Just two months shy of Christmas, Pebble today announced a new iOS7-compatible app for their existing smartwatch. The device will soon bring notifications directly from an iPhone to a user’s wrist. It allows the user to receive alerts directly from their iPhone, which means you’ll never miss an email, text message, Facebook status or tweet again. Pebble are not new to this space and already has an app for Android devices. The new iOS app is … Read entire article »

The trend of city cycling is heating up due the changing trends towards Single and Fixed road bikes. Recycling your old Peugeot or BSA is now considered individual and chic. A clear example of the demand for refurbished styled bikes is plain for all to see from the amount seen cruising on the commute in London. If you’re not riding a single gear bike, in some groups you shouldn’t consider yourself a city rider. However, not every rider in … Read entire article »

With the worlds cycling community adopting a variety of bespoke cycling mobile applications, it was only a matter of time until it became a competition. STRAVA has been considered to be transforming this space through the adoption of a social environment that encourages a competitive edge to a rider’s route. Traditionally, cycling devices and applications focus on distance, speed, duration, cadence and elevation. This is where STRAVA is different. It seeks to introduce a rider to … Read entire article »

We’ve seen countless wearable fitness gadgets hit the shelves in the past couple of years, with the main players being the likes of Nike Fuelband and Jawbone, helping create an estimated $4.6 Billion industry. Due to the upsurge within this market, it now makes creating new product noise extremely competitive. With that in mind, companies must now look to create a more augmented product, keeping the popular tracking and monitoring features of wearable technology, but also … Read entire article »

Adidas had unveiled its new smartwatch, which is being tipped to revoultionise fitness gadgets by offering more attributes and accuracey than any of its competitors. The device, designed to be prodominately used by runners, comes equipped with a colour touchscreen, built-in heart monitor and a GPS location chip. These augmented additions, will be used to monitor the atheletes pulse, grab their locations and allow them to create training programmes which maximise accuracy of there training. The … Read entire article »

Everyone involved in the tech world is extremely excited about the latest revolutionary product that is Google Glass and although it is still yet to launch publicly, the main features of what you will be able to do with the product is pretty common knowledge. However one very large clouded area of the device does still remain a bit of a mystery and that is, what apps will be included to fully take advantage of the … Read entire article »

Health sensors have become almost a common phenomenon of late, with the amount of competitive products that are now on the market, fighting to prove their dominance over each other. The latest of gadget soon to be introduced to the field, is Angel Sensor a wristband which helps you monitor all of those vital signs including your calorie count, sleep monitoring, activity tracking… lets face it, the usual stuff, which many other products already established … Read entire article »

Consumer electronics startup Jawbone has seen great success over the past couple of years securing more than $200 million in venture capital funding and has seen the release of popular products the Jambox wireless speaker and the Up fitness-tracking wristband soar. However it now appears Jawbone has become a victim of its own success. Earlier this year the company highlighted the fact that demand was starting to grow and eventually considerable demand became such a … Read entire article »

It came to light this week that many of the beloved health and wellness apps, which have become so popular over the past year have been heavily criticized due to their apparent inability to withhold users personal information. Privacy group Evidon reported that many of the top health and wellness apps have been sending information to up to 70 third-party companies. These companies are likely to use the information for advertising and analytic purposes. They will … Read entire article »

For many people the idea of a heavy session of cardio down the gym daunting, and lets face it the weather here is not always permitted for training outdoors, so they need something to help lighten the load and keep them entertained. However there is only so many times you can play your “workout playlist” without it tiering and I think it is fair to say watching Ken Barlow on Coronation Street is hardly the … Read entire article »