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The latest health tech and wellbeing wearable tech news, including stress busting devices, heart rate monitors and more.

ECG smartwatches explained: How they work and the best on the market

ECG smartwatches explained

Updated: What you need to know about technology for serious health tracking
Best smart rings: Put a ring on it with these tested picks

Best smart rings to buy 2022

We round up the top connected rings out now and coming soon
WhatsApp on Wear OS explained: How to get messages on your smartwatch

How to use WhatsApp on Wear OS

Solutions for using one of the most popular messaging platforms on the planet
Apple Watch sleep tracking review: How to use it for better sleep

Apple Watch sleep tracking guide

watchOS 9 makes the Apple Watch fit for sleep
Fitbit Estimated Oxygen Variation: We explain SpO2, sleep apnea and blood oxygen

Fitbit Estimated Oxygen Variation explained

We speak to Fitbit scientist about how it all works
Stress wearables: best devices that monitor stress and how they work

Stress monitoring wearables in detail

How wearables are dealing with stress for the mind and body
How to change the time on a Fitbit: Switch time zone and format

How to change time on Fitbit

Bring your tracker into the correct time zone and 12/24 hour format
How to use Apple Health: Essential tips for your app

Apple Health: Essential guide

How to use Apple Health and some top tips to master it
The best period tracking and prediction wearables

Best period tracking and prediction wearables

Best wearable cycle trackers
New look Polar Ignite 3 goes big on circadian rhythms

New look Polar Ignite 3 lands

AMOLED screen and new sleep tracking land on new Ignite
Fitbit Sense 2 review: No longer makes sense

Fitbit Sense 2 review

Stress tracking headlines – but there are fewer reasons to pay more
Fitbit Inspire 3 review

Fitbit Inspire 3 review

Fitbit's new fitness tracker brings huge improvements
Best sleep trackers 2022: Comparing the most accurate bedside, mattress and wearable monitors

The best sleep trackers

Take control of your sleep with our pick of the elite slumber supervisors
Fitbit’s menstrual health tracking tested and explained

Fitbit menstrual health tracking explained

Everything you need to know about tracking cycles with Fitbit
Garmin Index BPM finally lets users integrate blood pressure readings into Garmin Connect

Index BPM bolsters Garmin's health wearables

The company's first cuff receives FDA clearance and is available in the US
Apple’s new female health tech empowers women – in the shadow of Roe v Wade

Apple’s female health focus empowers women

Opinion: Series 8 could be a driver for better women's health features
Withings Body Comp smart scale measures nerve health and visceral fat

Withings Body Comp measures nerve health

IFA 2022: Withings also introduces new Health+ subscription service
​PKvitality sets 2024 target for glucose monitoring K’Watch

PKvitality K’Watch sees glucose success

Glucose tracking watch isn't quite the full dream
Fitbit set to power advanced health studies with expanded API

Fitbit set to power advanced health studies

New metrics already part of Kings College health studies
Wearables and temperature tracking – the whole story

Wearables and temperature tracking explained

It's rumored to arrive on the next Apple Watch – but why?
​Rockley Photonics proves hydration tracking in trials

Rockley proves hydration tracking

Photonic sensor takes one step forward
New Fitbit ​irregular HR feature rolls out across its trackers and smartwatches

New Fitbit irregular HR feature rolls out

Older Fitbits can scan for Afib
Fitbit stress score explained: How stress tracking and management works

Fitbit brings stress score to all devices

The stress score is rolling out across the range
How Garmin stress tracking works – and how to lower it

How Garmin measures stress

All you need to know about tracking stress on your Garmin watch or fitness tracker
Withings Sleep Diary to help get to the bottom of your bad sleep

Withings launches Sleep Diary feature

New sleep feature is for Withings Sleep Analyzer mat owners only
TicWatch GTH Pro is a sub-$100 smartwatch that can track arterial health

TicWatch GTH Pro tracks arterial health

Heart health smartwatch uses dual sensor tech to tell you more about your heart
SpO2 and pulse ox wearables: Why wearables are tracking blood oxygen

Pulse oximeter and SpO2 explained

Taking a closer look at the tech inside your wearables
Bellabeat seeks FDA approval for Ivy fitness tracker

Bellabeat wants to become a medical company

Women's health wearable wants regulatory approval
Huawei Watch GT Runner review

Huawei Watch GT Runner

Huawei targets runners with new smartwatch
VO2 Max guide: Understand and increase your VO2 Max with wearables

Ultimate guide to VO2 Max

How Apple, Garmin, Fitbit and others are helping you tap into the fitness metric
Fitbit heart rate monitor in-depth: Accuracy, features and zones explained

Fitbit heart rate monitor guide

We discuss applications of Fitbit's PurePulse and ECG sensor
Suunto 5 Peak knows how many carbs you've shredded

Suunto 5 Peak launches

New sports watch is super light with long battery
​New Withings Body Scan strikes a nerve

New Withings Body Scale strikes a nerve

CES 2022: nervous system assessments, CES and body composition
​New Fitbit patent targets depression and bipolar detection

Fitbit patent targets mental health

More mental health analysis could land on future Fitbits
Whoop 4.0 review: Niche but brilliant sports wearable

Whoop 4.0 review

A recovery wearable that's pricey, but now has added health tracking appeal
Huawei Watch D lands in China with blood pressure tech

Huawei Watch D lands in China

Big health watch features galore
Huawei Watch D blood pressure monitoring feature shown off in demo video

Huawei Watch D key health feature shown off

It looks like Huawei's killer Watch D feature isn't quite what we expected
More Huawei Watch D with blood pressure tracking pictures emerge

Huawei Watch D packaging gets snapped

Health watch with clinical grade blood pressure monitoring could be nearing launch
Withings ScanWatch review: A peerless hybrid health watch

Withings ScanWatch review

Updated: The ScanWatch really is one of a kind
​Rugged Apple Watch incoming for 2022 – and new Apple Watch SE 2

Rugged Apple Watch incoming for 2022

New Apple Watch SE 2 also rumored
Best fitness apps for Apple Watch: Fitness+, Freeletics and more tested

Best workout apps for Apple Watch

We got sweaty with some top workout apps
​Huawei Watch D with blood pressure set for December release

Huawei Watch D set to land in Dec 2021

Chinese launch could have global potential