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  • Basis Peak: A Powerful Fitness Tracker With Smartwatch Envy

    Basis Peak: A Powerful Fitness Tracker With Smartwatch Envy

    From the very beginning, the Basis Band wanted to do more than the Fitbit and Nike competition. With high-tech sensors designed to monitor your heart rate and sweat levels — not just your flailing arms — it was one of the first, best activity trackers on the market. It was also an ugly little cretin,…


  • Polar Loop Activity Tracker Review: A Circle Behind The Curve

    Polar Loop Activity Tracker Review: A Circle Behind The Curve

    Everybody and their mother has brought an activity tracker to market in the last year, but it actually makes sense that Polar — a company with a long history making heart rate monitors — would get into the game. Unfortunately, their first stab at a fitness monitor feels more like a first-draft.