The apparent inaccuracy of wearable fitness trackers has long bugged us, but we had been unable to put real scientific numbers to it. Fortunately, there are real researchers in the world, and they've established scientifically that most of the step-counting data you get from trackers is pretty bad. A letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association -- as mainstream … [Read more...]
Hands-On With the Samsung Gear 2s and Gear Fit
As promised, Samsung unveiled the new Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo tonight at Mobile World Congress, along with a surprise: a sports band that fits neatly into its ecosystem. The new products, frankly, are lots better than we'd expected -- and vastly improved from last year's initial versions. (There also was the Galaxy 5 smartphone, a nifty piece of gear. But it's not wearable in … [Read more...]
Samsung’s mobile chief is gone
The NYTimes apparently had the story first: Keith Packingham, Samsung's chief product office for mobile, has left. It's unclear whether he quit or was fired, where he's going or how long the change had been afoot. Forbes has some good background about the guy and his tenure. Besides being in charge of Samsung's phones and tablets, Packingham was in charge of the new Galaxy … [Read more...]
