Wearable Technology

Looking for a stylish way to tell time and stay connected to your digital world? Guess offers you their new Guess Connect as the solution. Does it manage to be the best of both worlds, merging technology and fashion into a seamless amalgam?  

I’ve had a number of fitness trackers in my life over the past few years. My favourite was the FitBit Flex; simply, light, and did its job fairly well. The problem is that our demands on our fitness trackers have increased: Samsung fired the first shots in the smartphone war, with Microsoft and FitBit coming out swinging. Apple dropped their Apple Watch bomb earlier this year, outselling every other smartwatch before it…put together.   Garmin has been making some smart moves with their Vivosport line over the past year or so, and like many other tracker makers, they’ve stepped up their game with heart rate monitoring, releasing the aptly named Vivosmart HR. It’s a watch-like band with a heart rate tracker, a connected app and website, and it comes in at a reasonable price. Is it your next fitness tracker? Let’s find out.

Samsung has tried and tried again to get it right with its smartwatches, having come to market with no less than six different iterations in about two years. All failed to really capitalize on what was then a wide open market looking for a trendsetter. The Gear S2 marks a turning point in both design philosophy and performance, making it the most complete wearable the company has made to this point.

You’re probably reading this headline and wondering what the heck a brain sensing headband is for… and why you’d need one. Muse is a device that promises not just to help you relax, but it gives you meaningful feedback and results on whether you are truly relaxed and calm. Just by wearing this space-age, Star Trek-looking device for a few minutes a day is supposed to help keep you calm. Can a headband really help relax your brain? Read the review to see the surprising experience I had with Muse.  

Even though your newborn baby is asleep, it can still be a stressful time for parents. After all, there is still risk of things like SIDS or suffocation. Fortunately, Monbaby is here to help. It clips to any piece of your sleeping baby’s clothes and helps look after the baby’s sleeping activity, including breathing, rolling over and more. Come take a look and see if this is what you may need for your (or your family’s) new arrival.

Smartwatches running on Android Wear have had a tough go of it since first launching to some fanfare last year. Part of it has to do with the slow appeal of the category as a whole, but the rest can be chalked off to a platform that needs to grow up. With the second-generation Moto 360, Motorola has made a case for putting out a serious contender to win over some hearts and wrists.

Wearable technology has become a huge trend in recent years, especially when it comes to fitness trackers. In fact, when I think of my circle of friends, I’d have to say that at least half of them wear one at all times. I’ve yet to jump on the fitness tracker bandwagon, but when I was asked to review the Razer Nabu Smartband, I was all for it!

Fitness trackers have come a long way. Take a look at some of the latest features, things you need to keep in mind when buying one this holiday season and some of the fitness trackers that are on the market today. 

Home isn’t the only place things can be “smart.” With the help of a few wearables, you can definitely use the power of today’s technology to help enhance your work day as well. Let’s take a look at a few devices out there, from something for your presentations to even a pair of earphones for your lunch breaks that help measure your heartrate.

The original Pebble went from Kickstarter smash to the first true smartwatch hit. With the Pebble Time Steel, the pioneering device has grown up, adding a colour display and a new user interface. And it still plays nice with both Android and iOS. After spending a week with a Pebble Time Steel, I still haven’t managed to kill the battery. Here’s the full scoop on my experience.