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Some dogs are dedicated escape artists; it doesn’t matter how high the fence or how much chicken wire you bury along the property line, some pups will find a way to take themselves for a walk (trust me — I know from experience). Fi is a high-tech collar that’s part doggie Fitbit, part tracking collar …

Google has contracted with Samsung to design and manufacture a chip that’ll be used to track body movements, according to South Korean tech blog ETNews. The report comes as Google faces staunch opposition to its acquisition of fitness tracking pioneer FitBit in the EU.  Samsung is reportedly both designing and manufacturing the chip, as opposed to building a chip to spec based …

Google’s bid to enter the fitness tracker market through its acquisition of Fitbit has just hit a major roadblock. The EU’s Competition Commission announced on Tuesday that it’s opening a full-scale investigation into the purchase. In a press release, the Commission said it’s concerned Google’s purchase of Fitbit would further entrench its market position in the online advertising markets by …

Lots of smartwatches try to look like the Apple Watch. But the Oppo Watch is so similar-looking from a casual distance, it’s uncanny. Oppo’s first smartwatch was unveiled earlier this year, but the addition of Google Wear OS is new, along with its eSIM support for LTE data. The Oppo Watch is available internationally starting today, but there’s no word …

You’re likely not spending as much time outside these days — at least not without a face mask — but your dog certainly still needs to take care of their business outdoors. And if your dog happens to be a professional backyard escape artist (Trance, I’m looking at you), then you might want to get a tracking collar to prevent …

Amid European Union antitrust concerns, Google has pledged not to use Fitbit health data, as it tries to secure approval to acquire the wearable company. “This deal is about devices, not data,” a Google spokesperson told CNET via email.  “We appreciate the opportunity to work with the European Commission on an approach that safeguards consumers’ expectations that Fitbit device data …

The Fitbit brand is synonymous with fitness bands, but the company also offers a few wearables that look more like watches. A bigger screen usually means a bigger price, but not today: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Amazon has the Fitbit Versa Lite for $99.95. It normally sells for $160; this ties the all-time low. See it …

The Wyze brand is making a name for itself, having produced some surprisingly affordable smart-home gear that’s also surprisingly good, like the $20 Wyze Cam. I’ve been equally impressed with products like the $20 Wyze Sense security kit, $20 Wyze Scale and $8 Wyze Bulb. (Order each via Amazon or Wyze.com, and you’ll pay about $4 to $10 extra for …

Fitbit might be the first thing you think of when it comes to ordinary fitness and sleep tracking, but ask a serious runner or cyclist what they wear, and you’ll get a very different answer. Polar is the brand that’s virtually synonymous with sports training and fitness wearables for people for whom training is a lifestyle. And this weekend, Polar …

Worldwide shipments of wearables grew more than 29% year over year in the first quarter of 2020, with total device volume hitting 72.6 million units, according to a Thursday report by market research firm IDC. Much of that increase was fueled by growth in hearables and wristbands, as smart and basic watches saw a decline.  In the wristband category, devices like …