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Why does the data from different health and exercise trackers vary so much?

December 1, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Vipul called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about fitness trackers. He has a few wearables and observes that there’s a wide variance between their results for steps taken and calories burned. He also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Amazon Halo, Apple Watch, calories, Fitibit, Garmin, Google Fit, health tracking, heart rate, wearables, Whoop

Are you hardcore enough for the Whoop fitness tracker?

November 18, 2020 by Stacey Higginbotham 1 Comment

After a $100 million fundraising event last month, you can expect to hear a lot more about the Whoop fitness band in your feeds and the media. The device is unlike most fitness bands in the market and is probably best thought of as a connected coach … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Apple Watch, fitbit, fitness tracking, Garmin, health data, sensors, wearables, Whoop

Amazon Echo Frames reviewed: Are they worth the price?

July 1, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

Last year, Amazon introduced its smart glasses product, the Echo Frames. They’re still a bit of a work in progress and you can only get them by requesting an invite, which Amazon has to approve. My invite was recently accepted so after we spent the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Amazon Echo, Android, bluetooth, digital assistant, Echo Frames, google assistant, iOS, iphone, Siri, smart glasses, wearables

8 smart devices and services for home workouts when the gym is closed

March 18, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

With most gyms now closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak, it can be more difficult to get a good workout in. It can be especially difficult if you’re the type of person that thrives on group exercise classes right now. Still, there are some ways to use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Apple Watch, Boxflex, exercise tracking, Garmin, health tracking, Mirror, Nike, Peloton, smart gym, wearables

Amazon missed a huge opportunity by not buying Fitbit

November 6, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

After two months of rumors that Fitbit was looking for a buyer and that Google was potentially interested, we now know this was true: Google announced its acquisition plan for Fitbit two weeks ago. And I suggested to current Fitbit device fans that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon, Apple Watch, digital health, exercise tracking, Fitibit, Garmin, google, health tracking, personal data, wearables

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