Heart rate tracking on earbuds was probably a mistake
Heart rate tracking built into earbuds is an intriguing idea, but it's apparently one that's difficult to execute. Based on my test results, the data isn't especially trustworthy.
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WWDC 2024 should kick off a new AI fitness war between Apple, Samsung, and Google
Leaks suggest Apple will reveal 'Apple Intelligence' (aka AI) at WWDC 2024, and that it'll bring major feature updates to Apple Fitness. Samsung has its own AI plans for Samsung Health this summer, and it's the beginning o...
Leaked Meta Quest 3s looks like a Quest 2 with a new brain and eyeballs
A new Quest 3 Lite leak gives us a better idea of what to expect from Meta's 2024 headset, including performance, comfort, software, and passthrough.
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One Google I/O announcement would fix the gaping hole in Wear OS
Google Fit is headed out the door, so now Wear OS needs a new unified fitness app experience, whether it's Fitbit or something else.
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Meta Quest Pro 2: Everything we want from the 2025 Apple Vision Pro rival
Meta and LG are working on the Quest Pro 2 together, but we still have fresh memories of the Quest Pro 1's failure -- and the Quest Pro 2 will allegedly be more expensive. Here's what we want in terms of hardware, design, ...
How many updates will the OnePlus Watch 2 get?
The OnePlus Watch 2 is tempting due to its gorgeous design and 100-hour battery, but you should know upfront how long it will last from a software perspective.
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Take two: Meta and LG will team up for Quest Pro 2 ‘alliance’ in 2025
After the failure of the Quest Pro to resonate with productivity users, Meta is teaming up with LG to try and go back to that form factor now that the Apple Vision Pro is making a splash.
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Zuckerberg says brain signal-reading wearable is ‘kind of close’ to product-ready
Appearing on a podcast, Zuckerberg talked about his Vision Pro roast and described how his new neural band will exhibit the "power of AI" when it launches in a "few years."
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Those annoying smartwatch move alerts will save your life. Only one brand gets them right.
All of the medical studies show that standing every hour doesn't actually counterbalance the serious issues with sitting for eight hours a day. You need to actually move throughout the day, and only one fitness brand pushe...
PSVR 2 maker Sony pivots to ‘spatial’ XR with another Apple Vision Pro-style headset you won’t buy
As cool as this headset looks, it's not something that anyone besides serious engineers or artists can use. But it looks much more reliable than the Meta Quest Pro.
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