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Best Fitness Trackers for 2022

Nothing is more motivating than a device that tracks your fitness. Visualizing your goals and progress with the best fitness trackers out there not only makes you feel good about what you’ve done but pushes you to do more the next day. They hold you accountable for your physical activity with health and fitness smart …

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Best Fitbits to Buy Right Now

Fitbit has a whole ecosystem of helpful trackers and wearables that help you keep track of your activity and health as you work towards your fitness goals. But with tons of different Fitbit models to choose from, it can be challenging to know which is going to work best for you. But fear not, CNET is here to help by …

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Apple Watch Series 8 Review in Progress: My Thoughts After a Week

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. The Apple Watch Series 8, starting at $399 (£419, AU$629), joins the temperature sensing wearable pack with a new temperature sensor of its own. Temperature-sensing wearables have been a trend these past few years, from the Fitbit Sense to the Oura Ring, …

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Fitbit Inspire 3 Review: A Tiny Fitness Tracker With Big Battery Life

The $100 Fitbit Inspire 3 (£85, AU$180) is a great entry-level fitness tracker ideal for Fitbit newcomers as well as a major refresh for anyone upgrading from an older Fitbit. It has a color AMOLED display, a new menu system and the same long battery life. The Inspire 3 is compatible with Android and iOS to receive notifications or call …

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Can I Go Swimming With My iPhone? Breaking Down Water

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. While waterproofing used to be something found only on those beefy, rubber-sealed rugged phones designed for construction workers or downhill mountain bikers, now you’ll find it built — to differing extents — into most mainstream phones, including the iPhone 13 …

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Apple Watch 8: All of the Features on My Wishlist

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Today’s Apple “Far Out” event will likely bring news of the planned updates for the Apple Watch, along with the very real possibility of an Apple Watch Pro. While I love my Apple Watch Series 7, there’s always room for improvement, and …

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Oura Ring 3 at 6 Months: Life With a Wearable That Knows When I’m Sick

My wedding ring, dull platinum, sits on the ring finger of my left hand. A black ring, titanium, sits on my right. The Oura Ring has been part of my hand for over half a year now — longer if you count the previous version I reviewed. I sleep with it. I shower with it. I don’t think about it …

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Google Announces Fall Pixel Event on Oct. 6

Google’s fall hardware event is set for Thursday, Oct. 6, at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT, the company announced via Twitter on Tuesday.  The event is likely to feature much of the hardware Google announced at I/O 2022 in May, including the Pixel 7, Pixel Watch and Pixel Buds Pro.  It’s all coming together.Join us live for #MadeByGoogle on October …

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Stressed Out? Wearable Gadgets From Fitbit, Apple and Others Want to Help

Smartwatches and fitness trackers have been measuring our physical well-being for years. Now they’re trying to help us manage our mental health, too. The recently announced Fitbit Sense 2, which launches this fall, is one of the latest examples of how tech companies are expanding their wellness offerings to encompass stress management and general mental well-being. Fitbit’s new high-end smartwatch …

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Garmin Enduro 2 Hands

Garmin makes some of the absolute best fitness wearables for professional athletes — even if some of them are eye-wateringly expensive. The $1,100 (roughly £950 or AU$1,610) Enduro 2 is expensive for a smartwatch, but that’s because it’s designed for endurance athletes, not for the kind of person who’d typically get a Fitbit or an Apple Watch. I’m not exactly …

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