smartwatches
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Fitbit’s Most Advanced Fitness Tracker Is Pretty Underwhelming
I should be more excited about Fitbit’s Charge 5 fitness tracker. Unlike last year’s iterative Charge 4, the latest model adds a snazzy new always-on colour touch screen, an electrodermal activity sensor, electrocardiogram sensor, and a new metric called the Daily Readiness Score. On paper, this is a significant upgrade over previous iterations of this…
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Strava Is Leaving Older Android Smartwatches in the Dust
Samsung and Google’s upgraded smartwatch platform, Wear OS 3, is an exciting release for Android users. It’s the first time in years the wearables platform has felt like a cohesive ecosystem, helped in part by the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, which are the first watches to run Wear OS…
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Surprise! Fitbit’s Charge 5 Is Actually a Massive Upgrade
We already knew the Fitbit Charge 5 was getting a colour touchscreen based on early leaks, but today Fitbit announced its most popular fitness tracker is getting way more than just an upgraded screen. The Charge 5 is gaining the ability to take electrocardiograms and notify users of abnormal heart rates, features that have been…
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Fitbit Charge 5 Leaks Reveal New Colour Touchscreen
In a year where it’s all about Wear OS, it seems like Fitbit is dedicating 2021 to its trackers. After adding the Luxe to its lineup this past autumn, we’re now seeing leaked renders for a potential Charge 5 for this spring.