Apple unveiled new fitness features for the Apple Watch on Monday at WWDC, its annual developer conference, that will automatically detect workouts and encourage users to engage their connections in...
Fitbit is looking to track far more than just your steps. The company is expanding its digital health efforts by teaming up with Google to connect its wearable devices to the healthcare system. As part of the companies’ partnership, Fitbit will use Google’s new Cloud Healthcare API, an open-source tool designed to connect healthcare providers […]
Fitbit is aiming to expand its healthcare initiative by building the world’s largest database of women’s health through a new ecosystem of smartwatch apps that track women’s menstrual cycles and compare that data to exercise and sleep patterns. In a presentation announcing the new female health tracking initiative, which will be available on the Fitbit […]
Fitness trackers might be sophisticated enough to predict when a person is at risk for cardiovascular diseases such as obesity and diabetes, according to a recent study published in the medical journal PLOS Biology. After outfitting 233 people with low-cost consumer-grade wearables and comparing their results alongside a host of other clinical tests conducted with […]
Fitbit announced an Adidas-branded special edition Ionic smartwatch on Tuesday with built-in coaching tools and workouts targeted specifically at runners. At $329.95, the watch, initially teased last summer when the Ionic was released, features the advanced health and fitness features of the Ionic with the addition of Adidas clock faces and Train, a coaching experience […]
