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Fitness Tracker News

The quest for perfect sleep: how tech is fuelling sleep anxiety

The Guardian - 15-Oct-2024

Wearable sleep trackers may be causing more stress than rest

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Oura Ring 4: A sleeker, smarter wearable for health tracking

The Verge - 03-Oct-2024

Enhanced design and advanced algorithms promise improved accuracy and user experience

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New wearable band monitors sweat to help users avoid overexertion

New Scientist - 04-Sep-2024

It offers a non-invasive alternative to blood lactate testing

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Galaxy Ring: A smart ring by Samsung designed for fitness tracking

BBC - 10-Jul-2024

While promising, concerns about data privacy have been raised

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From quantified self to feeling free, ditching the smartwatch brings joy

The Conversation (UK) - 01-Jan-2024

Study is based on interviews with amateur runners who don't use smartwatches

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Phone apps could record six minutes of consecutive walking to predict risk of early death

New Atlas - 20-Oct-2022

The study computes predictive models for risk stratification via population analysis for results

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Fitbit Ionic smartwatches should be removed and returned immediately

Independent - 02-Mar-2022

120 people have reported burn injuries

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Fitbit clears FDA to identify people with irregular heartbeats

MedCity News - 17-Nov-2021

Detected atrial fibrillation in one-third of adults, but faces issues with implementation

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Wearables might not show the exact calories you burn

Gizmodo - 12-Jan-2021

Need to be personalised for every individual to obtain correct measurements

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Wearable fitness trackers can cause anxiety to user

Futurity - 05-Aug-2020

Users need help interpreting data for devices like health watch to be effective

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Fitness apps: are they really helping?

Guardian - 02-Jan-2020

Important thing is to define your physical condition, preferred mode, and place for a workout

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Best trackers and health gadgets 2018

Gadgets And Wearables - 29-Apr-2018

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US government gives away 10,000 Fitbits for precision medicine study

TechRadar - 07-Nov-2017

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Fitness trackers poor at measuring calories burned

BBC - 25-May-2017

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Alphabet’s Verily offers Study Watch health monitoring wearable

TechCrunch - 14-Apr-2017

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Adidas releases beta version of All Day, an app to track all aspects of wellness

MobiHealthNews - 28-Mar-2017

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Study tests accuracy of heart rate wearables

iMedicalApps - 13-Oct-2016

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Me And My Quantified-Self

ELLE - 23-Sep-2016

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Fitness trackers don’t promote weight loss

BBC - 20-Sep-2016

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Fitbit saved my life

Visiter - 10-Jan-2016

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