CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Twitter! Enlarge Image The Fitbit Blaze counts a heart-rate monitor among its many tricks. Jason …
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We might finally know one reason why Fitbit purchased the Pebble watch company for $23 million last year: Apps. Fitbit’s next watch is going to launch with its own app platform that would rival those found on the Apple Watch and Android Wear watches, Fitbit CEO James Park said to The Verge. Park said that upon the watch’s launch, Fitbit …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Twitter! Photos really don’t do it justice; the Gear Fit 2’s screen is just dazzling. Samsung Quick housekeeping note: Apparently …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Twitter! Snazzy shirt not included. Sarah Tew/CNET I continue to have a love affair with smartwatches, flawed though most of …
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Editors’ note: Welcome to Boom With a View, a new column by Daniel Van Boom (yes, that’s a real name), CNET Australia’s Asia news editor. He’ll be doing what he grew up doing: talking about nerdom, and pretty much everything else, to strangers on the internet. “I gave up after a month,” my friend says of his new fitness exploits. …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Twitter! For Prime Day, Amazon has slashed prices on the Echo and Echo Dot. CNET Amazon Prime Day 2017 has …
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It might be time to say goodbye to Jawbone. The electronics company, known for its fitness trackers and portable speakers, has started liquidation proceedings after years of financial struggle, The Information reported on Thursday. A notice sent to creditors reportedly said the company entered into insolvency proceedings under California law on June 19. Jawbone co-founder and CEO Hosain Rahman has …
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Fitbit is expanding its repertoire. The company known for motivating you to exercise with wearables that monitor your steps is now working on a device that will monitor your sleep and potentially detect if you have sleep apnea, CNBC reports. Fitbit says the project will track your blood oxygen level throughout the night to help spot irregularities. Sleep apnea is …
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There’s a lot happening in the wearables world. Fitbit is down, but overall shipments are up, leading to Apple and Xiaomi taking equal first place. Related stories Apple Watch review: This time, a better smartwatch Hey Apple, can you top Google and Facebook at AR and AI? Fitbit may delay Apple-rivaling smartwatch, headphones Apple is the king of the smartwatch, …
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Many of us use fitness trackers as motivational tools to keep us moving, and to monitor our progress over time. But what if that sensor-packed Apple Watch or Fitbit on your wrist could actually help diagnose a potentially fatal heart condition? It’s possible, according to app developer Cardiogram. In a joint study published today, Cardiogram and researchers at the University …
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