Wearable Technology

What is all the fuss about Spritz? If you were using a Spritz-enabled app, you would already have read to the end of this post and could tell us. But given that Spritz-enabled tech isn’t out there yet (it’s coming soon, though), here’s the scoop. Spritz is new speed reading technology that’s based on the theory that much of our time spent reading is wasted as our eyes move side to side. Display a word in one place, flash one word at a time and suddenly reading becomes much more efficient. Not only that, but by displaying just one word at a time, reading is suddenly possible on compact displays, like a smartphone or smartwatch. Being able to quickly (and painlessly) read e-mail, reports or even books on your Gear2 or Gear Neo suddenly makes the idea of wearable technology even more appealing.

The Suunto 5 is a multi-sport fitness watch that tracks over 80 exercises and has an adaptive training plan to push you to more every week.

Withings products are now under the Nokia brand, and there are a number of items available, from smart scales and thermometers, to fitness trackers.

Samsung is back at it again, urging a healthy fitness regimen for anyone through the Gear Sport, one of its latest smartwatches.

The Garmin Forerunner 245 Music is a GPS fitness watch that stores 500 songs and gives you many advanced fitness and performance metrics.

Smartwatches can do more than just tell the time. From sleep to priority notifications, here are the smartwatch tips you need to know.

What's the difference between the virtual reality offered by the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) headsets?

For the past week, I’ve been rocking a new accessory on my left wrist – the Jaybird Reign Activity Tracker. Introduced earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Reign goes above and beyond what other activity trackers offer by encouraging balance and prompting those who wear it to improve their habits. It tells you when you need more sleep, when you need to take it easy, and when you are your optimal self, and I recently got a chance to take one for a test drive. Here’s my take after wearing Reign 24/7 for one week.

With students on their way back to school, an often overlooked piece of tech to help them get the most out of student life is the humble smartwatch. These gadgets can be a big help, not only with keeping them healthy and organized, but helping them focus on their studies free from extraneous distractions. Today we’ll take a look at a few of the smartwatch options out there for students.

Fitness trackers are one of the best ways to stick to your resolution to get healthy or lose weight. Here's all the ways a fitness tracker can help.