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The latest health tech and wellbeing wearable tech news, including stress busting devices, heart rate monitors and more.

ECG smartwatches explained: How they work and the best on the market

ECG smartwatches explained

Updated: What you need to know about technology for serious health tracking
Whoop vs Garmin: Sleep, accuracy and insights compared

Whoop vs Garmin

If you're choosing between these two, read this first
Oura Circles lets you share your sleep and readiness data

Oura Circles lets you share your sleep

Oura wants to combat lonliness
Samsung skin sensor can detect calorie intake

Samsung skin sensor can detect calorie intake

New patent could usher new wearable tech era
Best discreet clip-on and non-watch fitness trackers

Best clip-on and discreet fitness trackers

More discreet tech from Fitbit, Withings and more
Huawei will release blood glucose tracking as part of the Huawei Watch 4

Huawei Watch 4 to get blood glucose tracking

Huawei ahead of Apple on big wearable innovation
Best heart rate monitors 2023: Improve your fitness and track heart health

Best heart rate monitors

Discover the HR monitors delivering the most accurate insights
Best smart rings 2023: Top fitness tracking and payment rings

Best smart rings 2023

Updated: Smart rings are booming – here are the most exciting options
Movano Evie smart ring launches in September for $269

Movano Evie lands in September for $269

With no monthly subscription required, the upcoming device undercuts Oura
Google's Health Connect platform lands later this year with a raft of wearable integrations

Google Health Connect lands later this year

The Android health hub has been in beta since being announced last year
I wore a CGM for 2 weeks – this is what I learned about wearable glucose tracking

What we learned from a wearable glucose tracker

We explore the tech coveted by Apple, Fitbit and more
Oppo could be working on a smartwatch that can measure blood pressure

Oppo could soon offer BP monitoring

New patent suggests the health feature could arrive in a future wearable
You can now view glucose levels on a Garmin watch with this app

Dexcom's Garmin app goes global

Dexcom's Connect IQ app ensures easy viewing for those with a CGM system
Afon takes on Apple in the race to a non-invasive glucose tracker

Afon takes on Apple in the race to blood glucose tracker

We speak to the UK startup that's leading the race to glucose tracking
Withings Body Smart scale can hide your weight measurement from you

Withings' new scale can hide your weight figure

The 'Eyes Closed Mode' replaces weight readings with encouraging messages
Apollo Neuro review

Apollo Neuro review

We try to solve our problems with vibrations
LifeQ CEO: We want to bring medical-grade insights to regular wearables

LifeQ CEO on bringing health insights to regular wearables

The secret to building future health wearables is perhaps not building them at all
Garmin HRV monitoring found to offer 'excellent accuracy' compared to an ECG

Study confirms Garmin HRV 'excellent accuracy'

Recently published study pitted the Vivoactive 4 against the medical-grade machine
Aktiia blood pressure wearable matches cuff in new study

Aktiia blood pressure wearable matches cuff in new study

Co-founder says it's time to embrace wearables for blood pressure
We test Whoop Stress Monitor – and Whoop VP explains how we should use it

Whoop Stress Monitor tested – here's our experiences

Chill out – the Whoop Stress Monitor is live
Oura's COVID-19 study shows why you were right to get the vaccine

Oura COVID-19 study uncovers unvaccinated responses

Smart ring maker analyzes vaccinated vs. unvaccinated responses
January AI CEO talks future wearable metrics and AI glucose tracking

January AI CEO talks wearables and AI glucose tracking

The future could be medical wearable data – without wearing anything at all
Oura working on huge menopause detection breakthrough

Oura working on menopause detection

Oura could detect and predict hot flushes and encourage early treatment
Abbott talks ‘biowearables’ as it preps CGMs for everyone

Abbott talks ‘biowearables’ as it preps CGMs for everyone

Insights into tiredness, fatigue and athletic performance
Whoop: Wearables with AI language models will become incredible coaches

How wearables with AI will become incredible coaches

Whoop VP Kristen Holmes talks wearables GPT
Garmin sleep tracking: How to use it to improve your slumber

How to use Garmin sleep tracking

We dive into all the sleep tracking details - and discover whether they're accurate
Apple menstrual health study shows importance of femtech features

Apple menstrual health study shows importance of femtech

Series 8 temperature sensor is no gimmick
Oura can now tell you if your body prefers early starts or late nights

Oura delivers huge sleep tracking update

Smart ring maker adds chronotypes, body clock alignment and plenty more
Apple AirPods could offer health tracking features as early as 2024

AirPods could offer health tracking from 2024

Hearing aid functionality is touted as one of the potential upgrades
New wearable patch will monitor high risk pregnancies

New wearable patch will monitor high risk pregnancies

Fetal heart rate sensor backed by Uni. of Melbourne
Major Apple Watch study reveals we're not getting enough sleep

Major Apple Watch study finds we're not getting enough sleep

Only 31% get their seven hours a night
Fitbit heart rate explained: Accuracy, features and zones

Fitbit heart rate monitor guide

We discuss applications of Fitbit's PurePulse and ECG sensor
Best sleep trackers: Most accurate wearable and bedside monitors

Tested: The best sleep trackers

Take control of your sleep with our pick of the elite slumber supervisors
Apple close to smartwatch Holy Grail with glucose ‘moonshot’

Apple hits key milestone with blood glucose ‘moonshot’

Company hits gold with wearable glucose sensor
Key wearable tech feature could pose health risk 

Key wearable feature could pose health risk 

Experts warn bioimpedance sensors could affect pacemakers
How ‘Matter for wearables’ has a health revolution in its sights

We speak to the CSA's 'Matter for wearables' chief

But getting brands on board starts now
Huge Whoop update adds stress and rep tracking – and slashes prices

Huge Whoop update adds stress and rep tracking

Whoop gets better for all-day wear
Apple Watch ECG app: what is it, how does it work and is it accurate?

Everything to know about Apple Watch ECG

Explaining Apple's life-saving heart health feature
Mobvoi launches huge health tracking revamp

Mobvoi launches huge health tracking revamp

Still no Wear OS 3 news
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 gets temperature-based fertility tracking

Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 gets temperature-based fertility tracking

Partnership with Natural Cycles has FDA approval
Afon glucose wearable could land in 2024

Afon glucose wearable could land in 2024

Company talks up non-invasive glucose sensor
Matter for wearables will connect health devices

CSA kickstarts Matter for wearables

Making seamlessly connected wearables for home healthcare