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Lee Bell
Lee is a writer and editor for online, newspapers and magazines with experience in commercial copywriting and content strategy. Specialising in Consumer/B2B technology, health, fitness, and lifestyle; covering news, features, analysis and reviews.
Lee regularly contribute to Forbes, The Metro, The Mirror, Wired UK, Stuff magazine and Wareable.
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Article History:
- Apple WatchNovember 14, 2018
Apple Watch and yoga: A guide to staying fit and flexible with Apple's smartwatch
Along with new sizes and serious health tracking features like ECG, the Apple Watch Series 4 brings better support for tracking a wider range of activities. One of those new activities is yoga. While runners, cyclists and swimmers are well catered for with Apple's smartwatch, the same could not be said for anyone who preferred…
- HearablesJune 21, 2018
Bose gets into sleep tech with Sleepbuds - and more audio wellbeing tech to come
Bose, known for its high-end audio equipment, announced on Wednesday that it's venturing into the sleep tech space, launching its "noise-masking Sleepbuds" at an event in New York. As you've probably already guessed, the Sleepbuds are basically wireless Bluetooth earphones that have been re-designed so that they are comfortable enough to use while you drift…
- SportJanuary 1, 2018
Carv first look: Hitting the slopes with the wearable ski coach
'Tis the season to get your ski boots on, and if you're on the lookout for a wearable that tracks your performance while out on the slopes, there's a fair number of ski wearables out there that are focused on doing just that. But if you're looking for something that's more dedicated to the art…
- VRJune 2, 2017
Machina is merging smart clothing and VR with its Out of Body Experience collection
Despite analysts predicting three years ago that smart clothing sales would surpass fitness trackers by 7 million units come 2016, the reality is that connected garments still has a long way to go. While we've got quite the wait before we see everyone walking around in heart-rate monitoring t-shirts, it doesn't mean there's not hundreds…
- Health and wellbeingDecember 15, 2016
AliveCor boss Vic Gundotra: This is the kind of heart data that might save your life
While most Apple Watch owners will realise that their smartwatch has the tech onboard to keep an eye on your ticker, question marks still remain over its ability to accurately detect heart rate activity. Apple itself admitted that having a tattoo can interfere with the readings and that getting the precise right fit is vital…
- SportApril 21, 2016
Acer's new cycling computer overlays fitness data onto HD video
Acer just lifted the lid on the Xplova X5 cycling computer, which overlays your activity stats onto HD video captured by the built-in camera, at its event in New York. The GPS cycle computer is made by the Acer-owned subsidiary Xplova, and while it looks a little like an eight year old smartphone, it touts…
- VRMarch 31, 2016
How Six Flags and Alton Towers built fresh theme park thrills for VR roller coasters
Having your stomach turned over and your heart in your mouth just isn't quite exhilarating enough these days. It was only a matter of time before we arrived at roller coaster VR. Enter Galactica, the UK's first roller coaster experience powered by a Samsung Gear VR headset and Alton Tower's latest attempt at making people…
- WearablesMarch 16, 2016
Working wearables: What's in it for the employees?
The office of the future will eventually include wearable tech as standard, just like smartphones are everywhere at work now. Aside from boosting productivity and profits for businesses, though, what's the draw for the employees being asked to share their work and even health data with their bosses? Is the exchange of privacy for perks…
- WearablesFebruary 11, 2016
Wave and enter: The wearable tech set to kill the password and PIN for good
Most people don't care if they use simple, hackable passwords – right down to choosing the word "password" itself. We know we'll remember it and just hope a hacker isn't interested in us enough to try to crack it. This is why hackers are still in business. Online fraud costs the global economy around £60…