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Wearable Coaching Headphones Launch To Put Olympic Athletes In Your Ear

Las Vegas, NV. – Kuaiwear, a tech company out of Shenzhen, China has created an in-ear biometric sensing technology for athletes and has launched it at CES 2016. Kuai claims these headphones are the world’s first to integrate live voice coaching from Olympic athletes. The headphones work adapting professional training plans to each individual, using an integrated heart […]

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Set Your Pace: How Technology Can Influence Your Health

Technology is a part of our everyday lives—even at the gym. People typically have a favorite type of exercise whether it be lifting weights, doing cardio, or participating in a class such as yoga or spin.  Despite individual preferences, one thing that gym users have in common is their use of fitness technology. Fitness technology […]

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Volt Athletics Raises Second $1 Million Round In Last Two Years

Volt Athletics Inc. has announced their closing of a funding round of over $1M. To date, Volt has now raised over $2M from different investors. Volt specializes in sport performance training technology. The company aims to deliver individualized conditioning programs to athletes via smartphone or tablet. Volt hopes that this new round of funding will […]

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Fitbit Fitness Trackers Get Smart With New Tracking Software Update

Last week, Fitbit announced two new updates. The first was SmartTrack, an automatic exercise recognition system and the second was Exercise Goals, a new service on the Fitbit app.  In addition to these two new features, Fitbit also enhanced its real-time heart rate tracker. SmartTrack was introduced to two of Fitbit’s devices, the Fitbit Charge […]

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GymNext Puts A Hi-Tech Focus On An Old School Fitness Tool

Technology in the gym is constantly changing. Years ago, your treadmill had just a few buttons to control the speed and incline. Today, there are TV’s, iPhone plugs, and activity logs and data that can be connected to proprietary systems. One company that is following this trend is GymNext, with their app, Flex Timer. Flex […]

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