Florian Schumacher

WEARABLES HIT THE GYM While we’ve seen many self-tracking products for endurance athletes and general activities, new consumer products are finally hitting the gym. A...

Smartwatches are the wearable technologies category that will see a huge growth in the next years. Even though they haven‘t hit the mainstream market...

New Trackers from Adidas, Fitbit and Nike During the last weeks some of the leading companies in sports and fitness have announced their latest products....

Polar enters activity tracker market More and more companies understand the potential of new innovative wearables for their portfolio. Fitness company Polar, known for it‘s...

Wearables are hot this summer and we are seeing great innovations happening all over the world. Over the last months many companies and inventors have brought their smartwatches to the market and crowdfunding platforms are constantly featuring new innovative approaches. In the last weeks alone, we have seen successful campaigns by Kreyos, a waterproof device including gesture recognition, or Hot Watch, which comes with a bio-mechanical solution enabling private calls amplified by the palm of your hand. Omate's True Watch even goes a step further by integrating 3G networks, allowing it to either replace your smartphone or accompany it.

Adequate exercise is crucial for the well-being but many people simply don’t find the time so it falls short. This is why activity trackers...