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Fossil Sport boasts Qualcomm's newest wearable chip and plenty of sensors

David Nield November 8, 2018

The Fossil Sport is the latest smartwatch from Fossil, and as well as carrying an impressive number of onboard sensors, it also has the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 chip inside – the processor that is set to power the next generation of wearables running Google's Wear OS.

The Fossil Sport comes with a choice of six colors and 28 straps

Automotive

FitCar replaces the accelerator with bicycle pedals

Nick Lavars September 25, 2018

The FitCar PPV remains much more automobile than bicycle, but does encourage physical exertion on part of its owners through an interesting pedaling system that hooks up to the drivetrain.

The FitCar PPV was created by Saudi-based inventor called Nasser Al Shawaf and is based on ...

Wearables

Fitbit Charge 3 blurs the line between fitness tracker and smartwatch

David Nield August 20, 2018

The Charge 3 is Fitbit's newest fitness tracker, picking up where the Charge 2 left off back in 2016. It brings with it a refined design, extra swim-tracking capabilities, sleep monitoring, and a larger display with full touchscreen capabilities – here's everything you need to know.

The Fitbit Charge 3 comes with silicone, leather or fabric straps in a choice of colors

Wearables Review

Motiv Ring review: Fitness tracking on your finger

David Nield August 14, 2018

The Motiv Ring lets you track steps, activity, heart rate, and sleep with a ring rather than a smartwatch or a wristband, and it's now compatible with Android phones as well as iPhones. Does it offer a better tracking experience than more conventional wearables? Here's our verdict.

The Motiv Ring brings the usual fitness tracking metrics to your finger

Bicycles

Study claims e-bikes get you just as fit as non-electrics

Ben Coxworth July 27, 2018

Two years ago, we heard about a study which indicated that even though e-bikes require less rider effort to travel at a given speed, they're still a decent source of exercise. Now, a new study suggests that they're just AS good as regular bikes at improving fitness.

The study involved 32 test overweight subjects in Basel, Switzerland

Health & Wellbeing

Lumen reveals if your body is burning fat or carbs with a single breath

Rich Haridy July 17, 2018

There are a growing number of fitness trackers hitting the market that claim to offer detailed insights into your heath. Perhaps the most striking of these devices is Lumen, a tiny breathalyzer-styled gizmo that is claimed to measure a person’s metabolism from just a single breath.

Lumen measures your body's respiratory quotient and can tell you if you're burning fat or carbs

Wearables

User-coaching yoga pants will give you a buzz

Ben Coxworth June 28, 2018

When you're practising yoga in a class, there's an instructor who can guide you through each pose. When you're doing it on your own, however, you pretty much just have to hope you're getting it right. That's why Nadi X "smart" yoga pants were created – they're like an instructor that you wear.

Nadi X yoga pants are available in four styles

Wearables Review

Review: Playertek sports GPS tracker points to the future of wearables

David Nield April 4, 2018

The Playertek is a GPS-enabled tracker device that fits inside a custom-made vest and logs your movements, sprints, and distance doing sports matches – specifically soccer games, in this case. We strapped one on to see whether it could make a difference in a friendly game of five-a-side.

The Playertek tracker measures sprints, distance, and movement on the pitch

Smartwatches

Fitbit debuts the Versa, its smartwatch for everyone

David Nield March 13, 2018

Following up on the Ionic smartwatch we saw last August, we now have the Fitbit Versa, a cheaper, sleeker wearable that Fitbit says is "a smartwatch for all"—and yes it does look a lot like a watch made by Pebble, the company Fitbit acquired in 2016.

The Fitbit Versa comes in a choice of colors with a selection of bands

Health & Wellbeing

Ultra-sleek Mini Walk smart treadmill tucks away where others can't

C.C. Weiss February 8, 2018

The Mini Walk from IPO Sports takes cues from the smartphone as a sleek, digitized treadmill compact enough for even small apartments. It's designed to meet your daily workout needs, then slide away under a bed or into a closet.