Tracking Your Sleep With Smartwatches Might Not Actually Help - Here's Why
Smartwatches make it easy to keep track of your sleep with daily scores. But, it can make your sleep worse if you end up worrying too much about that score.
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A Smarter Arm Sleeve for Smartwatch Training
[2606.02928] Improved Postural Stability Using a Lightweight Semi-Active Soft Back Support Device Under Standing Perturbations
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.02928: Improved Postural Stability Using a Lightweight Semi-Active Soft Back Support Device Under Standing Perturbations
Why AI Earbuds Beat Meeting Bots for Everything That Isn’t a Zoom Call
Meeting bots miss phone calls and in-person chats. AI earbuds capture everything, everywhere — here's why the difference matters.
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Avoid these mistakes while you're shopping for a smartwatch, and you can save yourself from an expensive case of buyer's remorse.
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The sub-$100 fitness tracker market hit an inflection point in 2026. Continuous heart rate, blood oxygen, AMOLED screens, multi-band GPS, and two-plus weeks
Making pebble apps in 2026
The Pebble smartwatch is back, and we’ve been building apps for it
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Apple Watch alternatives are getting better. These underrated smartwatch brands offer long battery life, health tracking, and unique designs.
The sleep tracker dilemma: Good technology, unintended consequences
Sleep trackers promise better rest and health insights, but how accurate are they—and can too much data actually disrupt your sleep?
[2510.20853] Beyond Hearing: Learning Task-Agnostic ExG Representations from Earphones via Physiology-Informed Tokenization
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2510.20853: Beyond Hearing: Learning Task-Agnostic ExG Representations from Earphones via Physiology-Informed Tokenization
5 Of The Most Useful Wearables For Seniors
These five wearables for seniors cover a range of types and budgets, from affordable smartwatches to hybrid designs and screenless fitness trackers.
5 Essential Wearables For Camping
if you're going camping and want to make your experience as comfortable as possible, consider these wearable gadgets that are designed for the outdoors.
Dynamic task offloading for sports training monitoring in MEC-assisted smart wearable device systems
With the development of Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, smart wearable devices (SWDs) are regarded as a promising approa...
Lowest price ever: This rugged smartwatch is made for trails, travel and workouts
This rugged smartwatch is 50% off ahead of summer, with GPS maps, advanced training metrics, a built-in LED flashlight and up to 16 days of battery life.
How Step Counters Work in Wearables and Why Different Devices Give Different Results
It’s been three years since I started using my wearables to count my steps. Three years of trying to hit the daily 10K target, closing rings, and going to sle...
How Wearable IoT Enables Real-Time Fall Detection and Alerts
Wearable IoT technology has become an important part of today’s elder care, as it can help detect falls and alert caregivers or family members immediately aft...
Meet the New Health Care Gatekeeper: Your Wearable
Consumer wearable platforms are increasingly moving into the health care space. In this News and Perspectives article, JMIR Correspondent and MedTech expert Bly...
Why Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitoring Is Still the Holy Grail of Wearables
Glucose is an incredibly annoying bodily component to work with.
[2605.27464] Beyond Motion Primitives: Behavioral Activity Recognition from Head-Mounted IMU
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.27464: Beyond Motion Primitives: Behavioral Activity Recognition from Head-Mounted IMU