August 2016 Archive
31st August
- StarVR headset first impressions: IMAX approved and ambitious
- Gorilla Glass SR+ will keep our wearables safe, but will it make Apple Watch 2?
- Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 is a do-it-all 4K action cam to keep GoPro worried
- New Fossil Q smart analogue watches bag September release date
30th August
- FitSleep creator on how a small box can help you sleep faster and better
- Breathe easy: The science behind Fitbit and Apple’s mindfulness push
- Smart analogue watch sales could kill regular smartwatches’ chances
- Xiaomi’s first smartwatch has heart, but keeps us waiting for something bigger
- James’ heart rate training diary week 7: Putting my HR to the test
29th August
- Omate Rise smartwatch adds Amazon Alexa service
- IFA 2016: What to expect in wearable tech
- Fitbit Alta goes big on fashion: Gold series, Public School, Tory Burch, Vera Wang
- Fitbit Blaze gets 22-karat Gold series, improved alerts and new accessories
26th August
25th August
24th August
- Bellabeat Leaf Urban review
- Sensors explored: Galvanic skin response
- Judge sides with Fitbit over Jawbone secrets lawsuit
23rd August
- Amazfit: Designing a stylish wearable
- Amazfit goes big on style with its new budget fitness trackers
22nd August
- You’re twice as likely to own an Apple Watch if you’re under 35
- Smartwatch 3.0: Five biggest challenges to overcome and keep the dream alive
- Heart rate diary week 6: Pain and gain
19th August
- Ticwatch 2 creators spell out which apps backers are getting
- 25 thoughts you have when you start paying for stuff with wearable tech
- Cognition Kit turns your wearable into a mental health tracker
- Polar on building a smarter watch future
- Garmin launches watch face creator app
18th August
- HTC Vive’s mixed reality finally makes VR a spectator sport
- #Trending: Total recall
- Sex, shoplifting and scares: Plotting my heart rate highs and lows
17th August
- What people are playing, watching and doing in VR in 2016
- Apple has given us a glimpse at what its health wearable might look like
- WatchMI wants to bring new gesture controls to existing smartwatches
16th August
- McDonald’s dishes out fitness trackers with Happy Meals
- Jabra Sport Pulse and Coach Special Edition earbuds on the way
- How wearable tech will become the heartbeat of the modern gym
- DuoSkin is MIT & Microsoft Research’s temp tattoo for controlling gadgets
- Fashion tech: 20 wearables that are more chic than geek
- Pebble data says the key to happiness is alcohol, yoga and friends
- Face facts: Square smartwatches are dying
15th August
- You can pre-order the new Samsung Gear VR now in the US
- HR training diary week 5: The revenge of the interval
12th August
- How VR will change how we watch sport
- Bend me, shape me, any way you want me: Why wearables are waiting for graphene
- Smartwatches IRL: Prison breaks and great escapes
11th August
- Researchers want to make this jacket a wearable cloud computer
- #Trending: Wearable makers flake out
- Speech Center VR wants to be your virtual reality classroom
- Inside Pebble: The Smartstraps you’ll be wearing in 2016
- Speedo Shine 2 review
- New Titan Juxt Pro smartwatch launches in India with beefy specs
- Dlodlo V1 VR Glasses rolling out in October
10th August
- Philips HealthSuite isn’t for the ‘fitness fanatics’
- GoPro Omni gets a release date
- Shock treatment: Breaking bad habits with Pavlok
- Samsung Gear VR is invading the classroom in a big way
- Jawbone continues putting out fires about selling rumors
- Boltt on building an AI-powered health and fitness platform
9th August
- Fossil’s newest Android Wear watches have August release date
- Fitbit Alta v Garmin Vivosmart HR+: Fitness tracker face-off
- If Jawbone UP is no more, someone needs to save the software from the scrapheap
- It’s time for Garmin to get its groove on
8th August
- Skully AR-1 motorcycle helmet crashes out
- Heart rate training diary week 4: Interval incidents and avoiding over-training
- Android Wear Together is no more
- Polar M600: Your guide to the new Android Wear sports watch
7th August
6th August
- VR experiences rated from most nauseating to least
- The week in wearable tech: Polar M600 packs GPS and Android Wear
5th August
- Rio Olympics 2016: How wearable tech will power Team US to golds galore
- Xiaomi Mi VR Play is super cheap (kind of) and could be the most popular headset yet
- L’Oréal My UV Patch to keep you safe in the sun is now available
4th August
- Rufus CEO: ‘We won’t need smartphones in 10 years’
- Gamifying wearables: Big motivator or 10,000 steps for a poxy badge?
- Ava: ‘Women ignore their hormonal cycle. We want to let them track it.’
- Basis recalls Peak smartwatches due to overheating and burns issues
3rd August
- Fitbit posts record numbers as it readies new trackers
- Fitbit Blaze vs Garmin Vivoactive HR: Sport watches go head-to-head
2nd August
- Rufus Cuff: First impressions of the phone-sized wearable
- You can now buy a Microsoft HoloLens dev kit even if you’re not a developer
- Hugo Boss Smart Classic smartwatches handle alerts and fitness
- Misfit Ray is getting a ton of new bands and accessories this summer
- Samsung spin off Iofit launches smart shoes for golfers on Kickstarter