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Google recently announced its plans to buy Fitbit, a wearable technology company, which has some outstanding features in this market but is facing an economic crisis. This is not an isolated fact and not only has to do with Google’s plans to fight with products like the Apple Watch, as data protection experts emphasize that […]
Fitbit has announced four new affordable wearables, dubbed the Fitbit Versa Lite Edition, the Fitbit Inspire HR, the Fitbit Inspire, and the Fitbit Ace 2. Fitbit Versa Lite Edition The smartwatch is a lowered-down and inexpensive version of the Versa Edition smartwatch and can track the users’ heart rate, sleep, walk and more. The smartwatch […]
What information could you get from an app intended for tracking fitness? Possibly, the number of steps, calories burned, heart rate, BMI, and maybe the location of some secret US army bases. Sounds strange, that’s what could be sourced from the global heatmap released by Strava Labs in November 2017. Now, before you start to become curious about […]
A man killed his wife and tried to have someone else convicted of his crime. However, the whole case was solved through Fitbit timeline. According to reports, the murder took place on 23rd December 2015 at around 10 a.m. The victim, Connie Dabate, was a married woman and mother of two children and as evidence revealed […]
Short Bytes: With the ever advancing fast-paced technology, we are now more open to the more intimate devices like wearables. They are connected to our body and continuously record our movements, giving us the regular feedback. This demands more focus on the security of wearables and this article telling about a proof-of-concept 10 second Fitbit […]
To avoid viral stains, go jogging alone or with Bluetooth binned. A vulnerability in FitBit fitness trackers first reported to the vendor in March could still be exploited by the person you sit next to on a park bench while catching your breath. The athletic-achievement-accumulating wearables are wide open on their Bluetooth ports, according to […]