Pebble has launched a number of updates to its health app, called Pebble Health, which first launched in December 2015.
The company’s newly revamped Pebble Health app was developed in collaboration with researchers at Stanford University. The app tracks users’ activity and automatically detects their sleep phases. It sends data to Pebble’s user interface, called Timeline.
The new Pebble Health...
Samsung may be launching a new fitness tracking smartwatch soon, according to Sammobile. Another source, Tizen Cafe revealed leaked images of the smartwatch on Twitter.
The device, which Samsung reportedly calls Triathalon internally, will track activity as well as heart rate. Sammobile also predicts that the device will use the bioprocessor that Samsung revealed at CES this year. Other rumored...
Google has announced that it now offers an iOS app, called Android Wear, that allows users to connect certain Android Wear smartwatches with iPhones.
The iOS Android Wear app will allow users to check smartphone information, like phone calls, receive messages, and get notified about app updates. Users will be able to track their fitness, set fitness goals, and view daily as well as weekly...
The demand for wearable devices, which include fitness bands, smartwatches, smart glasses, and other sensor-enabled devices, has decreased after reaching a high point in January, according to an Argus Insights report compiled from approximately 328,000 consumer reviews since January 2014.
Argus explained that over the last 18 months, the wearable market has grown significantly. Demand was slow at...
Fitbit Surge smartwatch
Five percent of US broadband households use a smart watch that offers health and fitness tracking features, according to research firm Parks Associates.
Parks also found that 8 percent of US broadband households use a digital pedometer or activity tracker.
Parks Associates’ research analyst Tejas Mehta pointed out that unless smartwatch makers can convince consumers...
