Whoop wants everyone to give a whoop about the new Whoop 5.0

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 Whoop 5.0, announced today, is a significant hardware and software update with subscription pricing that seems keen on broadening its appeal to a wider audience. When I reviewed the Whoop 4.0, I said it was a tracker that made sense for athletes, but not so much the average person. Between hyper-performance-focused features and a pricey $30 monthly subscription, it wasn’t as accessible as other health and fitness trackers. It seems like Whoop’s taken that feedback to heart with its new Whoop 5.0. Let’s start with hardware. There are two versions of the Whoop 5.0: the regular one and the Whoop MG (MG stands for medical grade). Both are seven percent smaller than the 4.0 tracker, and Whoop claims it now has 10 times the power efficiency for 14 days of estimated battery life. There’s also a new wireless charging pack that ... Read full article.