A $17,000 model. A fitting appointment. A cover spread on Vogue. The Apple Watch was more than a fitness-tracking device when it debuted five years ago. It was a fashion item and status symbol. It was luxury on your wrist. Fast forward to 2020, the fifth anniversary of Apple’s smartwatch. Millions of people around the …
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The Apple Watch debuted on April 24, 2015. While it never became the “iPhone on your wrist” many of us expected, it has evolved into something much more useful and specific. I mean, you already own a phone, so why would you need one on your wrist? This week we’ll take a closer look at just how the Apple Watch …
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Supernatural, a new virtual reality fitness game you can play in your home, isn’t playing around. I sweat so hard I have to guzzle five glasses of water for every 15-minute workout. The first time I tried it, I was so sore the next morning I had trouble walking downstairs. I sometimes get so immersed bopping and throwing my arms …
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Six new fitness-focused apps are now available on Samsung smart TVs, the company said Tuesday. Barre3, Calm, Echelon, Fitplan, Jillian Michaels Fitness and Obé Fitness apps are accessible as part of Samsung’s effort to bring over 5,000 hours of wellness content to people staying home amid the coronavirus pandemic. Samsung said the apps will also be part of its Samsung …
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The Fitbit Charge 4, an update to last year’s Charge 3, is basically the same tracker, but now with GPS. It’s odd timing for a world that’s increasingly shut down and housebound, but GPS was a feature that was missing from Fitbit’s devices for years. The Fitbit Charge 4 is the company’s first new wearable since last year’s Versa 2. See it …
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Images of what is reportedly the new Fitbit Charge 4 have appeared online, with 9to5Google saying it obtained the pictures from an unidentified source. The rumored new fitness tracker looks similar to the Charge 3, with an OLED touchscreen and a new watch face. The rear looks to have an SpO2 sensor and an optical heart rate monitor, according to …
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Montblanc’s high-end smartwatch, the Summit 2 Plus, is beautiful. It has a lovely curved sapphire dome crystal and the materials are top-notch. The Summit 2 Plus has eSIM tech, which is something still pretty new to Google’s Wear OS watches, even if odds are you’re not going to pay $1,170 for one of them. (Huawei had the first Wear OS …
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Apple is reportedly planning a fitness app for release across iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Apple TV. People could use the app, which is code-named Seymour according to a MacRumors report Monday, to download fitness videos that guide them through workouts and activities, and to track their progress. Activities could include cycling, rowing, stretching, strength, walking, yoga, dance and running, …
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Regular readers know of my affinity for the Amazfit Bip, an $80 smartwatch that’s way better than its price would suggest. But it’s been nearly two years since that thing hit the scene. Where are all the challengers? Here’s one, and it’s almost ludicrously inexpensive: The BingoFit Epic is just $19.99 with promo code 9ZCKRR7W (which should work with any of the six available …
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Tracking your health and fitness is pretty useless if you don’t use the info to actually learn something or change your habits for the better. And sometimes, that means knowing when you need to stop and rest. Which is why I was curious to try the Whoop Strap 3.0, the only fitness tracker I know of that will tell you …
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