Activity

The world of activity trackers has been rapidly expanding beyond just wrist and armbands that monitor a few key vital signs and movements. We're now seeing the energence of very specific tools like ResisTrack, which claims to "monitor and track the exact force" that muscles generate.

Jawbone and American Express have partnered to bring mobile payment capabilities to the new Jawbone UP4 fitness tracker. With the device, American Express cardholders will be able to make purchases anywhere that accepts contactless payments, even if they don’t have their phone on them.

Gizmag straps on the Garmin Vivosmart fitness tracker band to see whether an activity tracker with smartwatch aspirations is a smart idea. We put the band through its paces at logging our exercise and delivering emails to our wrist.

Leapfrog's LeapBand is a virtual pet gaming device merged with a fitness tracker that motivates kids to move using gameplay and activity challenges. Is it enough to get them to be more physically active though? Read on to find out.

Kids can now get in on the trend for fitness-based wearables with the LeapFrog LeapBand. The kid-centric activity tracker uses a Tamagotchi-style virtual pet to encourage children aged 4-7 to keep active.

Wristband-style activity tracking devices can already measure things like how much exercise you get each day. The engineers at 3L Labs, however, claim that their FootLoggers insoles can do even more. Each device utilizes not only an accelerometer, but also eight pressure sensors.