Collaborate Disseminate
Researchers have isolated a genetic variant that has a strong correlation with success in power sports such as sprinting and weightlifting. Continue reading When It Comes to Weightlifting, Genetics Can Do a Lot of the Heavy Lifting
If the trends are anything to go on, after the success of Fitbit we are nearing a sort of fitness tracker singularity. Soon there will be more fitness trackers on wrists and ankles then there will be stars in the sky. We will have entire generations who will grow up not knowing what life is like without the ever-present hug of a heart monitor strapped across their chest. Until then though, we can learn a bit of design for manufacture from this excellent teardown of a watch shaped fitness tracker.
This tracker has a nice round e-paper screen, which could …read more
Continue reading Fitness Tracker Teardown is a Lesson In Design for Manufacture
The intense dedication to tracking your every move just isn’t sustainable. Continue reading I Asked People on Craigslist Why They’re Giving Up and Selling Their FitBit
If you’re anything like us, chances are pretty good you’ve got at least one underused piece of fitness gear cluttering up your place. Rather than admit defeat on that New Year’s Resolution purchase, why not harvest the guts and build an all-terrain hoverboard for a little outdoor fun?
The fitness machine in question for [MakeItExtreme]’s build was a discarded Crazy Fit vibration platform. We’re not sure we see the fitness benefits of the original machine, but there’s no doubt it yielded plenty of goodies. The motor and drive belt look stout, and the control board eventually made it into the …read more
Manufacturers of several different fitness wristbands continue to pay insufficient attention to security, reveals a new investigation.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Some fitness trackers falling short on security, reveals new report
Ahhh, wearable tech.Is there a bigger buzzkill than that random person at the party telling you all about their Fitbit heart rate? We get it, you run! As an anti-runner (come at me marathoners), I was a bit hesitant about how I’d fairly use and revie… Continue reading This Pair of Smart Socks Got Me Into Wearable Tech
Hollywood actors flaunt their body transformations on Instagram for fun and profit. Continue reading Actor JK Simmons Builds His Biceps and His Brand on Instagram
