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Strapping on a good heart rate monitor is an easy way to supercharge your running or training. It not only makes your stats more accurate, but it also enables you to start heart rate training in specific zones, which can make your regime more efficient. Increasingly, companies are starting to add heart rate monitors into […]

Obduction is an adventure game hailing from Cyan, the same studio that produced the ’90s point-and-click classics Myst (1993) and Riven (1997). The game has been hotly awaited since it netted over $1.3 million on Kickstarter back in late 2013, but despite the fact that it’s officially launching on PC today, fans hoping to strap into a VR headset and start exploring will have to wait a little bit longer. Cyan maintains the VR version of the game is ‘coming soon’, but that didn’t stop us from getting our hands on a so called ‘pre-release version’ for the Oculus Rift.

It’s safe to say VO2 Max is all the rage in wearable tech. It’s been a focus of high-end sports watches for a while, but now it’s going mainstream on the latest fitness trackers. Fitbit has chosen it as the basis for its “Cardio Fitness” score on the Fitbit Charge 2, and what was once

Samsung SmartThings is an intriguing little bugger. It’s hard to see what all the fuss is about when you’re reading about how it works. It’s only through using it for a while that you begin to see its smart home potential. Sure, there’s Apple HomeKit to contend with, Google Home and Amazon’s Echo ecosystem too

We’re just over a month away from the launch of PlayStation VR, and the lineup of games is getting more and more impressive. Sony has done a nice job at getting indie devs on board alongside big names like Ubisoft and EA. PS VR’s accessible price of $399 should help the company make a killing

Polar is a big deal in the running watch business. It was the first company in the world to offer up wireless heart rate monitoring – way back in 1977 – and has made a name for itself with running watches for ‘serious’ athletes ever since. The Polar M600, the first Android Wear device from

Fitbit’s companion smartphone app, whether that’s for Android, iOS or Windows (no, we didn’t forget about you) is a big reason why we continue to recommend it among our best fitness trackers to own. The layout is simple, it’s easy to use and gives you a snapshot of information when you’re not looking down at

Smart rings are now finding their footing in the connected tech space, and Ringly can safely say it was one of the first success stories. While the actual ring doesn’t do a whole lot at the moment, the jewellery has certainly garnered a lot of attention for its bold look paired with its ability to

Hollywood studios have tried using VR to put people in movies for years. As I strapped on a proton pack, marched into a New York apartment building and faced off against demons, Slimer and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, I felt like they may finally be onto something – for those 12 minutes, I felt

Picking out the best fitness tracker is a mind-bogglingly difficult prospect. It’s not just about Fitbit and Jawbone anymore. Now everyone wants a piece of the action. The right activity tracker for you will be based on your individual needs; whether that’s accurate step counting, reliable sleep tracking or 24/7 heart rate tracking. There’s definitely