS 7.1 and 8, and Android 4.3-4.4 devices. It has a full-color touch display and will track your sleep patterns, number of steps taken, calories burned, and heart rate and has watch functions such

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Buy a Nokia Lumia 830 Windows Phone 8.1 from AT&T and get a free Fitbit Flex

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The Nokia Lumia 830 is now available in the U.S. online exclusively at AT&T.com and at AT&T retail stores. The Lumia 830 is a Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone with all the special attributes that I love including Qi wireless charging, replaceable battery, microSD card slot, FM radio and a double tap screen wakeup feature. It even comes

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Jawbone UP MOVE helps you get fit without emptying your wallet

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Activity trackers are great tools to help motivate people to move more and get healthier. The only problem is that most of them are cost prohibitive for a lot of people. The good news is that Jawbone, one of the major players in the fitness tracker market, has just announced a sub $50 tracker. It’s

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Take your fitness tracking to the next level with the Jawbone UP3

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The fitness tracking wars are heating up. With new technologies and features, manufacturers are dropping new product lines daily. Jawbone is no exception and they are bringing what they call “the worlds most advanced tracker”, the UP3. The UP3 measures such things as heart rate, respiration, Galvanic skin response, skin temperature as well as your

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Fitbit announces the Charge, Charge HR and Surge activity trackers

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It must be Fitbit day at The Gadgeteer because earlier this morning Janet showed us a fancy ladies pendant and bracelet holder for the Fitbit Flex activity tracker and now I am going to tell you about three brand new trackers that were announced earlier today. The Charge, Charge HR and Surge are the latest additions

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LifeBEAM bicycling helmet monitors your heart rate, calories, and performance

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The LifeBEAM bicycling helmet has an all weather compatible “advanced optical” sensor in the helmet to collect data on your heart rate, calories and performance. But the best thing about this helmet is that you are not tied down to communicating that data to only one device or app. This helmet will transmit the data via

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Wellograph Wellness Watch review

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The Wellograph Wellness Watch is an activity tracker disguised as a fashionable wrist watch or visa versa. The Wellograph is a unisex watch that features a sapphire crystal, always on display and a heart rate sensor. Let’s put it through its paces and see how it shapes up. See what I did there?

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H.Tang is a smartwatch for the fashion conscious woman

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Most smartwatches on the market are chunky, bulky and definitely not feminine. Enter the H.Tang smartwatch, which is currently seeking funding through Pozible.com. This smartwatch looks more like a fancy bracelet than a watch that can track your activity, calorie burn, display the weather and notify you when you have an incoming call or text

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KidFit is an activity tracker just for kids

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Activity trackers are very popular right now. Every tech company under the sun seems to be announcing a new tracker every week or so. These trackers are almost exclusively designed for adults, but younger kids can definitely benefit from motivation to get more active too. The latest kid centric activity tracker to come on the

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The Spire activity tracker knows when you’re stressed

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I have a fascination with activity trackers. I’m definitely not an athlete, but I still enjoy tracking my steps and other fitness information as a way to monitor how active I am or usually how active I’m not. I’ve reviewed so many trackers that I’ve lost count and it seems that there’s an announcement for

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Misfit’s new Technical Tee holds the unique activity tracker in a special pocket

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Misfit Wearables, makers of the popular disc shaped Misfit Shine activity tracker, just announced the new Technical Tee. This high-performance shirt comes in sizes for both men and women and features a special pocket on the sleeve that has been specially designed to hold the Misfit Shine and Flash trackers. Made of cool, moisture wicking

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Runtastic Orbit activity tracker review

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The latest activity tracker to show up for review is the Runtastic Orbit. This tracker counts your steps, distance, calories burned, active minutes and the quality and length of your sleep. How does it stand out from all the other fitness tracking devices that are currently on the market? Keep reading to find out.

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Hexoskin is an activity tracker in a shirt

The Hexoskin is a biometric shirt that can monitor cardiac, respiratory, and activity data including your steps, calorie burn, heart rate, and sleep. You are probably thinking that most of the activity trackers currently on the market can already do that. You’re right, but the Hexoskin goes further by also monitoring cadence, heart rate recovery,

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Polar announces the M400 activity tracking GPS watch for runners

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Last week I posted a review of the Polar Loop activity tracker wrist band. This week Polar as announced a new activity tracker that some powerful new features geared towards runners. The new M400 is water-resistant and comes in white and black versions. It features Bluetooth connectivity with mobile devices and Polar’s own Flow app which

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