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Google’s My Tracks fitness app loses its way and gets cancelled

The popular Google fitness tracking app My Tracks will be unavailable starting April 30, 2016.
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Sweat holds secrets to your health, and this sensor wants to uncover them

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Clear your calendar, these are the best times to get matched on Tinder, OkCupid

New stats reveal how you can boost your chances of finding a match on Tinder and OkCupid by logging in at times of the day when more people are online.
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Watch this guy easily lift a Mini Cooper with his homemade robotic exoskeleton

James Hobson is making Iron Man a reality with his very own powered exoskeleton -- he's used the legs portion of it to lift a car.
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This jacket made of stainless steel yarn will harvest the sun’s energy to keep you warm

We're powering just about everything with the sun these days, so why not throw clothes into the mix? Such is the concept behind ThermalTech.
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Meet the guy who makes GPS geoglyph art by riding his bike around Baltimore

Michael Wallace makes art with the city as his canvas, a bike as his brush, and a myriad of GPS location tracking apps as his paint.
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Garmin unveils the Approach S20, G10, and TruSwing to bolster your golfing needs

Garmin has unveiled three new wearables for golfers that provide data and swing metrics at a moment's glance.
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Germany is building a 100-kilometer ‘Bicycle Autobahn’ exclusively for cyclists

The Bicycle Autobahn is currently under construction, and when it is completed it will stretch for 100 kilometers of exclusive cyclist access.
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Samsung may go platform agnostic in 2016 with new iOS apps

Samsung might be planning to bring most of its apps to iOS this year. That will include the Gear app for compatibility with the Gear S2 smartwatch.
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Check out this week’s top five apps: Exploding Kittens, Movesum, Crashlands, and more

Tons of new apps appear on iOS and Android every week. Here are 5 great new ones, including Crashlands, Exploding Kittens, Movesum, and more.
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Addicted to your smartphone? This app developer explains why

Digital Trends spoke with Raefer Gabriel, Delvv CEO, to discuss how smartphone addiction could be affecting both productivity and overall quality of life.
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Sports Tank, the funding event for startups, is open for applications

Sports Tank is basically Shark Tank for sports-focused startups. Founders pitch ideas to investors with the aim of gaining support for their companies.
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Please don't eat the snow falling as a result of Storm Jonas

Now that the east coast of the United States is being mercilessly pummeled by Winter Storm Jonas, as tempting as that snow may look, please don't eat it.
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Now you know when: Track your fertility with the Femometer smart thermometer

The Femometer is a highly accurate smart thermometer that links with an app to track your Basal Body Temperature and fertility.
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Tinder has finally added a health safety section to its website

The AHF has convinced Tinder to add a Health Safety section to its website, which includes a link to Healthvana's free HIV and STD testing site locator.
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LA-based startup Carapace uses algorithms to make custom-fit wetsuits that won’t break the bank

Carapace Wetsuits uses algorithmic CAD software to create custom wetsuits for every customer. A tailor hand-sews every wetsuit from user measurements.
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Come sail away with Garmin’s waterproof Quatix 3 smartwatch

There's nothing too new with Garmin's smart watch targeted towards marine enthusiasts, except that the company has merged features from the Fenix line.
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Scan your food with the NutriRay3D smartphone accessory to count calories

Meet NutriRay 3D, a smartphone add-on that will scan your plate and fill out your food diary for you.
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HealthTap SOS brings real-time consultations in disaster scenarios

HealthTap SOS is a real-time service that offers 24/7 access to consultations and advice from top doctors in disaster scenarios.
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Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is launching a ‘social’ fitness platform

Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has tweeted that he is launching a "social" fitness platform in collaboration with Fitify co-founder Bryan Oki.
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The FDA wants medical device manufacturers to be proactive about cybersecurity

The FDA has recently released a draft guidance aimed at helping medical device manufacturers keep their patients safe and the public health protected.
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Feel is a mood bracelet that wants to make you happier

Mood rings have always been a gimmicky fad, but there might be a wearable on the way that can actually track your emotions -- and it doesn't change color.
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E-cigarettes don’t help you quit smoking, and may have the opposite effect, study claims

As per a new study, not only do e-cigarettes not help you kick the habit, they may have the opposite effect.
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Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: BlipCast headphones, an alarm clock rug, and more

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Tech me beautiful: Gadgets that promise to make your skin look great

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The truth about fitness trackers is that the buck stops with you

Every so often, someone blames fitness trackers for their weight gain. This is akin to blaming turn-by-turn directions for making you drive off a cliff.
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Follow your Fitbit heart rate to find love with this dating app

European matchmaking service, Once, now lets users sync its dating app with a Fitbit or Android Wear device so they can judge matches based on heart rate.
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Got an Apple Watch? Microsoft will pay you $250 for it if you buy a Band 2

Microsoft has launched a trade-in program for the Band 2, its latest wearable, offering up to $250 for the Apple Watch and less for other wearables.
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Even rectal thermometers can connect to your smartphone now

Smartphone-connected electronics are dime a dozen at this point, where now even digital thermometers are putting their readings on your phone.
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Fitbit Surge review

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New Balance joins up with Intel and Google for its first smartwatch, due later this year

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Why smart clothes, not watches, are the future of wearables

Smart clothes are the perfect solution to the wearable problem. They'll make you look stylish, not like a cyborg.
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Look out for counter-Fitbits: US customs seized a shipment of fake Fitbits

Since they were packaged identically to real Fitbits, U.S. Customs agents seized the shipment of Fakebits for intellectual property infringement.
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Smart ski vest can detect when you’re falling, deploy airbags before you hit the ground

The Smart Ski Airbag Vest from In&Motion detects changes in movement. If a skier is in danger, it inflates into a full airbag in under 100 milliseconds.