Black smartwatch users may see less accurate heart rate data
Inaccuracies in smartphone data could lead to unnecessary medical visits for a heart rate that seems too high or too low. Photo by DariuszSankowski/Pixabay Millions of...
How accurate is smartwatch heart data? It depends on your skin tone
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Consumers are increasingly using smartwatches and other wearable devices to measure their heart rate and rhythm during exercise and for overall...
Smartwatch Heart Data May Be Less Accurate for Black Users
a smartwatch or fitness tracker; that included 26{ad04e458d8a67bb381461aa5bab353250a5c3a294cd93826b3ec944a191540bb} of Hispanic and 23{ad04e458d8a67bb381461aa5bab353250a5c3a294cd93826b3ec944a191540bb} of Black adults. Why the issue in accuracy for Blacks? The issue of...
The most accurate calorie burn tracker isn’t a smartwatch — and you can make one yourself
Smartwatches are great tools for keeping track of your activity. They can monitor your heart rate during a workout and track your sleep, and some...