Technology

The auto-maker wants to figure out things like whether you've got a good night's sleep or whether you're nervous, and adjust the ride accordingly.

The Personal Activity Intelligence (PAI) index is a personalized reflection of each user's body response to physical activity based on heart rate.

A total of 8.1 million smartwatch units were shipped in Q4 2015, rising a healthy 316 percent from 1.9 million in Q4 2014.

Both devices are waterproof, featuring the Move IQ auto activity detection technology and can sync with the Garmin Connect mobile app and web service.

The company was founded by Stanford Biodesign 2012 fellow Kate Rosenbluth who won a $10,000 "Boomer" award and $25,000 from a UC Berkeley startup competition.

After Samsung, we have LG unveiling its solution for wearable device makers, promising lower power consumption and improved accuracy over existing modules.

Half of the study participants received an activity tracker and access to an online portal, and were able to outperform their peers in the control group.

Called IoFIT, the product sports a number of pressure sensors to measure your posture, balance and weight distribution, and can send this data to an app.

The device acts like a personal coach, analyzing the swimmer's movements using nine built-in sensors and making sounds to prompt users to correct movements.

Called Swimmerix, the package consists of a wrist-worn band and a stationary base unit which together offer accurate measurement and real-time guidance.