Your Fitbit is about to get better. The wearable company on Thursday here at CES announced updates for its mobile app that will add a bunch of new features to help you connect with others and better achieve your fitness goals for the new year. Here’s everything that’s coming to the Fitbit app: Personal goal …

Polar on Thursday announced a new heart rate chest strap. The Polar H10 features an entirely new measuring algorithm and includes additional electrodes that ensure heart rate data is captured accurately and without interference. The more exciting news is Polar’s new partnership with GoPro that will allow users to connected the H10 chest strap to Hero4 and Hero5 cameras over …

Who said wearables were dead? Fossil believes the category has a bright future and has announced that it will be releasing more than 300 connected watches this year. Fossil Group is planning to release a variety of smartwatches, hybrid watches and fitness trackers throughout the year from brands like Fossil, Armani Exchange, Skagen and Misfit. Despite the push to more …

Ewaybot, a Chinese robotics company, is showing off its new flagship robot at the CES trade show in Las Vegas. MoRo is a robotic assistant that is designed to simplify your life. The robot is mobile and will work both indoors and outside. It can grasp and handle objects, listen to voice commands, and supports face detection through the built-in …

Have you ever wanted to turn your old boring watch into a smartwatch? Probably not, but now you can. CT Band is a bulky and expensive smart strap that promises to bring smart features to traditional mechanical watches. The band features a small LED display and a laundry list of sensors to show notifications and track daily activities. It’s an …

A French startup, called Energysquare, has created a new type of technology that can wireless charge almost any device. This includes devices that don’t have wireless charging capabilities built-in, such as Apple‘s iPhone and iPad. The company launched a successful Kickstarter campaign last May and is promising to ship the product in the coming months (early 2017). I got to …

Mio wants you to stop worrying so much about hitting 10,000 steps. The metric that was made famous by Fitbit may soon be a thing of the past following the release of the Mio Slice on Tuesday. It’s available now for $129 — that’s about £105 or AU$179. Rather than relying on the number of steps you take, the Slice, …

A new smart collar wants to help you better understand your dog by sensing changes in their mood. The Jagger & Lewis smart collar claims to measure the activity and welfare of your pet. Think of it like a Fitbit for your dog. The collar is equipped with an accelerometer and gyroscope to measure movements, including when your dog is …

For the past couple of years, the annual CES trade show in Las Vegas was a hotbed of new wearables. CES 2016 saw the Fitbit Blaze debut at the show, along with plenty of smart clothing concepts. CES 2015 had plenty of fitness trackers, too. CES 2017? Not so much. In the mobile space — including wearable tech — CES …

Fitbit on Wednesday announced a software update for its flagship Charge 2 fitness tracker. The update addresses numerous complaints users had with the device, specifically those with workout modes. User will now have the ability to pause and resume workouts. The update also adds a Do Not Disturb mode that will disable notifications when enabled. Other changes include a new …