Category: Outdoors + Tech

Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for February 12, 2019   bracelets What’s inside a fitness tracker? Gadgets & Wearables, Marko Maslakovic from February 04, 2019 Tracking information such as movement, steps and heart rate are all part of the quantified self movement which has gained in popularity in recent years. […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for February 4, 2019   bracelets Fitness trackers ‘overestimate’ calorie burning BBC News from January 28, 2019 Popular brands of fitness trackers can overestimate the number of calories burned while walking by more than 50%, tests have found. Researchers at Aberystwyth University found all products […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for January 28, 2019   bracelets Tracking Beats for Your Health American Medical Informatics Association from January 15, 2019 … In a recent article published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, informaticians used a mixed-method approach to develop a deeper understanding of […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for January 22, 2019   bracelets Verily Study Watch Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for ECG Verily from January 18, 2019 In April of 2017, we launched Verily Study Watch, an investigational device for capturing health information from clinical research participants while serving as an easy-to-read […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for January 14, 2019   bracelets An Unhealthy Obsession ITV (UK) from January 03, 2019 They promise so much. They’ll get us fit, we’ll reach for new exercise goals, and we might lose weight on the way. For many that happens, but for some, fitness […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for January 7, 2019   bracelets The Best Fitness Trackers, According to the Gearheads at Wired GQ, Wired from January 02, 2019 As the saying goes, “The best gear is the gear that you’ll actually use.” Nowhere does this saying apply more than with your […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for December 18, 2018   bracelets Suunto and Strava deepen partnership Amer Sports from November 22, 2018 … All Suunto sports watches now compatible with Strava The Suunto app was launched in early 2018 as the companion for Suunto 3 Fitness. It is now the […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for December 10, 2018   bracelets Apple ECG app: How accurate is it? – CNN CNN, Sanjay Gupta from December 08, 2018 … Apple’s new app is a much simpler single-lead ECG with limited capabilities. It won’t help detect most heart rhythm abnormalities or worsening […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for December 3, 2018   bracelets Online presence and brand store experience lead Suunto success in China Amer Sports from November 29, 2018 Technology and shifts in consumer behaviour are changing the face of retail around the world. The trend is also evident in China, […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for November 27, 2018   bracelets How the fitness tracker became a million dollar idea BBC News, Aaron Heslehurst from November 23, 2018 Fitness trackers – those things you put around your wrist to measure your physical activity and your health – have been on […]

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