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Smartwatch
A smartwatch is a wristwatch with computer-like functions.
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Using a heart's "digital twin" to reduce cardiac surgeries
A hospital in Boston is using a heart's "digital twin" to lower the number of cardiac surgeries.
Are AI health tips useful or not?
Can AI assistants motivate people to eat more consciously and live healthier lives?
When your smartwatch sounds the alarm
If your smartwatch indicates cardiac arrhythmia, you should definitely go see a doctor.
How does a smartwatch measure your heartbeat?
Smartwatches use an optical sensor to detect the heartbeat. But how accurate is the process?
How wearables are revolutionizing heart health
Doctors could save lives with data from smartwatches and wearables.
Fitness trackers — are they any good?
Which of a fitnesstracker's functions have any real medical benefit?
Smartwatches can predict COVID: Study
Researchers have found that data recorded by fitness trackers are a good indicator on whether the wearer has COVID.
Germany bans sale of child-snooping watches
A German regulator said parents were using the smartwatches to listen in on teachers while their children were in class.
A brief history of time
Watches and clocks tell us much more than just what time it is. They represent human ingenuity and craftsmanship.
Activities that make Smartwatch users happiest
This is what smartphone users are doing when they are happy.
IFA 2016: Digital trends
People and technology: Smart and networked
Internet of Things: impossible to escape total surveillance?
Networked things track our every move. If you didn't already know that, you do now.
Mercedes C300 Coupe: Elegant but cramped
Sporty with power front seats, a low center of gravity and smartwatch-controlled: the C300 coupe.
Tag Heuer takes on Apple Watch
The Alpine watchmaker has thrown its hat in the ring of the competitve high-tech timepiece market.
Weak tech earnings weigh on Dow
Earnings reports from Microsoft, Apple, IBM and Yahoo depressed the mood on Wall Street late on Tuesday.
Apple Watch sales get underway
Friday marked the Apple Watch's global sales debut, but most of the buying will occur online.
Would you buy an Apple Watch
The tech world is eagerly awaiting the start of sales for the Apple Watch. Are you planning on buying the gadget?
Smartwatches - Wearable internet
Now that the Apple Watch is set to go on sale in late April, industry insiders say smartwatches are poised for a breakthrough. What impact will the new gadgets have on the way we communicate?
TAG Heuer takes on Apple Watch
The luxury Swiss watchmaker has partnered with Google and Intel to create a gadget that can rival the Apple Watch.
Apple unveils its Watch
Apple has unveiled its new product in the smartwatch market.
Wearable future
Wearables such as data specs and smartwatches are at the vanguard of a new trend towards merging computer elements with the human body. Market researchers expect this to become a mass industry. But wearables, especially data glasses, are controversial.
Apple needs a 'next big thing'
Apple needs a new 'killer product' to refresh its lineup.
Mobile industry in Barcelona
The big names in the mobile technology industry have flocked to Barcelona where the annual Mobile World Congress has opened. Visitors are expecting to see the next generation of high-tech devices.
High-tech Christmas
On Christmas wish lists this year, smart devices have dropped to second place in Germany.
Samsung launches new smartwatch
High-tech watches have long been the stuff of fantasy, familiar to fans of sci-fi and James Bond. These days consumers can actually buy a hybrid of a computer and a cellphone to wear on their wrists. Samsung has become the latest firm to enter the market. It showed off its new Galaxy Gear smartwatch for the first time at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin.
Smartwatches
Samsung says it's making a smartwatch. Apple says it's doing the same. Is this the new frontier?
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