Walmart rolls back prices of these baby monitors for Black Friday
If you're new to parenting or gift-shopping for people who just welcomed their first little angel, Walmart plays fairy godmother this Black Friday and Cyber Monday as they roll back prices of the best baby monitors from Owlet, Motorolla, and Summer Infant. This way, you can have some peace of mind coupled with some savings.
Bowflex’s new C6 offers a Peleton-like biking experience for half the price
Bowflex has a new indoor bike that might potentially give Peloton a run for its money. The Bowflex C6 cycling bike offers a connected biking experience at less than half the price of Peloton’s offering, making it a more affordable solution for someone who wants an indoor bicycle.
Garmin dives headfirst into water sports with the new Swim 2 smartwatch
If you are swimmer looking for a watch, look no further than the Garmin Swim 2. The latest watch from the GPS company has all the metrics you'll need to track indoor and outdoor swims along with a core suite of fitness, health and wellness features.
Zone 5 Ventures wants to make it easier for companies to access sports data
Sports technology is ripe for innovation but many ideas don't make it past the drawing board. Zone 5 Ventures wants to change all that with a customizable, cloud-based platform for importing and analyzing sports data that makes it easy for a company to connect fitness data to a custom app or web experience.
Sixth person dies from mystery vaping-related lung illness
Authorities in Kansas have confirmed another death caused by a mystery vaping-related lung disease, making it the sixth vaping death so far in the U.S.  Other deaths have been confirmed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, and Oregon.
Withings Move ECG hybrid smartwatch makes its European debut
Earlier this year, Withings unveiled the Move ECG, a hybrid smartwatch with a built-in ECG unit. Now, it's ready to release the watch to the world, starting first in Europe. It plays a dual role -- as both a classic timepiece and fitness tracker -- and will cost 130 British pounds or euros ($143 U.S.).
Garmin’s latest smartwatches track how you breath and how much you sweat
Garmin's fitness-focused smartwatches are bigger and better than ever. Not only did the company add new metrics for breathing and hydration to its Vivomove and Vivoactive series watches, but it also unveiled the new AMOLED Venu, and the superhero-inspired Captain Marvel and Captain America watches.
Specialized used 3D-printing and liquid polymer to make a better bike seat
Specialized has developed a method for designing and creating bike seats using 3D printing and liquid polymers that it calls Mirror Technology. This approach allows infinite tuning of the saddle to improve comfort, stability, and safety on a level that traditional padding can't come close to replicating in any way.
Garmin’s fitness smartwatches are the first to offer Amazon Music
Garmin is the first fitness watch manufacturer to offer Amazon Music. The company announced that the music streaming service is available for a wide range of its wearables including the consumer favorite Vivoactive 3 Music, the outdoorsy Fenix 5 Plus series, select Forerunner models and more.
Fitbit will give every citizen in Singapore a free Fitbit, with a catch
Fitbit has won Singapore's public health contract to supply thousands of fitness trackers. Under the country's national program, Live Healthy SG, residents can register for a free Fitbit Inspire. The program comes with a catch: citizens have to share their health data with the government
These ski goggles deliver music using your face bones instead of earbuds
A company called BoneTech has introduced a new pair of ski googles with a very special skill: They can use the bones in your skull to play your favorite music, meaning you don't have to worry about missing vital sounds from the outside world on the slopes, or worry about your earbuds falling out.
Specialized’s new road ebike will cure your range anxiety for good
Specialized Bikes has released a new line of ebikes that are lightweight, fast, and have an extended range of as much as 120 miles, eliminating range anxiety for riders who fear running out of battery on a long ride. Best of all, those batteries can recharge in as little as 2.5 hours, getting you on the road sooner.
Materials in new Nike Joyride running shoes put environmentalists on alert
Nike has introduced a new running shoe technology called Joyride that uses thousands of tiny plastic beats to provide a bean-bag like cushioning for the foot. But those very same beads have already become a cause for concern with environmentalists who question the use of microplastics and their impact on the planet.
Withings latest blood pressure monitors detect heart problems before they happen
Withings put innovation at the forefront with its new BPM Core and BPM Connect blood pressure monitors. The ECG-equipped BPM Core brings clinical-level heart monitoring to the comfort of your home, while the BPM Connect is a modern take on Withings' classic blood pressure monitor.
Strava extends its popular Beacon safety feature to the Apple Watch
Exercising outdoors can be exhilarating, but it also can be risky, which is why Strava introduced its Beacon safety feature. The premium tracking service is now available on the Apple Watch, allowing members to activate Beacon directly from their wrist and without a phone for cellular watch owners.
Form’s AR goggles helps swimmers keep an eye on their performance
Form wants swimmers to view their training in a whole new way. The Vancouver-based startup debuted an augmented reality swim goggle that puts performance metrics right where swimmers need them the most: In front of their eyes. Swimmers can see their pace, distance and more without leaving the pool.
Fitbit, Cardiogram partner to bring heart health screening to users’ wrists
Fitbit owners can now send their heart rate and step count data to the Cardiogram mobile app, which uses a clinically proven, disease-detecting algorithm that targets sleep apnea, hypertension, arrhythmia, and diabetes.The service will flag high-risk users and help them diagnose and seek treatment for their condition.
