Fitbit faces ill-timed lawsuits over haptic feedback

Fitbit is facing hard times between slowing fitness tracker sales and a reportedly floundering smartwatch project. Unfortunately, there's more bad news to add to the pile. Immersion is suing Fitbit in China and the US for allegedly violating multip...

Samsung’s smartwatch lineup now works with your iPhone

Did you sigh wistfully at Samsung's Gear S3, knowing you couldn't use it because you have an iPhone? Relax. Samsung has launched new Gear S and Gear Fit apps that bring iOS compatibility to all of its current wrist-worn devices, including the Gear S3...

Fitbit updates help you meet fitness goals through your friends

Fitbit knows that maintaining a good exercise regimen is as much about motivation as anything else. That end, it's launching multiple updates to help you stay focused. To start, its core mobile app now has a Community area that makes it easier to kee...

Engadget giveaway: Win an Activitè Steel fitness tracker courtesy of Withings!

If you want to ditch those notifications, but still have all that activity tracking data in a unassuming package, consider Withings' Activitè Steel. This is an all day wearable with a silicone strap and stainless steel casing that's water resi...