Well, folks, the big holiday is nearly upon us. I’ll have one last regular deal post for you tomorrow, but that’s going to be it until the calendar hits 2019. You’ll still get your daily dose of Cheapskate during the break, but it’ll be stuff I’ve queued up in advance. Of course, if I spot …
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One of the benefits of using an Android device with a Fitbit is the ability to reply to text messages directly from your wrist. Quick Reply is easy to use, but you should take a takes a few minutes to get everything the way you want. Now playing: Watch this: Unboxing the Fitbit Versa 2:24 Compatibility Currently, the ability to …
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The end of 2018 looks like the time for major fitness watches to get key updates before those New Year resolutions hit. First came the Apple Watch S4’s awaited EKG feature. And now, Fitbit just dropped its new 3.0 software update for its Versa and Ionic watches. The update may not be as dramatic, but it adds some overdue extras. …
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If you’re looking to buy an Apple Watch Series 4, the biggest changes include a new FDA approved ECG feature and fall detection, but hopefully you won’t have to use those two features on a daily basis. What you may use regularly are its fitness features. The Apple Watch Series 4 has added better training tools for athletes, automatic workout detection and …
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Premium budget. I’m not sure how I feel about that term, but it feels appropriate here. When I heard Amazfit was making a new watch called the Verge, I was definitely curious. Amazfit, a brand of the Chinese wearables company Huami, already has several fitness trackers and watches that are popular on Amazon. One is the Amazfit Bip, which looks …
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Consumers are snapping up low-cost wearables as basic trackers add new features that bring them closer to smartwatches. Shipments of wearable devices reached 32 million units worldwide in the third quarter this year, up 21.7 percent from a year ago, according to market research firm IDC. New products from Fitbit, Garmin and Huawei along with demand in Asia helped drive growth, …
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At 39 years old, Eric Isakson felt he was in the best shape of his life, but his heart told a different story. It was 11 a.m. when he looked down at his fitness tracker and noticed he had already burned 9,000 calories after sitting in meetings all morning. His heart rate: 155 beats per minute, well above the normal …
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Casio announced Thursday it expects its Pro Trek Smart WSD-F30 watch to be released on Jan. 18, 2019. The watch, which runs on Google’s Wear OS, was announced in August at the IFA 2018 tech conference in Berlin, where it won eight awards. The rugged F30 is made for outdoors enthusiasts, with water resistance up to 50 meters, built-in GPS …
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Cyber Monday may be gone, but the great deals aren’t. You can still swap your old analog watch for something fresh and digital, such as the Apple Watch, Fitbit Charge 3 or Garmin Vivosmart 4, at a great price. Before you start looking for deals, it’s important to figure out what you need in a wearable or you may end up spending more on features …
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Welp, it’s a wrap. Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2018 are solidly in the rear-view mirror, and all those great sales on Chromecast, Roku, Nvidia Shield TV and most Fire TV streamers are over too. They’ve assumed their standard pricing, starting at $30 for the Roku Express and $35 for Chromecast and others. Deal hunters who don’t mind the Fire …
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