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technology10 days ago•7 min saved

Is Google Health Premium Worth It? A Look at Base, Premium, and Free Access via Google One AI

Google Health Base offers comprehensive activity, sleep, and health tracking. Premium adds a health coach, adaptive fitness plans, deeper insights, medical-record summaries, and an on‑demand workout library for $9.99/month or $99.99/year. Google also says Premium can be included for free with Google One AI Pro ($19.99/month) or AI Ultra ($249.99/month), with rollout starting May 19 and finishing by May 26. Whether to upgrade depends on how much you value coaching, deeper analytics, and the workout library.

via Droid Life|

#google-health #google-one-ai-pro #google-one-ai-ultra

technology17 days ago•9 min saved

Google’s Fitbit Air Quietly Reboots Fitness Tracking with Minimalist Design

Google launches the Fitbit Air, a $99 screenless tracker that prioritizes passive health data, seven-day battery life, and a Google Health app with optional Premium AI insights, positioning it as a minimalist alternative between Whoop and smartwatches. It’s smaller and cheaper than Whoop, aims to return Fitbit to its original, low-friction tracking ethos, and ships May 26 (preorder now, with a Stephen Curry edition at $130). The Google Health app rolls out May 19 and may integrate medical data for a broader health ecosystem.

via Gear Patrol|

#fitbit-air #google-health #health-tracking

tech3 months ago•36 min saved

Meta mulls Malibu 2: a health-tracking AI smartwatch to challenge rivals

Meta is reportedly planning to launch a Malibu 2 smartwatch with health tracking and AI features this year, alongside an updated Ray-Ban Display AR glasses, as it pursues an AR/MR roadmap that includes delayed Phoenix glasses to 2027; the move would follow Meta’s 2022 scrapped smartwatch plan and heighten competition with Apple, Google, Samsung, and others.

via The Verge|

#ai #health-tracking #meta

technology4 months ago•1 min saved

Motorola unveils new Moto Things accessories and features at CES 2026

Motorola announced the Moto Watch at CES, boasting up to 13 days of battery life, Polar-powered health tracking, dual-frequency GPS, and open-source software, setting it apart from competitors like Apple and Google.

via The Verge|

#battery-life #health-tracking #motorola

technology4 months ago•4 min saved

Withings Launches Advanced Smart Scale for Longevity and Health Monitoring

Withings unveils the Body Scan 2, a smart scale designed as a 'longevity station' that tracks over 60 health biomarkers noninvasively, including metabolic health and cardiovascular metrics, aiming to provide users with a comprehensive view of their healthspan. The device features advanced electrodes, bioimpedance spectroscopy, and foot sweat analysis, and offers a simplified health score to encourage regular use, with plans for FDA clearance and a release expected in Q2 2026.

via The Verge|

#biomarkers #health-tracking #longevity

technology4 months ago•3 min saved

Why I Switched from Smartwatches to an Oura Ring After a Year

The author has worn an Oura Ring for a year and prefers it over smartwatches due to its discreet, screen-free design, long battery life, and in-depth health insights, which help with recovery, activity planning, and early illness detection.

via Tom's Guide|

#battery-life #health-tracking #oura-ring

technology5 months ago•3 min saved

Oura Ring and Galaxy Ring Offer Unbeatable Black Friday Deals

Jennifer Aniston is a big fan of the Oura Ring, a sleek health tracker that monitors over 50 health metrics, and it's currently available at a record low price of $100 off on Amazon for Black Friday, making it an attractive option for those interested in health and sleep tracking.

via Page Six|

#black-friday #health-tracking #jennifer-aniston

technology6 months ago•3 min saved

watchOS 26.2 Enhances Sleep Score Accuracy and Features

Apple has updated its Sleep Score feature in watchOS 26.2, refining the classification levels and renaming the top tier from 'Excellent' to 'Very High' to provide more accurate and objective sleep quality assessments based on user feedback and extensive data analysis.

via 9to5Mac|

#apple-watch #health-tracking #sleep-classification

business6 months ago•1 min saved

Long Walks May Be More Heart-Healthy Than Short Strolls

The article discusses the challenges and complexities of using step counts from wearable devices as a measure of physical activity and health, highlighting issues with accuracy, motivation, and the implications for public health data.

via Financial Times|

#business #fitness-technology #health-tracking

technology7 months ago•3 min saved

Fitbit Unveils AI-Powered Health Coach and App Revamp for Premium Users

Fitbit's new app, currently in public preview for Android Premium users, introduces a redesigned UI and an AI coach but lacks several key features such as menstrual, nutrition, blood glucose tracking, and advanced exercise metrics. Users can toggle between the new and old app versions to access missing features, with Google planning to add more over time.

via Droid Life|

#app-update #features-missing #fitbit

technology7 months ago•9 min saved

Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3: Top Tips, Reviews, and Upgrades

The article provides expert tips to enhance your Apple Watch experience, including customizing watch faces, utilizing health features like Vitals, gestures like Wrist Flick, managing notifications with Smart Stack, using the watch as a flashlight, pausing exercise rings, bypassing workout countdowns, and force-quitting apps, to maximize productivity, health monitoring, and convenience.

via CNET|

#apple-watch #health-tracking #smart-stack

technology7 months ago•2 min saved

Oura Enhances App and Health Features with New Redesign and Preventive Tools

Oura is redesigning its app to enhance user experience with a new visual interface, personalized health insights, and new features like Cumulative Stress and improved cycle insights, coinciding with the launch of its Ceramic Ring 4. The update aims to make health data more accessible and meaningful, rolling out globally on Android and iOS in the coming weeks.

via 9to5Google|

#app-redesign #ceramic-ring-4 #cumulative-stress

technology7 months ago•13 min saved

Google Pixel Watch 4: The Ultimate Android Smartwatch of 2025

The Google Pixel Watch 4 is a significant upgrade that finally makes it competitive with Apple and Samsung smartwatches, featuring a larger, brighter display, longer battery life, improved health tracking, and a new Quick Charge Dock, though its AI assistant Gemini remains somewhat limited and inconsistent. Overall, it offers a stylish, functional smartwatch for Android users, with notable hardware improvements and better fitness tracking, but still has some software and usability quirks to address.

via Gizmodo|

#ai-assistant #android #google-pixel-watch-4

technology7 months ago•9 min saved

Pixel Watch 4: The Stylish, Affordable, and Runner-Friendly Smartwatch with a New Charger

The Pixel Watch 4 impresses with its playful design, improved display, and accurate health tracking, making it a top choice for Android users despite some issues with the included strap and charging options. Its repairability and new features like Gemini-powered assistant and satellite communication enhance its appeal, though battery life and transfer process could improve.

via WIRED|

#battery-and-charging #design-and-display #health-tracking

health7 months ago•10 min saved

Limitations and Insights of Blood Sugar Tracking for Non-Diabetics

The article explores the trend of non-diabetics using continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) to track blood sugar, highlighting the potential benefits and drawbacks, including data overload and questionable health advice, while questioning the necessity and impact of such practices for healthy individuals.

via The Cut|

#blood-sugar #cgm #diabetes