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A look at AmpStrip–the really cool heart rate sticker & activity tracker

Yesterday I got the chance to catch-up with FitLinxx, which is making the AmpStrip sticker that does 24x7 heart rate monitoring, step tracking, sleep tracking and even body temperature. … The unit quietly tracks your heart rate, body temperature, steps and sleep in the background.

Troubleshooting your heart rate monitor/strap HR spikes

For those who train with heart rate monitors often, you probably know all too well know the tell-tale sign that your little device is lying to you about your heart rate. … It starts off fairly innocently with a gentle rise in heart rate (HR).

A Look at Polar’s New Heart Rate Broadcasting for Apps like Zwift and Peloton

Stashed away on the Ignite 2 is the beginnings of Polar’s new heart rate broadcasting feature, which enables it to broadcast your heart rate from the optical HR sensor built into the watch, to apps like Zwift, Peloton, and more – even bike computers. … While heart rate sharing (or rebroadcasting) may sound like a basic function, it’s actually still somewhat rare in the sports tech world.

Hands on with Samsung’s new waterproof S5, activity tracker and Gear watches–with built-in heart rate sensors

Next, the phone contains an optical heart rate (HR) sensor on the back. … This sensor is primarily used to measure resting heart rate – similar to that found on the Withings Pulse activity monitor.

Quick How-To: Garmin Wearable Heart Rate Broadcasting to Apps

If you’re spending a bunch more time lately indoors using fitness apps to maintain your sanity you might not realize that you can broadcast your heart rate right from your Garmin watch straight to your favorite app – thus skipping the need for a separate heart rate strap/sensor. … It works natively on Peloton bikes (but not just the digital app), as they support ANT+ heart rate connections.

Wahoo Fitness Blue HR Bluetooth Smart Heart Rate Strap In Depth Review

You may be wondering why exactly I’d be reviewing a single heart rate (HR) strap – after all, they are fairly common, and all largely do the same thing: Read your heart rate. … Once in the water, the strap stopped communicating new heart rate readings (continued to display last known reading).

A day of continuous heart rate monitoring

Except, unlike such experiments folks have done in the past, I didn’t wear a heart rate strap. … In general each chunk represents 60 seconds of data, with it showing the heart rate average for that 60 seconds (in beats per minute, BPM).

Why I’m both skeptical and optimistic about The Dash heart-rate monitoring music headphones

The project is The Dash, which are tiny waterproofed headphones that not only play music via Bluetooth (and 4GB of internal storage), but also measures your heart rate as well as even pace and cadence while running – all without a mobile phone being present. … Rather, it’s tied to the heart rate and activity monitoring portions.

Mio shows off new Mio Velo and Mio Fuse optical heart rate units

Both products are based on the smaller form factor Mio Link optical heart rate unit that Mio unveiled earlier this year at CES in January. … This means that both products contain an optical sensor to measure your heart rate, while each product has a separate set of non-overlapping functionality and features beyond that of Link.

Polar shows off GoPro camera control, new H10 heart rate strap

While Polar started off the week with an announcement about their new wearable shirt that has integrated heart rate sensors in it, they began today announcing details on GoPro camera control and a new H10 heart rate strap. … Next up we’ve got a new heart rate strap from Polar, the H10 ($89).

A few quick thoughts on Fitbit’s new activity trackers, GPS watch (with optical heart rate!)

Meanwhile, the Fitbit Charge HR adds in their so called “PurePulse” technology, known to the rest of the world as optical heart rate recognition. … At the same time the unit can track calories using heart rate (as opposed to estimating with just steps), so you’d get more accurate calorie burn metrics for activities like yoga or being in the weight room where steps aren’t terribly relevent.

Wahoo Fitness gives sneak peak of new BlueHR–Bluetooth Smart heart rate strap

Today Wahoo Fitness gave a sneak peak at the first Bluetooth Smart heart rate strap – BlueHR. … This is ideal for your typical sports technology sensor like a heart rate strap or footpod, where you want the battery to last a year of normal use.

An update on the Dash, the wireless heart-rate monitoring music headphones

This tiny little set of pods sits in your ear and measures a cornucopia of athletic metrics from pace and distance, to heart rate and body temperature. … On the backside of the unit on the ridgeline in the middle is the tiny little pulse oximeter sensor that measures your heart rate.

A weekend of new gadgets: Polar Power Pedals, heart rate strap integrated clothing, and more!

This is a heart rate strap integrated top that you can connect to your Garmin watch or other ANT+ enabled device. … This means you don’t actually wear any heart rate strap at all, instead it’s built right into the fabric of the top.

How to fix heart rate strap chaffing issues

And of course, as a general public service announcement, if you’ve got heart rate strap spiking/dropping issues – check out…

Tip of the day: How I manage 15+ Heart Rate Straps

However, while this was great for product boxes and misc parts, it was not so great for heart rate straps – which I iterate through depending on specific products I’m testing. … For example, if I’m using a cell phone to track heart rate, I may use the Zephyer Bluetooth Strap for some apps, but the Polar Nike+ strap for others, or one of the Garmin ANT+ ones as well.

A brief look at the Mio Alpha2 optical heart rate watch

For those looking for a brief history lesson, the original Mio Alpha was arguably the optical heart rate watch that started the whole optical HR trend within sports. … Now with the original Mio Alpha it was basically just a heart rate sensor that had a display that could show essentially your HR, time, calories, and HR zone.

A solution to heart rate dropouts/spikes with Garmin HR Soft Straps

Recently I saw a bit of an uptick in heart rate reading spikes – in particular while wearing some of my DriFit type t-shirts while running.

Whoop 4.0 Band & Platform In-Depth Review

But the real difference you (should) actually care about is the change to the heart rate sensor itself. … See, the entirety of Whoop as a platform revolves around that heart rate sensor.

Garmin Forerunner 225 In-Depth Review

The unit would mark the first Garmin watch that contains an optical heart rate sensor within the watch, allowing you to view and record your heart rate without a separate strap. … I’ve been using the Forerunner 225 since June and have a pretty good grasp on how well it works – thus definitely time for an in-depth review (as well as some tips on how to get the best heart rate accuracy out of it).

FIT File: Are Heart Rate Earbuds The Future?

Polar V800 Multisport GPS Watch In-Depth Review

That with a heart rate strap, and that without a heart rate strap. … In the meantime, I’ll go ahead and show you the unboxing for the model with the heart rate strap.

Fitbit Charge 6 In-Depth Review

This includes both daily wear/usage, but also sport usage across things like heart rate accuracy and GPS accuracy. … On the top of the default watch/clock face is your heart rate, followed by the time taking up most of the screen.

Fitbit Versa 3 In-Depth Review

But from a heart rate standpoint, it’s identical. … The second way to view the data is via the ‘Today’ screen/app, which shows a bunch more data including sleep, heart rate, hourly activity, weight tracking, and more.

Fitbit Charge 5 In-Depth Review

You can tap it to iterate through key stats like steps, calories, heart rate, and active zone minutes. … This data is then combined with other factors, like heart rate or blood pressure.