The best deals on electric scooters and electric skateboards for your commute
Looking for an environmentally friendly way to get around, but want something more exciting than a bike? An electric scooter or an electric skateboard are great alternatives. They're more portable than even the smallest foldable bikes, and are great for shorter commutes and trips.
Father’s Day Smartwatch sale: Garmin, Samsung Gear, and Apple Watch deals
Father's Day is around the corner, but there's still plenty of time to pick up a new smartwatch for Dad. We've scoured the web for the best deals on smartwatches, and have found a few from Apple, Garmin, and Samsung that we wanted to share.
Amazon slashes prices on the entire line of Garmin Fenix 5 smartwatches
Garmin's fitness smartwatches head up any discussion of premium brands. With its location, fitness and activity tracking, connectivity, music capabilities, and more, Garmin's Fenix 5 model lineup lets you mix and match colors, watch face sizes and materials. Amazon slashed prices for the Fenix models for Father's Day.
Forget foam. This fluid-filled helmet mimics your brain to protect your head
The Fluid Inside head protection system is designed to not just protect an athletes skull, but the brain as well, by mimicking the fluids that protect us from repeated impacts and sudden, jarring hits. The system is more than the sum of its parts however, strategically placing the fluid pods to prevent the most common sport injuries.
Coros pushes the limits with light, long-lasting Vertix adventure watch
Coros continues to turn heads in the fitness watch market. After releasing the Coros Pace and Apex, the company is back with the new Vertix adventure watch. With a titanium frame and 45 days of battery life, the new Vertix is the lightest and longest lasting watch in its category.
Google’s redesigned Fit activity tracker is now an iOS app
Google Fit has landed for iOS. The activity tracker offers the same clean design that came with the major revamp of the Android version a year ago, with also includes features such as Move Minutes and Heart Points, created in collaboration with the World Health Organization and the American Heart Association.
Inside the high-tech lab that makes the world’s safest bike helmet
Trek and Bontrager have developed a new cycling helmet technology that looks to dramatically improve performance and safety. Dubbed WaveCel, the new tech uses three processes – flex, crumple, and glide – to disperse the energy absorbed on contact in an accident, providing up to 48 times more protection against head injury.
Under Armour launches UA Rush, athletic wear that recycles your energy
Under Armour's newest performance clothing line, UA Rush, is a beautiful combination of science and apparel design. It's a mineral-infused fabric designed to enhance the performance of the wearer by recycling the body's energy. It may sound like science fiction, but it's real.
Latest version of Closca’s collapsible bike helmet is made for urban explorers
The Closca Loop Helmet is a redesign of the company's earlier model that is lighter and more compact than the original, while also being better for the environment. The helmet has the ability to collapse down to reduce its volume by 45%, while offering a comfortable fit and excellent ventilation.
Competitors question Trek’s claims about its new bike helmet tech
After announcing a new type of helmet technology that is allegedly 48 times safer than regular bike helmets, treks competitors are calling those numbers into question. MIPS and Koroyd both claim that the new WaveCel helmets are not appreciably better than the technology that they use in their own helmets, which have been available for awhile.
Microsoft says it’s closing its HealthVault patient records service
Microsoft will close its HealthVault service in the fall. HealthVault offered a way for individuals to store and share their health records with medical professionals. The decision comes soon after Microsoft said it is ending support for its Health Dashboard apps for the defunct Band fitness tracker.
Garmin adds some bling to its Vivomove HR hybrid smartwatch line
The Vivomove HR has the look of a classic timepiece, but it is more than just a good-looking watch. The hybrid smartwatch offers robust health and fitness tracking that rivals standard fitness trackers. Now several new gold and stainless steel options bring the device to a level of luxury few can resist.
Under Armour HOVR is more than a running shoe, it’s a fitness tracker
Under Armour HOVR running shoes bring more to the table than just a comfortable fit. With UA's Record Sensor technology, you can track distance, duration, and even the path you take as you run. So before you buy an expensive fitness tracker, you should take a look at these high-tech sneakers.
AncestryDNA price drop makes it more affordable to discover your family origins
In step with Saint Patrick's Day's traditional emphasis on ancestral roots, AncestryDNA dropped its regular price for a DNA-based ancestry search by $40. Send in a saliva sample and your report will include ethnicity estimates, locations and regions of origin, and potential living relatives, This deal ends March 17.
Nike’s Android app is bricking its $350 Adapt BB self-lacing shoes
A recently released firmware update for Nike's new self-lacing Adapt BB shoe appears to be bricking the $350 footwear for some owners. A number of Android users have said that since downloading the update, the Nike app no longer pairs with the shoe, rendering its automatic tightening mechanism useless.
Immune cell discovery takes us one step closer to a universal flu vaccine
The effects of the flu virus can range from debilitating to deadly. A group of international researchers have made a discovery which could take us one step closer to the universal, one-shot flu vaccine that people around the world have been dreaming of. Here's what they discovered.
Zap yourself into shape with ElectroFit, a smartphone-operated muscle stimulator
ElectroFit wants to supercharge your workout with the world's first smartphone-controlled electrical muscle stimulation device. Designed for home use, the portable unit and its companion app can dial in just the right amount of electrical stimulation to strengthen muscles and ease the pain of recovery.