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Rumors are Flying about Google’s upcoming Pixel Watch

If the rumors are true, Google’s upcoming Pixel Watch will be a flagship set to compete with Samsung’s latest Galaxy Watches and the Apple Watch, according to new specs leaked by 9to5Google. According to 9to5’s report, you’ll be able to get a cellular version of the wearable, and it will have a 300 milliamp-hour (mAh) battery. It wasn’t necessarily a given that there would be a cellular option for the […]

todayMay 2, 2022

Health & Wellness

The Movano Ring aims to help people Affordably Monitor Chronic Illnesses

For CES 2022, health tech company Movano is announcing the Movano Ring, a wearable that aims to help people affordably monitor chronic illnesses and better understand their data. The Movano Ring will measure all the basic metrics, including heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), sleep, respiration, temperature, blood oxygen levels, steps, and calories burned. However, instead of a raw data dump, Movano says it’ll distill how your metrics relate to […]

todayDecember 29, 2021

Health & Wellness

The Withings ScanWatch with EKG is finally available in the US

After almost two years, the Withings ScanWatch is now available to purchase in the US after its announcement back at the beginning of 2020. The ScanWatch was waiting for clearance from the Food and Drug Administration, which it had received in October for its EKG and blood oxygen measurement features. Unlike its competitors Apple Watch and Fitbit, both of whom can track blood oxygen and have EKG technology, Withings is claiming that the […]

todayNovember 25, 2021

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The new AirPods case looks like a Game Boy

Do you need a case for your AirPods case? Perhaps not, but the accessory accessories are increasingly popular, whether your personal style extends to crocheting or leather. And what if it looked as cute as this Game Boy-inspired design from Elago? Making things that make your gadgets look like other gadgets is kind of Elago’s thing. Witness their stands that turn the Apple Watch into a Macintosh or an iPod, […]

todayFebruary 27, 2020

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A Plethora of Apple Updates are Headed Our Way

Apple may have a busy few months up ahead, with the company reportedly planning to release its rumored Tag trackers; a new high-end set of headphones; updated iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air devices; a 4.7-inch LCD iPhone; and another attempt at a wireless charger (after the disastrous AirPower cancellation). That’s all according to a research note from generally reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicting Apple’s product releases for […]

todayJanuary 30, 2020

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Big Tech dives into Health Care, but can they keep it Private?

Big Tech, already under a withering spotlight from Congress for mishandling some user data, is delving further into the health care field — a world defined by its privacy pitfalls.  Giant companies have earned regulatory wrist-slaps for fumbling sensitive personal information, but the stakes are much higher for poorly protected health data.  Recent moves, some unfolding in secret, show the reach of the companies' ambition — and, in some cases, their […]

todayNovember 20, 2019

Health & Wellness

Could Your Apple Watch Actually Save Your Life?

Apple Inc's Heart study, the largest yet to explore the role of wearable devices in identifying potential heart problems, found that their Apple Watch could accurately detect atrial fibrillation, the most common type of irregular heartbeat, with overwhelming (reports say 84%) accuracy, U.S. researchers reported this month. The results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), come as technology companies increasingly strike up partnerships with drugmakers as a […]

todayNovember 14, 2019

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Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1 Billion

Google has just announced that it’s buying wearable company Fitbit for $2.1 billion. In a blog post announcing the news, Google SVP of devices and services Rick Osterloh said that the Fitbit purchase is “an opportunity to invest even more in Wear OS as well as introduce Made by Google wearable devices into the market.”  The news comes just days after a report from Reuters, which claimed that Google was […]

todayNovember 4, 2019

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Apple Now Sells Mophie Wireless Chargers

Apple has begun selling two multidevice wireless chargers from Mophie. Both the Dual Wireless Charging Pad ($99.95) and 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad ($139.95) are coming to select Apple Stores next week and are available for online order now. Note that Mophie sells the dual-charger for a bit less at $79.95.   The Dual Wireless Charging Pad can deliver up to 7.5W of power to iPhones placed on either of the […]

todayAugust 14, 2019

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