If You Throw This Fitbit in the Washing Machine, It’s Really Your Fault This Time

Fitbit introduces the Flex wristband, its answer to the Jawbone Up and Nike FuelBand.
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The Disappearing Interface

What do vibrating insoles that help blind people navigate, Google Glass, live brain simulcasts and talking to dolphins have in common?
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Moves App Journals Physical Activity Without a Wristband

Moves passively tracks iPhone users’ daily lives into a diary with a nifty interface.
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In Activity-Tracking Race, Larklife Band Comes Up Short

This Lark doesn’t sing.
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News Byte

Fitbit Joins the Wristband Club With Flex Activity + Sleep Tracker

Joining the fray of wearable fitness devices, Fitbit today introduced the Flex Wireless Activity + Sleep Wristband tracker. The company’s first wristband device features sensors that can keep track of the number of steps taken, calories burned and sleep activity. It also has LED indicators to track progress. Once the data is collected, the wristband can sync the info in real time via Bluetooth 4.0 technology to a compatible device. The Fitbit Flex costs $100 and will be available in spring, and comes in five different colors, including black, red and blue.

Health-and-Fitness Tech Grows at CES, but Challenges Lie Ahead

While major tech companies like Microsoft are moving away from CES, more industry players are flocking to Vegas to show off their new health-and-fitness devices and apps.
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Activity-Tracking Tech Moves From Wrist to Neck, With Sculley’s New Shine Necklace

Could this quarter-sized device be the answer to your health-and-fitness needs?
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Sleep-Sensor Maker Lark Takes on Nike+ FuelBand With Larklife

Another wristband to remind you you’re not moving enough.
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Wearable Devices: How Geeky Glasses and Wristbands Will Move Mainstream

We’ve all seen the movies: Gadget-laden heroes from James Bond to Terminator to Iron Man have long relied on voice-controlled watches and heads-up display glasses to extend their powers.

What’s Up With Jawbone UP? A Peek Inside the UP Testers Program.

It’s been more than two months since Jawbone paused production of its popular but faulty UP wristband. So what’s up with the UP?
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