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.
2026-07-21
Wired
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.
2026-07-10
ZDNet
Fitbit Air vs. Polar H10: The Wrist-Slung Underdog Holds Its Own, Mostly
The Fitbit Air nails heart rate within 2.5% error, but calorie tracking? Let's just say you might want to eat that donut anyway.
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.
2026-05-04
ZDNet
I Walked 3,000 Steps With Three Gadgets Strapped to My Arm So You Don't Have To
One reviewer walked 3,000 steps while wearing three trackers; Google's Pixel Watch 4 was the least confused about how many steps actually happened.
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