Garmin may be working on a Whoop competitor

Whoop, the makers of a screen-free fitness tracker of the same name, could soon have some competition. Fitbit teased its take on a Whoop-style band with the help of Steph Curry at the end of March, an [...]

Garmin launches the CIRQA, a screen-free Whoop rival that skips the membership fee

Garmin has finally joined the screenless wearable race with the CIRQA Smart Band, a $199.99 fabric-strap tracker that drops the display and, more pointedly, the recurring fee its rivals depend on. The [...]

The best smart scales for 2025

The New Year is here and there’s no better time to kickstart those health and fitness goals. Whether you’re looking to shed a few holiday pounds, track your muscle gains or simply stay on top of a [...]

Talking to AI agents is one thing — what about when they talk to each other? New startup BAND debuts 'universal orchestrator'

For the past eighteen months, the corporate world has been obsessed with the "builder" phase of the generative AI revolution. Enterprises have raced to deploy autonomous agents to handle eve [...]

The best smart plugs in 2025

I recently moved and, before I had a chance to set up my smart plugs again, I found myself turning on my living room lamps manually — I sort of hated it. Reaching, twisting and visiting each one lik [...]

A closer look at Google’s AI health coach and the redesigned Fitbit app

Alongside the Pixel Watch 4 (and family of Pixel 10 devices), Google also introduced a new “personal health coach” today at its Made By Google event. A preview of it will begin rolling out in Octo [...]

Some Garmin GPS watches are stuck in a blue triangle boot loop

If you own a Garmin GPS watch, you may want to power it down for a while. Users on Reddit and Garmin’s forums (via The Verge) report that a botched software update is leaving the wearables in a “b [...]

It looks like Garmin is finally preparing its Google Fitbit Air-style screenless band, the Cirqa, for launch — but I hope it doesn't copy Google's approach to revamping its fitness app

The Garmin Cirqa Whoop-style smart band is closer to launch than ever, as Garmin submits trademark filings around the world [...]

Pixel Watch 4 review: A well-rounded smartwatch with a surprising advantage

Everyone uses smartwatches differently. There are the people who wear them all day, those who only wear them when they’re outside, those who only use them while working out and even those who only w [...]