‘Fitbits' May be Used in Urban Trees to Track Growth, Flowering, and Changing Leaves

Medicine & Technology Aug 24, 2022

Researchers argue that putting Fitbit-inspired devices on urban trees will provide data valuable for agriculture, which is vital for future climate change monitoring. Find out more about it in this article.

US Space Force Drops Conventional Annual Fitness Tests, Utilizes New Wearable Tracking Device

Mar 20, 2022

The United States Space Force is known for maintaining the health balance of its members. Read on to know more about the new fitness approach the agency will deploy soon.

Apple, Samsung, Fitbit, Other Company's Wearable Technology: How Are They Affecting Health, Fitness Specialists in Interacting with Patients?

Nov 03, 2021

Now that people can directly access technology and their gadgets, they have the chance to take their health and fitness into their hands specifically, into their smartwatch be it an Apple, Samsung, or Fitbit.

Common Cold, Influenza Detectors: How Do These 'Smart' Gadgets Spot a Person with Viral Infection?

Sep 30, 2021

A new study recently suggested that "smart gadgets" such as Apple watches and Fitbits, among others can be used to spot if a person has viral infection days before they become infectious.

Scientists Uses Fitbit Data to Distinguish COVID-19 from Common Flu

Dec 22, 2020

Fitbit is now among the companies working on wearable technologies that can potentially help with COVID-19 detection.

Friends, Not Fitbit, More Predictive of Health, Says Studies

Jun 28, 2019

What the researchers discovered was the social network structure provides a significant improvement in predictability of wellness states of an individual over using the data derived from wearables, like the number of steps or heart rate

Fitbit Smartwatch Of 2017: Here's Everything To Know About The Upcoming Wearable

Apr 14, 2017

Fitbit CEO James Park committed in a press release that Fitbit Smartwatch is in the development and will soon be released. Fitbit's next watch is said to have a color display with 1,000 nits of brightness.

Wearable Technology Tends To Overestimate Sleep Hours

Dec 29, 2015

Although these wearables promise to keep track of physical activity and other behaviors, users are warned as they are inaccurately measuring sleep, according to a new research.