Wired
Smart Collar Now Tells You Your Cat's Heart Rate, Because Of Course It Does
A smart collar for cats now tracks heart and respiratory rate, plus AI weekly reports - assuming the battery survives and the GPS feels like cooperating.
2026-10-01
Wired
2026-07-21
Wired
8 Best Smartwatches (2026): Because Your Phone Is So Last Decade
Smartwatches are now expensive notification hubs for your wrist, with the Apple Watch Series 11 leading for iPhone users and the Pixel Watch 4 for Android folks.
ZDNet
I Tested Three Blood Pressure Watches So You Don't Have To - One Actually Worked
After a month of testing three blood pressure smartwatches, only Amazfit came within spitting distance of a proper arm cuff - assuming you're willing to pretend you live in Brazil.
2026-07-20
BBC Health
Fitness Tracker Gives Woman the Lowdown on Her Pregnancy Before She Even Knew
Fitness trackers are spilling the beans on pregnancies before tests can, leaving women anxiously refreshing apps at 4 a.m. and occasionally taking the ring off for sanity's sake.
2026-06-09
ZDNet
Doctors Drowning in Wearable Data, Wish Someone Would Turn Down the Fire Hose
Doctors are drowning in a fire hose of wearable health data they can't use, because the clinical system wasn't built for your smartwatch's hourly heart rate update.
2026-06-05
ZDNet
Oura Ring 5 Review: Finally, a Smart Ring That Doesn't Require a Sledgehammer to Remove
Oura's Ring 5 is 40% smaller, adds a day of battery, and finally lets you make a proper Girl Scout hand sign without feeling like your fingers are in a hostage situation.
2026-05-27
ZDNet
I Wore Google's $100 Screenless Fitness Tracker So You Don't Have To - And It's Actually Good
Google's $100 screenless Fitbit Air is a comfortable, week-long battery life fitness tracker that rivals Whoop - just don't be surprised if its AI Health Coach invents a 52-minute elliptical session you never actually ran.
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