Qualcomm has created a new computing chip with a Snapdragon processor, with hopes that it can expand its presence in the wearables market. The new computing chip is the Snapdragon Wear 1100, announced just months after the Snapdragon Wear 2100 was launched, which is smaller and uses less power then their previous models. The Snapdragon Wear 1100 […]
Your favorite heart rate technology may not be as accurate as you would hope. Fitbit currently has three class action lawsuits filed against them claiming that their products are “highly inaccurate”. Researchers at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona conducted a study that tested the accuracy of both the Fitbit Surge and the Fitbit Charge […]
The Wasps RFC, an English professional rugby union club, has partnered with Fitbit to be the club’s official wearable technology partner. As Fitbit is trying to fix sinking stock value it makes sense for the company to work with professional athletes. If they can successfully reach fitness-minded consumers while also serving top athletes then they have a […]
In an effort to ditch its old-fashioned methods of monitoring student health, Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has turned to wearable technology for help. While the school does have a history of making students meet strict fitness goals, this new step is taking the school to a whole new level, never practiced by any […]
The world’s most recognizable wearable brand—Fitbit—has a new product for consumers to be excited about. After releasing the Fitbit Blaze about a month ago, which was seemingly Fitbit’s entry into the smart watch market, the company has finalized the Fitbit Alta for sale. Coming in at $130, the Alta appears to be a hybrid between […]
