Parents Often Glued to Mobile Phone While Kids Eat By Cari Nierenberg published 10 March 14 Parents are often completely engrossed in their mobile phones while sharing a meal with their children, researchers report.
How to Charge your Fitness Trackers By Bahar Gholipour published 4 March 14 Here's a look at how to charge some of the popular fitness trackers.
How to Clean Your Fitness Tracker By Rachael Rettner published 3 March 14 You may wear your fitness tracker so often you never miss a step, but all that activity may cause your tracker to get dirty, sweaty or smelly.
Why We Do Dumb Things on Smartphones (Op-Ed) By Nik Thompson published 1 March 14 Users regularly do that when they scan, click and navigate to potentially untrusted internet resources with only a machine-readable matrix – a QR code – to lead the way.
Fitbit One: Fitness Tracker Review By Rachael Rettner published 28 February 14 The Fitbit One is a lightweight fitness tracker that tracks steps, distance walked, calories burned, floors climbed and sleep. Here's what I found after testing the device.
Jawbone UP24: Fitness Tracker Review By Bahar Gholipour published 28 February 14 The Jawbone UP24 is a fitness tracker that tracks steps, distance walked, calories burned, and sleep patterns. Here's what I found after wearing the device for a week.
Fitness Trackers Could Boost Kids' Health, But Face Challenges, Experts Say By Tia Ghose published 27 February 14 The trend of using fitness trackers for children is blossoming, but so far, enthusiasm has outstripped actual data on the most effective way to use them.
Polar Loop: Fitness Tracker Review By Jeanna Bryner published 19 February 14 I wore the Polar Loop fitness tracker for more than a week, running, swimming, working out on an elliptical machine and exercising with kettlebells, to test out its mojo. Here's what I found.
Flappy Bird Obsession is Not Necessarily an Addiction (Op-Ed) By Mark Griffiths published 15 February 14 Flappy Bird, a deceptively simple gaming app, has been withdrawn by its creator Dong Nguyen because it is too “addictive.”
Hundreds of Cancer Apps: Do They Work? By Bahar Gholipour published 10 February 14 Smartphone apps aimed at preventing cancer, or helping people with the disease to manage it, have the potential to improve people's health, but many of these apps have drawbacks, researchers say.
Ultrathin, Flexible Sensor Could Improve Health-Monitoring Tech By Tia Ghose published 4 February 14 An ultralight, flexible pressure sensor could be used as a flexible second skin or wearable touch screen.
Fitness Trackers May Trigger Rashes in People Allergic to Nickel By Megan Gannon published 15 January 14 Fitbit, the maker of popular fitness trackers, has issued an apology and is offering refunds and replacements to some users who have experienced rashes on their wrists.
Misfit Shine: Fitness Tracker Review By Tia Ghose published 13 January 14 The Misfit Shine offers a beautiful design, a long battery life and is waterproof, but lacks the ease of use and informational value of other trackers.
Basis B1: Fitness Tracker Review By Rachael Rettner published 9 January 14 The Basis B1 band is an activity tracker that's marketed to help busy people fit exercise into their everyday lives. I tested the device for a week to see if it lived up to this claim.
Too Much of a Good Thing? 7 Addictive Educational iPad Games By Tia Ghose published 16 November 13 Though they are marketed as a mental workout for kids, there's such a thing as too much of a good thing. Some of these educational iPad games are incredibly addictive.
