by dbadmin | Sep 3, 2025 | fitness trackers, Health, News, Polar, Wearables
Polar has launched the Polar Loop, a minimalist fitness band without a display or a subscription fee. The device tracks heart rate, activity, sleep, and recovery and syncs data to the Polar Flow app. It is available now for $199 in the US and €179 outside of the US,...
by dbadmin | Aug 26, 2025 | Features, Fitbit, Google, Google Pixel Watch 4, Wear OS 6, Wearables
Google unveiled the new and improved Pixel Watch 4, yet one of my long-standing asks remains unanswered: true multi-device support. With AI coaching arriving in October, I’d love to see Fitbit allow more than one active device per user. When brands like Garmin and...
by dbadmin | Aug 25, 2025 | fitness trackers, News, Oura, smart rings, Wearables
Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority This morning, Oura won its ongoing legal battle against Ultrahuman and RingConn at the ITC. Both rivals are now banned from selling smart rings in the US. The ruling all but cements Oura’s dominance in the US market. Update:...
by dbadmin | Aug 23, 2025 | Fitness, Garmin, Reviews, Wearables
My running journey started with a Garmin Forerunner. It wasn’t my watch — it was my high school cross country coach’s — but it brought a load of new metrics to a sport I was learning to love. I was amazed that something so small could monitor our team’s distance,...
by dbadmin | Aug 23, 2025 | fitness trackers, News, Oura, smart rings, Wearables
Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority This morning, Oura won its ongoing legal battle against Ultrahuman and RingConn at the ITC. Both rivals are now banned from selling smart rings in the US. The ruling all but cements Oura’s dominance in the US market. The...
by dbadmin | Aug 22, 2025 | Google, Google Pixel Watch 4, News, smartwatches, Wearables
The Google Pixel Watch 4 adds support for 12 new sport modes. The watch now tracks more than 50 unique activity types. Among the added sports is Pickleball, a widely popular court sport that I love. The Pixel Watch 4 just gave athletes and casual movers even more...
