Fitbit’s new partnership will bring diabetes monitoring to the Ionic smartwatch

Fitbit is looking to expand its health monitoring capabilities beyond just fitness tracking, so the company is teaming up with a major medical device maker to help people manage diabetes directly on their wrists. Fitbit just announced a new partnership with glucose monitoring device company Dexcom. The first initiative to come from the deal will bring Dexcom’s data […]

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Smartwatches leave fitness trackers in the dust in the growing wearable market

Smartwatches finally reign supreme in the wearable world. The gadget segment saw a major increase in shipments over the last few months, according IDC’s latest wearables market report. Smartwatch shipments grew 60.9 percent in Q2 2017, a massive spike in consumer interest in a category that many were ready to give up on as recently as […]

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Android Wear 2.0 Focuses On What Smartwatches Do Best

Android Wear big boss David Singleton just showed a demo of Android Wear 2.0 at Google I/O. And man, is the new software full of good ideas. Google is improving what smartwatches already do fundamentally well: fitness tracking and notifications. Now, watch faces will display notifications and information from any Android Wear app, much like […]

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