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best devices that monitor stress and how they work
Wearables have made big strides in monitoring how stressed we are, and the likes of Garmin, Apple, Fitbit and Google are all on board. Stress is something we all encounter, whether it’s particular situations in our lives or just a hectic day at work. But it can have an impact on our health and lives,…
Our top picks to download
Garmin sports watches now operate much more like smartwatches, with apps and watch faces downloadable from the Garmin Connect IQ store. Smart features are rolling out across most new Garmin devices, so big names like the Garmin Forerunner 245, Fenix 7 and Garmin Venu 2 all support downloadable, custom watch faces. Changing your Garmin watch…
Withings Sleep Diary to help get to the bottom of your …
Withings has introduced a new Sleep Diary feature for its Sleep tracking mat that it hopes can help users better understand sleep data and make it easier to share that information with doctors. The new sleep diary tool works in combination with the Withings Sleep Analyzer mat, which sits underneath your mattress and uses that…
Peloton Apple Watch app now lets you close rings with i…
Peloton has revealed it’s bringing the Apple Watch and its machines much closer together, letting you track workouts from its Bike, Bike Plus, Tread machines as well as its home workout app. Previously, Peloton had only offered Apple Watch integration for its Bike Plus indoor bike via Apple’s GymKit, but did remove support for its…
A look back at the recalls of wearable yesteryear
We know wearables are hard to make, and the news that the Fitbit Ionic has been recalled, five years after it first went on sale, is proof of that. But it’s not the first – and probably won’t be the last. Since the dawn of the wearables era in 2010 there’s been a handful of…