65: Google IO breakdown and the best and worst fitness tech we've ever used
Can't find the time to keep up with tech news? Looking for some awesome lockdown listening? We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide. The show is presented by Gareth Beavis, Editor in Chief of TechRadar, and Sherri L. Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag. This week our guests are Stephanie Wood, Editor at Fit&Well, and Michael Sawh, freelance journalist, who join us (remotely, of course) to talk about the last seven days in tech. Show Headlines 00:00 Start 01:16 The worst celebrity endorsements 10:27 Jawbone UP24 13:27 HYPERICE VYPER 16:49 Sherri’s first fitness tech 18:39 Fitbit changed the game 24:07 Is the Apple Watch worth it? 25:20 Craziest CES fitness tech 27:30 Apple blood glucose monitoring 31:56 The future of smart watches 33:25 The future of fitness tech 38:42 This week in tech news 45:56 Sign off This week we have a whole bunch of fitness tech experts on so it would be a shame if we didn't do a big old techy fitness deep dive. We chat all about our first fitness trackers, the future of fitness and the craziest fitness gadgets we’ve seen and used at CES. For all this and more, tune into the all-new Noise Cancelling podcast – you can subscribe on Spotify, grab it on Apple podcasts, or find us wherever you get your pods. New episodes land every Friday. Don’t forget to head over to TechRadar.com, LaptopMag.com and Tomsguide.com to read more. Music by Lee Rosevere - Thought Bubbles Licenses under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/