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Pebble prepares new hardware and software for this year

February 7, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
Pebble smartwatch

Pebble is known for its inexpensive smartwatches with e-paper display and light Pebble OS. The two generation of watches (Pebble and Pebble Steel) are not particularly popular among athletes due to the lack of built-in GPS but may be this…

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Under Armour buys MyFitnessPal and Endomondo

February 5, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
Under Armour Endomondo MyFitnessPal MapMyFitness

In its desire to be world’s largest digital health and fitness community, Under Armour buys MyFitnessPal and Endomondo for $560M, following HTC partnership. This follows on last year’s purchase of MapMyFitnes for $150 million. Powered by more than 80 million…

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RunKeeper gets Spotify integration

January 31, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
RunKeeper Spotify

RunKeeper released an updated iOS app with Spotify integration. Spotify premium users can fire up Spotify music right from the RunKeeper start screen. All favorite playlists are just a click away, plus Spotify will be serving up its top workout…

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Misfit Flash as a Smartphone Remote Control

January 29, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
Misfit Flash

Starting in March, Misfit Flash will be able to interact with your favorite apps and smart hardware with a simple touch of a button. The $50 entry-level fitness tracker will act like a smarthome remote control. The first wearable control…

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Smartwatch notifications for Basis Peak are here

January 29, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
Basis Peak

Basis is ready with firmware version 1.8.15 for the Peak fitness tracker that enable the wearable to display notifications from iOS or Android smartphone. When you receive texts, calls or other notifications on your phone, you’ll be alerted with a…

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HTC are preparing a smartwatch for MWC 2015

January 26, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
HTC Smartwatch

HTC will unveil its first smartwatch at Mobile World Congress in March according to Bloomberg. The smartwatch will link with Under Armour fitness service following the unveiling of its UA Record connected fitness platform. The smartwatch represents HTC’s latest effort…

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Razer Nabu X is available for $49.99

January 25, 2015 Nick 0 Comments

Razer announced a new fitness tracker few weeks ago at CES 2015, but now the Nabu X is available for purchase directly from Razer’s US online store for $49.99. The Razer Nabu X offers a no-screen, no-fuss notification interface. It simply…

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New Mio Alpha 2 improves first wristwatch with built-in HR monitor

January 11, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
Mio Alpha 2

Mio Global announced refreshed Mio Alpha 2 that adds an accelerometer and a backlight. The original Mio Alpha focused on heartrate tracking and the new version improves the fitness tracker capabilities. The internal accelerometer can measure pace, speed, and distance,…

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Vivoactive – GPS Smartwatch from Garmin

January 6, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
Garmin Vivoactive

Vivoactive is a new watch from Garmin that combines GPS and smart notifications, it is first Garmin true smartwatch. Helping users develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle, Vivoactive captures more of their activities with GPS-enabled running, cycling, golfing, swimming and…

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Vivofit 2 is here with minor improvements and more style

January 5, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
Garmin Vivofit 2

Currently Vivofit is one of the best-selling fitness trackers. The tracker already has great features and pleasant design but at CES 2015 Garmin announced a slightly updated version. The display now has a backlight for viewing in the dark like…

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