Tag: wearables

Fitbit users really weren’t shocked about this mobile wallet warning

Jorge Gonzalez
Mobile wallet - Person wearing older Fitbit model with warning sign

The fitness tracker’s users were recently notified that the will be required to switch to Google Wallet Fitbit users knew that the change was coming, so when they received an email and/or notification telling them that they would need to switch to the mobile wallet of the gadget’s parent company, nobody was all that shocked. Fitbit Pay is shutting down and Google Wallet will take over Ever since Google acquired Fitbit, device wearers have been waiting for the announcement that the parent company would be using its own branded version…

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Is Apple developing its own wearable technology ring?

Jennifer Goula
Wearable technology - The Apple Ring is Coming -Image Source - AppleInsider YouTube

If rumors are to be believed, the iPhone maker is working on a new kind of smart gadget Smart rings are becoming the latest type of wearable technology to make their way into the spotlight, and it appears that Apple may be looking to launch its own version of the product early on. Patent filings have been spotted and show details for such a gadget Apple has filed patents for wearable technology in the form of a smart ring, including diagrams that illustrate a number of ways in which gestures…

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Samsung smart ring places a focus on sleep data

Julie Campbell
Smart Ring - Samsung Galaxy Ring - Surpring Features - Image Source - TechTalkTV YouTube

The new Galaxy wearable device was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress before its release. Following a tiny mention at the tail end of the Galaxy S24 event in early February, Samsung officially unveiled its smart ring at the Mobile World Congress (MWC). The latest unveiling went well beyond the brief tease originally announcing the device. Samsung has now made the announcement of its smart ring, a Galaxy device, official.  The gadget will be offered in US ring sizes 5 through 15. That said, on the commercial products, those sizes…

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Fossil decides smartwatches are no longer its thing

Julie Campbell
Goodbye Smartwatches

The company has announced that the Wear-based wearables it launched in August 2021 are done. Designer fashion brand Fossil recently announced that it intends to leave smartwatches in the past, and that it will be stepping out of this market altogether. This announcement was made despite the number of customers awaiting the next generation devices. Fossil Group first rolled out its smartwatches in August 2021. At that time, its wearables were based on the Wear Gen 6 operating system. A number of other devices in the lineup were announced after…

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International Space Station astronauts use wearable technology to monitor vital signs

Julie Campbell
Wearable technology - ISS and shuttle

The ISS team wears a shirt and a dedicated tablet app to track their wellness and wellbeing. The team of astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is using wearable technology in the form of the Bio-Monitor, an all-in-one tech using a special shirt and dedicated tablet app. The gadget makes it possible to monitor astronaut health while enabling new science. By continuously monitoring astronaut physiological data with the wearable technology, researchers can learn a substantial amount of new information. This is beneficial because conventional medical science and monitoring on…

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