You can jog on the road well traveled, but you’ll often pay full retail for it. Smartwatches like the Apple Watch Series 6 and Fitbit Sense are great health- and fitness-focused devices, but they’re pretty expensive. At the other end of the spectrum, CNET’s Lexy Savvides has covered the best budget smartwatches under $100. I’ve …
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Looking for an affordable fitness tracker? Honor, formerly owned by Huawei, is gearing up for the global release of its latest wrist wearable, the Honor Band 6, after showing it off at CES 2021. It costs 49.90 euros (approximately $60, £40 or AU$80) and will be available for purchase internationally starting Sunday via Alibaba’s AliExpress. Honor’s next-gen wrist accessory features …
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Finding lost things has become the 2021 goal of a number of tech companies: Samsung has new SmartTag trackers. Apple may have AirTags this year. Google just added a new Tile feature into its Fitbit Inspire 2 band that could help make it easier to find, or make your phone ring to find it. “Wearables are an exciting new category …
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The Apple Watch’s journey has been one of constant evolution. Originally positioned as an extension of your iPhone, putting apps and notifications on your wrist has slowly morphed into a full-out fitness device. Not only does it count your steps, but it can detect if you fall then call for help, monitor how noisy your environment is and even run …
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Before I tested out Polar’s new Verity Sense tracker, the thought of measuring my heart rate from anywhere other than my chest or wrist was a foreign concept. But Polar’s $90 optical heart-rate tracker can track different types of activities from (almost) anywhere on your body, as long as it’s pressed firmly against your skin. It’s small, syncs quickly with …
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Fitbit has added a collection of guided meditations sessions with world-famous wellness leader Deepak Chopra to its subscription-based Premium app. Mindfulness has become a prominent trend in the health tech world, with some of the major players in the space incorporating even more of these features into their apps and wearable devices as we continue to navigate the stress and …
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The Apple Watch Series 6 and Fitbit Sense are the top smartwatches that can help keep an eye on your fitness levels and act as a phone alternative on your wrist. Both also have an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG — Apple uses ECG) app, track workouts, sleep and blood oxygen levels, but they’re different in the way they go about …
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Who’s good and ready for a weekend right now? 🙋 Before you turn your attention to those much-needed days of leisure (free games, anyone?), let’s take a look at some deals that also deserve your attention. There’s pretty much everything here that a weekend might need: TV, books, exercise, vlogging and more. Josh Goldman/CNET DJI Pocket 2 Gimbal Camera $299 …
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More than steps, more than active minutes, I’ve been focused on making sure I get enough decent sleep each day. That’s been an issue working from home for so much of 2020-2021. Apple’s latest watch and WatchOS software focused, among other things, on adding sleep tracking that could help make bedtime schedules more regular. It sounds great. Except… the Apple …
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The Fitbit Charge 4 is the best all around fitness tracker of 2020 and has received CNET’s Editors’ Choice. Its slimmer form factor, longer battery life and lower price point (now on sale for $99) make it a great alternative for anyone looking to monitor their health and fitness, without the added bulk of a full-blown smartwatch. With the Charge 4, Fitbit …
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