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Wearable MD: How Fitness Trackers Can Change Healthcare

Activity trackers and other wearable fitness devices are about to change medicine and healthcare as we know it.

By Jill Duffy

Lumoid Review

4.0
Editors' Choice

Try-before-you-buy service Lumoid rents digital cameras, fitness trackers, and other tech gear—even the Apple Watch—to  you for a reasonable fee. Like the device? Keep it and Lumoid charges you the retail price.

By Jill Duffy

Interactive Mirrors, Stylish Fitbit Nab Fashion 2.0 Awards

The awards celebrate fashion brands' embrace of social media, wearable tech, ecommerce, and interactive retail.

By Chandra Steele

Fitbit Surge Adds Outdoor Bike Tracking

The new feature lets riders monitor distance, duration, average speed, heart rate, and calories burned in real-time.

By Angela Moscaritolo

Fitbit Charge HR Review

4.5
Editors' Choice

Reasonably priced for an all-day activity tracker with a continuous heart rate monitor, the Fitbit Charge HR looks sleek on the wrist. A slim profile make it truly wearable for people of all sizes. While it's not ideal for serious runners or exercise enthusiasts, it's a great fitness monitor powered by the ever-excellent Fitbit website and apps, which remain the best you'll find.

By Jill Duffy

Fitbit Surge Review

5.0
Editors' Choice

With continuous heart rate monitoring, GPS, and broad appeal, the Fitbit Surge is the best all-day fitness tracker to date.

By Jill Duffy

Should You Buy That Wearable? Try it Out Via Lumoid

For $20, select up to five gadgets, which Lumoid will ship to you for a seven-day "try before you buy" trial.

By Chloe Albanesius

5 Ways to Lose Weight With Apps and Fitness Trackers

Fitness trackers may be the latest health-tech fad, but if you're looking to lose weight, there are other tools and services you should add to them and to your overall plan.

By Jill Duffy

Sony's Expensive Walkman; TCL Reviving Palm; Volkswagen Gets Connected

From Sony's pricey Walkman revival to new life for Palm, here's what you missed on Tuesday.

By Stephanie Mlot

Fitbit Charge HR, Surge Now on Sale

The heart rate monitor-enhanced Fitbit Charge HR and Surge are here, "just in time for your New Year's resolutions."

By Chloe Albanesius

Know Your Telehealth Options: An Interview With HealthTap's Ron Gutman

Telemedicine and health apps let you have virtual doctor visits, which can save you money and help you get the care you need faster. But HealthTap CEO Gutman says too few of them consider the patient's entire end-to-end experience.

By Jill Duffy

CES 2015 Preview: Activity Trackers and Wearables

From smart pants to VR headsets, we're expecting more wearable technology than ever at CES 2015.

By Alex Colon  & Jill Duffy

Fitbit Charge Review

4.0

The wrist-worn Fitbit Charge is a superb if somewhat basic activity tracker. A slim and sleek design make it truly wearable, and the companion Fitbit website and mobile apps are the best you'll find. But the Charge isn't highly sophisticated, and other trackers offer more interesting features for veteran self-quantifiers.

By Jill Duffy

iMessage Deregister Tool; Elon Musk's Satellite Plans; Report Twitter Abuse

From Elon's satellite plans to Apple's iMessage fix, here's what you missed over the weekend.

By Stephanie Mlot

Fitbit Devices Yanked From Apple's Online Store

Head over to the Apple Online Store, and you'll see a range of fitness-tracking devices, but nothing from Fitbit.

By Angela Moscaritolo

$39 Amazon Fire TV Stick; New Fitbit Trackers; Legere Explains Apple SIM

From Amazon's $39 Fire TV dongle to Fitbit's new activity trackers, here's what you missed on Monday.

By Stephanie Mlot

Web Listing Tips Lenovo 'Smartband'

The Lenovo Smartband SW-B100 is geared toward "young people who take care of their personal health."

By Stephanie Mlot

Fitbit Adds Caller ID, Heart Rate to New Activity Trackers

Fitbit has three new devices, but the Surge puts the company in competition with other GPS sports watch makers.

By Jill Duffy

Report: Microsoft Finally Ready to Release Smartwatch

The wearable is expected to hit shelves in time for the holiday shopping season and work across platforms.

By Stephanie Mlot

Kid-Friendly Osmo iPad Accessory Coming to Apple Stores

Osmo clamps over an iPad's camera to turn the surface in front of the screen into an interactive play area.

By Stephanie Mlot