by Bruce Brown | September 1, 2020 | Health
Wristband wearable category leader Fitbit introduced three new models inspired by the pandemic-related focus on health and wellness. This fall, Fitbit will begin selling the Fitbit Sense and Fitbit Versa 3 smartwatches and the Inspire 2, a new tracker-style wearable....
by Bruce Brown | August 19, 2020 | Health
It’s not overstating to assert that step counters and fitness trackers have gained traction worldwide. In 2018, manufacturers reported slightly more than 70 million fitness and activity trackers shipped worldwide, according to Statistica. Fitness wearable...
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by Bruce Brown | July 31, 2020 | Health
We don’t generally write about fitness trackers and wearables, but we’re making an exception for the Wyze Band. Wyze disrupted the smart home device camera market in 2017 when the company released the first Wyze Camera, an indoor smart home security camera...
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by Bruce Brown | March 3, 2020 | Health
Fitness trackers have evolved far beyond just counting steps. Last fall, market leader Fitbit announced CE approval to use the FibriCheck heart rhythm tracking app to monitor and share the measurements with physicians. Readings from the FibriCheck application with the...
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by Bruce Brown | October 11, 2019 | Health
Fitbit smartwatch users who live in select EU countries will soon be able to monitor their heart rhythm with the FibriCheck Fitbit app, previously available only with smartphones. The CE-marked FibriCheck employs Fitbit’s PPG (photoplethysmography) sensors to...
