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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Hey, here’s a quick follow-up regarding last week’s Samsung Gear Fit 2 deal. I bought one, it arrived …
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Apple may have a next-gen Apple Watch ready for the fall, but rival Fitbit hopes to get out ahead with a new, upscale device that could arrive slightly earlier. A series of leaked images, first appearing on the Yahoo Finance website, purport to show a new gold-colored device that looks like an updated version of the current Fitbit Blaze. The …
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I know, “stop the presses.” The Nike-inspired Apple Watch comes in a new shade of gray now. Sorry, “neutral-toned” and “light bone.” Whoo wee. Still, it’s a good moment to remember this signals Apple’s continuing push on its wrist-worn device, which was updated in September last year with features like GPS and better water proofing. Apple hasn’t said how many …
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We hope you weren’t too keen on using Samsung’s new digital assistant. It turns out, Bixby won’t be ready when the Galaxy S8 launches on April 21. The company just said the assistant will launch in the spring. We discuss whether this even matters, since customers don’t necessarily buy phones for digital assistants. They’re likely more keen on the camera …
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Production snafus may be tripping up the launch of a Fitbit smartwatch designed to compete with the Apple Watch. The product is set to hit shelves in the second half of the year, after design problems — like misplaced antennae fouling up GPS and trouble with waterproofing — delayed them from a planned launch in the first half, according to …
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If you have a Pebble smartwatch, you’ve probably been worrying about how long your timepiece will keep working after Fitbit‘s acquisition. To address those concerns, Pebble has issued an update for the iOS and Android versions of the app that ends smartwatches’ dependency on Pebble’s cloud services. That means when Fitbit eventually shuts down Pebble’s servers, the devices will continue …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Quick note before we dive into today’s deals: If you’re buying anything from Amazon (including any of the deals below), please do so …
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I’ve got some bad news for you — simply wearing a fitness tracker isn’t going to help you lose weight. Besides actually getting up and walking around, fitness trackers work best when you set them up to meet your goals. Here are some tips on how to make that Fitbit, Jawbone, or Apple Watch work for you — and, hopefully, …
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Fitbit on Thursday announced a software update that will add a variety of new features to its Blaze smartwatch. The watch will be receiving two features that debuted on the Charge 2 — Cardio Fitness score and guided breathing sessions. The Cardio Fitness score is based on VO2Max, a metric used to determine how much oxygen an athlete can use …
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Industry analysts and journalists have been been quick to make judgments on the wearable market. Some have called it a fad, while others have claimed it’s already dead. Not so fast. A new report issued Thursday by International Data Corporation (IDC) will hopefully put an end to those claims. The research firm found shipments of smartwatches and fitness trackers reached …
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