Digital Health
2024 Smartwatch Roundup
The latest Apple, Google and Samsung smartwatches are now available, and they’ve all got a little something new in store for anyone who’s in the […]
Wearables
Consumer Tech
Samsung’s new smart ring has something others don’t
Samsung became the first big-brand electronics maker to introduce a smart ring, and the only one with both smart rings and smart watches. Find out […]
Consumer Tech
Meet the New Watch — Same as the Old Watch?
The new Google Pixel Watch 2 with Fitbit is available today. I’ve been evaluating it since it was announced a week ago in New York […]
Wearables
Latest Wireless Earbuds Feature New Tech, Fun Frills
Yes, there’ve been some improvements in sound quality, call quality and battery life. And yes, we’ve seen a few new features crop up. But by […]
Consumer Tech
Fall Smartwatch Roundup: New Apple Fitbit Samsung Review
The new smartwatches from Apple, Fitbit and Samsung are available now. How do they stack up? My roundup in the tech section of USA Today:
Consumer Tech
Apple Watch, Fitbit Emerge as First Responders
In a few years, your wearable likely will be able to monitor your blood pressure. And it might even be able to track your blood […]
Consumer Tech
Fitbit Charge 5 Shines in Off Upgrade Season
It’s been a disappointing smartwatch upgrade season thus far, with mostly minor updates to wearables lineups from the big consumer electronics makers. Which helps make […]
Consumer Tech
New Work-From-Home Earbuds Won’t Break the Bank
This year’s new stable of true wireless earbuds, unveiled in and around CES, seem tailor-made for working from home. Why? They have active noise cancellation. […]
Consumer Tech
Latest Wearables Insight from FeibusTech
This year, it’s not just about $400 premium smartwatches. Now that Apple and Garmin have introduced models designed specifically for the mainstream, devices under $300 […]
Consumer Tech
Is Fitbit Ready to Take on Apple?
Fitbit helped kickstart the fitness tracker market. And it’s done well in mainstream smartwatches since introducing the Versa family two-and-a-half years ago. But premium smartwatches? […]
Consumer Tech
Does the Samsung Galaxy Watch3 Stack Up?
Samsung held Unpacked, the electronics giant’s semi-annual flagship product reveal, as a virtual event this week for the first time ever. But the products are […]
FutureOfWork
Is Contact Tracing Doomed?
Big Tech has a privacy problem. And now, just when their innovation, presence and pervasiveness could do some good, it’s getting in the way of […]
FutureOfWork
Can Wearables Help Detect Coronavirus?
Wearables have always been about trying to keep us healthy. Increasingly, they’re also being used to help detect when we’re sick. And now, with the […]
Consumer Tech
Updates in Sight & Sound: Two New Video Reviews
Two new gadget reviews posted this week on my YouTube channel. In the first, I evaluate PureCam, a full-featured and aggressively-priced new dash cam from […]
Consumer Tech
Time to Give Wearables Another Look?
Wearables today are smarter. They have better battery life. They give better advice. So if you’re on the millions who years ago stuffed their old […]
Digital Health
Remote Monitoring Gets Real at Connect2Health
The future’s long seemed rosy for remote patient monitoring as a great way to expand the footprint of care in this country and around the […]
Consumer Tech
FT Insights: The Holy Grail for Wearables
Consumer Tech
Lack of Sleep is What Keeps Me Awake at Night!
Don’t get enough sleep? You’re not alone. One third of us don’t get the sleep we need to let our mind and body recover from […]