Wearable technology is not as accurate as smartphones for fitness

Nike Fuelband wearable technology fitness band

As hot as wearables are for fitness and health tracking, a Penn Medicine study says your cell phone is likely better. The results of recent research from Penn Medicine have now been released, and what they have shown is that some of the features of smartphone apps are actually more accurate for health and fitness tracking than wearable technology. The study determined that in some situations and with certain apps, smartphones work as well or better than wearables. It determined that wearable technology and smartphones sometimes performed at about the…

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Wearable technology is seeing a tough path to success

Power balance fitness band wearables technology

For every step forward that the wearables sector has seen, there appears to be another step back. At a time in which fitness trackers are supposed to be becoming an explosively popular form of wearable technology, those that are already in existence are finding themselves suffering from a tremendous number of hurdles and bumps in the road. Nike is planning layoffs within the fitness accessories line with its FuelBand, as Fitbit faces recalls. Many experts in the mobile industry have been predicting that this year would be a defining one…

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Wearable tech dropped by Nike

Nike Fuelband wearable technology fitness band

It looks like the FuelBand is no more as the brand has decided to slash its tracker device from its product line. In a wearable tech announcement that took many completely by surprise, it looks as though Nike will be cutting back jobs, and at the same time, it is getting rid of its FuelBand fitness tracker device while it’s at it. There has yet to be official confirmation of this news from the company, itself, but it is being taken seriously Reports are breaking out throughout the web that…

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