FITNESS TRACKERS

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The US Justice Department will review plans by Alphabet Inc-owned Google to buy fitness tracker maker Fitbit Inc for possible antitrust issues (Photo: AP0

US Justice Department to review Google's deal for Fitbit

The 2.1 billion USD deal by which tech giant Google acquired fitness tracker maker Fitbit, is under investigation by the US Justice dept.

11 Dec 2019 4:38 PM

Available in Black, Blue and Red the device is all set to go on sale at 12 AM tonight on e-commerce website Flipkart at a price of Rs 1,799.

Infinix Band 5 to go on sale from midnight, at Rs 1,799

Transsion group brand Infinix had recently launched its all-in-one fitness tracker device valled Infinix Band 5.

02 Dec 2019 7:49 PM

Owners can create safe zones for their dogs to roam, monitor activity trends, let friends safely walk their dogs, manage multiple dogs.

For smart canines!

Wagr is India’s first GPS & fitness dog tracker.

25 Nov 2019 8:59 AM

Fitbit owns 10 per cent of the market, according to data from market research firm International Data Corp (Photo: AFP)

Google taps fitness tracker market with USD 2.1 billion bid for Fitbit

Google said on Friday that it sees an opportunity to introduce its own wearable devices and invest more in digital health.

02 Nov 2019 12:57 PM

These readings are the same a fitness wearable will output which essentially means that your friend circle could have strong similarities with your tracker. (Representational Photo)

‘Free’ fitness tracker as effective as Fitbit

Research shows that your social circle provides the same effect on your health as expensive fitness trackers.

05 Jul 2019 9:15 AM

The study published in Informatics for Health and Social Care included ten women with an average age of 65 years.

Active older women prefer wearable sensors over smart home sensors

Consumer-grade wearable activity monitors include fitness trackers as well as smart watches with accelerator sensors.

01 May 2019 11:06 AM

Xiaomi will sell the Mi Band 3 in three colour bands — black, blue and orange.

Xiaomi announces new Mi Band 3 for Rs 1,999

The Mi Band 3 also gets more functionalities and a bigger battery than before.

27 Sep 2018 1:04 PM

The device comes equipped with a 0.87-inch OLED monochrome display.

Lenovo introduces HX06 fitness band in India

The active smartband is water-resistant and has a 0.87-inch monochrome OLED display.

03 Jul 2018 1:07 PM

The Soulfit Sonic V08 is one of the best concepts we have seen, in the wearable category, in a while.

Soulfit Sonic V08 review: Fitness trackers begin to evolve

The Sonic V08 doubles up as Bluetooth earpiece, making the fitness band almost inseparable. Almost.

26 May 2018 2:59 PM

The tband will be available on sale from 13 May with a price tag of Rs 4,999.

Smartron’s first wearable ‘tband’ launched

The band comes equipped with features such as ECG and BP monitoring to measure a unique fatigue and stress factor.

12 May 2018 7:43 PM

The device is exclusively available on Amazon India.

Riversong launches its own fitness trackers

The fitness trackers come with enhanced sensors to help monitor blood pressure and sports OLED screen.

10 Nov 2017 6:45 PM

The band-aid sized device was created by UC professor Jason Heikenfeld and UC graduate student Zachary Sonner, and is able to produce a sweat response without heat or activity from the user. (Image: Representational image)

Fitness tracker than can help you sweat while doing nothing

A new fitness tracker measures one’s biometric levels, and stimulates sweat even when the user is not exerting them self.

08 Aug 2017 11:37 AM

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