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Low Information Density Display for Your Workout

by Alfred Poor

In a world dominated by stories of 4K (and 8K and even higher) resolution displays, it’s good to be reminded from time to time that very small amounts of data can still be useful, …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| ISE 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 03| Wearables

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NPD Looks at Wearables and Fitness

by Bob Raikes

NPD held its annual event at CES and we have reported and enjoyed it for a number of years. We loved it in years gone by when Ross Young of DisplaySearch made his “death …

Tags:CES 2015| Fitness Trackers| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NPD| Vol 22 - Issue 03| Wearable Market

Samsung, Merida Team up for Gear S Smartwatch

by Bob Raikes

According to an article in the Taipei Times, Samsung is teaming up with Merida, a Taiwan-based bicycle company, to introduce the Samsung Gear S smartwatch to the bicyclist and Merida customers. This is the …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Juniper Research Publishes Market Forecast for Wearables

by Helen Vince

Market Forecast – Wearable devices are the darling of the season with many looking forward to the reception of the Apple Watch.  Juniper Research has meanwhile released its new “Smart Health & Fitness Wearables: Device …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48| Wearable Market

Fitness Wearables to Treble in Four Years

by Raverstead

Juniper Research has published a new report, predicting that fitness wearable use will rise by almost 300% by 2018. About 19 million such devices are in use today. Fitness products will dominate wearables to …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 47| Wearable Market

Microsoft Rumored to Work on Health and Fitness Wearable

by Raverstead

According to an article in PCR, Microsoft is planning to release a new Xbox connected wearable device in 2015. The article describes a device that, in contrast to the recently released Microsoft Band, will …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48| xBox

Tag Heuer Smartwatch Rumoured for CES Unveiling

by Raverstead

An Intel-powered smartwatch from Tag Heuer may be unveiled at CES 2015. Business Insider claims that the watch will offer fitness features and be similar in appearance to an analogue device.

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Microsoft Band – The First Wearable from Microsoft

by Helen Vince

Wearable – There are plenty of new entries in the wearable market these days, however when a major company like Microsoft announces its wearable device, the world takes notice. The new smartband is called Microsoft …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Garmin Chooses Futaba for Wearable

by Super User

Garmin has introduced a new fitness tracker and notification display called the Vivosmart. It is a wrist-worn device with a 1.4″ curved passive OLED from Futaba, with 128 x 16 resolution (the same as …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Garmin| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Fitbit Slots in to Smartwatches

by Super User

Fitbit has revealed a fitness tracker that also acts as a smartwatch. Joining two other wearables (the Charge and Charge HR, with small AMOLED screens), the Fitbit Surge features an LCD display. It includes …

Tags:Fitbit| Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21