Category: Wearables
The Apple Watch was originally a lot more health oriented
Across the world right now are countless people eagerly awaiting April and the launch of the Apple Watch, even if it's features aren't that different from other smartwatches on the market. It wasn't always that way, though, and it sounds like Apple's earlier ideas were a lot more focussed on user health. According to The Wall Street…
Pebble smartwatches are now compatible with Android Wear apps
It's a feature that's been available in beta since December, but now all owners of the ever popular Pebble smartwatch will be able to use Android Wear apps with their timepiece. That's in addition to the apps already available on Pebble's own app store. That means the one useful app you could be using if…
LG announces the LG Watch Urbane, a luxury all-metal smartwatch
The smartwatch hasn't really found its place in the world just yet, but the watches already released certainly aren't the classiest things in the world. Some companies don't like that idea, and LG appears to be one of them -- hence why it's announced the luxurious Android Wear-powered LG Watch Urbane. The Urbane is an all-metal…
Keep Beat: This smart bra sets your workout pace with music
More and more wearable tech brands are integrating heart rate sensing tech into their products. But the problem is, just serving up details about your heart rate may not actually mean much or urge you to change your pace when you're pounding the treadmill. The Mio Fuse (which we reviewed this morning) vibrates on your wrist…
Fitbit: Wearing your tracker for too long may cause a rash
Last year Fitbit recalled its Force fitness tracker after complaints that it was giving some users a rash. The Fitbit Charge and Surge were both recently released as a replacement of sorts, and once again users started complaining about developing a rash. Despite having denied any wrongdoing before, Fibit has admitted rashes might happen. According…
Mio Fuse Review: fitness tracking and HR sensor for running and HIIT
I've reviewed plenty of activity trackers here at ShinyShiny, most recently the Misfit Flash and the Fitbit Charge, but over the next few months I'm going to be taking a closer look at wearable devices built solely with fitness and training in mind. First up: the Mio Fuse. So what's a Mio Fuse? Unlike general…
This is why Tim Cook thinks the Apple Watch will be so successful
Smartwatches haven't exactly done well since they first started getting released, and some people have questioned whether or not the upcoming Apple Watch will change that. Tim Cook seems to think so, and at a talk at Goldman Sachs he explained why. Some people, including me, have commented that Apple is rather late to the…
Smartphones can track your activity just as well as wearables
Fitness trackers are all over the place these days, and it's almost enough to make you head out and buy one and get a better idea of how hard you're working. Well it turns out that might not be the best idea, because a study claims that a smartphone does that job just as well. A paper…
The Apple Watch will have an app for diabetics to track their glucose levels
Wearables are trying to integrate themselves into your life in a lot of different ways, but none so useful as being able to track various aspects of your health. It's now been revealed that the Apple Watch will also be capable of tracking glucose levels, making life much easier for diabetics. Dexcom, a company responsible…
Smartwatch popularity means all watches are banned from university exam rooms
We now live in a world where we can store information and surf the internet from tiny wrist-bound computers (to an extent anyway), and this has got some educational institutions worried about potential cheating. To prevent that some have enacted a blanket ban on all watches. According to Buzzfeed a number of UK universities have…
