Now playing: Watch this: Nod, one wireless ring that aims to control many devices 1:21 I wasn’t sure what I would see when I got my first peek at Nod. A wearable-tech ring? I expected something that would track fitness, or show my mood by glowing. I wasn’t thinking about gesture controls. I didn’t expect …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Despite news of Nike bailing on Fuelband hardware in the future, the Nike+ Fuelband isn’t going anywhere right now. And it’s still a very functional fitness tracker with some stylistic appeal, even if it’s iOS-only. But what if you use Android? What if you don’t want a Fuelband, but you want something like it? What are your options? …
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Sarah Tew I’ll admit I have a soft spot for Logitech: its keyboard accessories are among the best out there, and I’ve always found their build quality to be excellent. Logitech has announced four new cases today, and they’re all focused on specifically practical functions. I’ve been trying two of them for the past few days on an iPad Air …
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Sarah Tew/CNET So you want to buy a fitness tracker? Maybe you should wait on that. Suddenly, it looks like a good handful of fitness band companies are in a state of flux. Nike’s future in FuelBand hardware is coming to an end. Fitbit is lacking its top-end product, the Fitbit Force , after a recall this winter. Basis has …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Vertical videos are ridiculous. They play badly on monitors. And they’re not anyone’s fault, except for the phone-makers. I’m here to defend Vertical Video Syndrome, or at least what inspires it: the videos that get shot in portrait mode by your mom or dad, your friend, or even you. Everyone wants to yell at you, but I’m here …
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Scott Stein / CNET It’s a common truth in new tech: a company releases a firmware update, and suddenly there are all-new features to discover. When I reviewed the Samsung Gear Fit , I was using the latest software Samsung had at the time. I couldn’t use the Fit’s long display in anything other than a sideways-landscape mode, which meant …
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Withings I have high blood pressure. As a result I’ve used a bunch of cuffs, and the previous Withings cuff was small, comfortable, and worked nearly as well as a larger Omron unit I have. In the realm of wearable health tech, there’s still no smaller or more efficient solution than using an inflating cuff you wear around your arm. …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Now that Microsoft Office is out on the iPad, it just underlines what the iPad has become: a laptop replacement for many people. You don’t need a keyboard for your iPad. But, if you’re planning on an iPad being a place where you get a lot of writing done, having one can come in very handy. Yes, you …
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Motorola Wearable tech has been a big, messy patch of tech wilderness. Then along came Google, announcing Android Wear and a future developer SDK. Google’s not the first major company to enter wearables (Samsung, Sony), but this is a big moment nonetheless. It’s the first time any software manufacturer has attempted to enter the wearables landscape and attempt to lay …
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You walk into a store. You have $300 in your hand. You can get a Samsung Gear 2 for $299, a Gear 2 Neo for $199, or a Gear Fit for $199. Do you get: a) the Gear 2? b) the Gear 2 Neo? c) the Gear Fit? d) none of the above? The Wide World of Wearables has a …
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