[ad_1] Buy 10.2-inch iPad at Amazon – $250 Buy 10.2-inch iPad at Best Buy – $250 Apple Watch Series 5 Engadget The Apple Watch Series 5 remains at its lowest price ever, only $300 for the GPS-only, 40mm model. The GPS + Cellular model is also $100 off, dropping it down to $400. These sales […]
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This week’s best deals: MacBook Air, Nintendo summer sale and more
[ad_1] Buy MacBook Air at Amazon – $900 16-inch MacBook Pro Devindra Hardawar/Engadget If you need a bit more power and versatility, the 16-inch MacBook Pro is also on sale at Amazon for $2,100. This model has a Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage and Radeon Pro 5300M graphics. The sale price […]
Fitbit’s COVID-19 ventilator gets emergency FDA approval
[ad_1] Fitbit is one step closer to putting its Flow ventilator into use during the pandemic. The FDA has given Fitbit an Emergency Use Authorization for the Flow to help with severe COVID-19 cases. It still doesn’t have customers lined up, but it’s “in talks” with US government agencies to gauge needs and hopes to […]
The best fitness trackers you can buy
[ad_1] When I say “focus,” I’m alluding to the fact that fitness trackers are made to track activity well and anything else is extra. They often don’t have the bells and whistles that smartwatches do that would distract from their activity tracking abilities. They also tend to have fewer sensors and internal components, which keeps […]
Fitbit’s in-app study will determine if wearables can detect COVID-19
[ad_1] Fitbit is venturing beyond its research partnerships to launch an infectious disease study of its own that’s very easy to join. The device maker has introduced a study inside its app that will help determine if smartwatches and fitness trackers can spot early signs of COVID-19, the flu and similar diseases without waiting for […]
Fitbit hopes to make ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic
[ad_1] Fitbit wants to join the host of companies making ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic. Company chief James Park told CNBC in an interview that Fitbit is shifting its production to make the potentially life-saving equipment, with plans to submit its technology to the FDA in the days ahead. And yes, the activity tracker brand […]
This week’s best deals: Fitbit Inspire HR, the Apple Watch and more
[ad_1] Buy Inspire HR at Walmart – $70 Buy Inspire HR at Amazon – $70 Buy Inspire HR at Fitbit – $70 Apple Watch Series 5 Engadget Best Buy dropped the price of the Apple Watch Series 5 to $300. You can still get a 40mm GPS model for $300 or a 44mm GPS model […]
Fitbit will launch a 4G smartwatch for kids this year
[ad_1] The Companies Registry listing also shows October 22nd, 2019 as the date of Missan’s appointment, which is likely the date of Fitbit’s acquisition as well. If true, then Doki got lucky by sealing the deal right before Google announced that it was buying Fitbit for $2.1 billion — pending government approval, of course. What’s […]
Grab Fitbit’s Inspire HR fitness tracker for only $70
[ad_1] The Inspire HR is a mostly frill-free tracker that focuses on step counts, calories and other fundamentals. You won’t find perks like built-in GPS (though it can use your phone) or on-screen workouts here. Heart rate monitoring can be very useful for optimizing your workouts and monitoring stress, however, and this model improves on […]
Stanford, Scripps and Fitbit try using wearables to detect infections
[ad_1] The smartwatch on your wrist might one day be key to containing the spread of viruses like the one behind COVID-19. Stanford, Scripps Research and Fitbit have unveiled an initiative that, if successful, would use wearables to catch the early signs of infection. They’re developing algorithms that would look for the elevated heart rates […]