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This Whoop Copycat Doesn’t Gouge You With Subscriptions

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-10-19 12:37:42

As great as having a fitness wearable that doesn’t distract you with another screen is on paper, I bet there’s one thing about gadgets like those made by Whoop that people aren’t as excited about—subscriptions. If you love what Whoop is putting down with its screenless fitness bands but don’t want to pay another subscription in perpetuity, Polar might be there to give you just what you need. As a part of IFA 2025, Polar announced the Polar Loop, which does what Whoop does and looks just as inof

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Polar’s new minimalist fitness band is a subscription-free alternative to Whoop

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-20 12:00:29

Polar TL;DR Polar has launched the Polar Loop, a minimalist fitness band without a display or a subscription fee. The device tracks heart rate, activity, sleep, and recovery and syncs data to the Polar Flow app. It is available now for $199 in the US and €179 outside of the US, with shipping beginning September 10. Wearables usually fight for attention with brighter screens and smarter features, but the new Polar Loop takes the opposite approach. The company best known for its sports watches

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Apple Watch regains edge in one key way

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-15 02:15:24

Apple Watch users in the United States are finally seeing Blood Oxygen readings return after nearly a year-long absence. Apple was forced to disable the feature on new Apple Watch hardware sold in the US following a patent dispute with medical technology company Masimo. The fix, released across this week and last, is a practical solution that works well, especially in helping Apple Watch remain competitive with the health and fitness focused Whoop product. With the release of iOS 18.6.1 and wa

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Apple Watch regains edge over Whoop in one key way

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-15 08:15:24

Apple Watch users in the United States are finally seeing Blood Oxygen readings return after nearly a year-long absence. Apple was forced to disable the feature on new Apple Watch hardware sold in the US following a patent dispute with medical technology company Masimo. The fix, released across this week and last, is a practical solution that works well, especially in helping Apple Watch remain competitive with the health and fitness focused Whoop product. With the release of iOS 18.6.1 and wa

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Blood pressures rise as the FDA cracks down on this wearable’s flagship feature

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-21 18:32:47

WHOOP TL;DR The FDA has scrutinized Whoop for a new wellness monitoring feature that has not been certified. The FDA considers the Whoop MG (Medical Grade) a medical device and should remove the Blood Pressure Insights feature until approved. Whoop claims the product is not for medical use and will not disable the feature. Wellness wearable maker Whoop, specifically one of its latest fitness bands, has drawn the ire of the FDA after it debuted a feature not approved or certified by the autho

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Whoop says FDA is 'overstepping its authority' with warning about blood pressure feature

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot Brandon Gomez 2026-01-21 06:08:33

The logo for the Food and Drug Administration is seen ahead of a news conference on removing synthetic dyes from America's food supply, at the Health and Human Services Headquarters in Washington, DC on April 22, 2025. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday published a warning letter addressed to the wrist wearable company Whoop, alleging it is marketing a new blood pressure feature without proper approvals. The letter centers around Whoop's Blood Pressure Insights (BPI) feature, whi

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The Whoop 5.0 Is a Massive Upgrade to Health Tracking. I Wasn’t Ready.

gizmodo.com Claire Maldarelli 2026-01-25 23:00:24

At some point in the late 2010s, I became obsessed with my heart rate. I was at a point in my fitness life that I was training for marathons and I cared a whole lot about every process involved. I spent a certain percentage of my workday staring at my heart rate on my fitness watch and feeling smug if I kept my resting heart rate below 50 beats per minute (bpm) and wigging out if it went over 60 bpm. Heart rate was my gateway drug into health tracking, and it soon devolved into an unhinged compu

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Whoop MG review: a big whoop for a small crowd

theverge.com Victoria Song 2026-02-13 06:00:00

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. The tragedy of a niche product is if it sees any success, two things will happen. First, rivals big and small will copy its ideas. Then, to combat that existential threat and appease investors, there’ll be an appeal to the larger mass market. A handful of niche products survive the transition to the mainstream. Most don’t. (See: Nest,

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I wore the Whoop 5.0 for a month - it gave me the best of Oura Ring, Apple Watch, and more

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-03-21 11:00:25

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Four years after the launch of the Whoop 4.0, Whoop finally launched two new health trackers, the Whoop 5.0 and the Whoop MG. last month. While Whoop is mainly considered a health tracker used by pro athletes and fitness enthusiasts, the launch of the new wearables caters to a more general, health-minded customer base willing to pay a high price for cutting-edge health tech. Also: Garmin unveils its Apple Ultra Watch 2 competitor, the Venu X1 The latest health bands track

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