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      Is all this data about our health good for our health?

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      Nina Raemont/ZDNETWelcome back to another week of health wearable news. Here are some of the most notable stories of the week to catch up on. Some Oura Ring users report data anxiety Is your Oura Ring’s data capture making you anxious? Some users say yes. That’s the latest from a recent New York Times article on the topic. The piece interviews users who have become obsessed or stressed out over the data the smart ring aggregates. One user reported compulsively checking her scores and wondering if they were not up to par. Another user with obsessive-compulsive disorder was checking her heart rate data “24/7” and said the ring worsened her condition.  The Oura Ring is a health and sleep tracker that provides by-the-minute data capture of activities, rest, and stress. Speaking as someone who has used the product for over a year (and received my fair share of poor sleep and recovery scores), it is easy to worry about your health after receiving a low score or a notification that the smart ring has detected “major signs of strain” within its Symptom Radar. Also: Oura Ring 3 vs Oura Ring 4: Opt for the older, discounted smart ring or the newest?You need a healthy amount of patience and levity to continue using these devices after they tell you your resilience to stress is poor or your terrible night of sleep is impacting your recovery. While they can spotlight important changes in your health or even lead to the diagnosis of a disease, if someone is treating the smallest change in their data as an end-all be-all, they probably shouldn’t be wearing a health tracker. The Oura Ring, like an Apple Watch, weight scale, or pedometer, is a health-tracking tool that can be used for good or abused. I’m curious to know our readers’ thoughts on the subject. Is all this health data more harmful than it is beneficial? Leave a comment below.  More

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      Why I prefer this Lenovo tablet over the iPad for multimedia consumption – and it’s $130 off

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      <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Lenovo Tab Plus retails for $330, but is frequently on sale. Contrary to its small size, the model houses a booming eight-speaker system and a long-lasting battery. The MediaTek Helio chipset and dim display won’t be winning any awards. more buying choices The Lenovo Tab Plus–> received a $130 discount, bringing […] More

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      This Android tablet brings a $1,700 iPad Pro feature to the $400 price range – and it’s just as good

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      Prakhar Khanna/ZDNETThe first time I used an anti-reflective display on a personal device was last year when I reviewed the Galaxy S24 Ultra. I was amazed by the quality-of-life improvements it brought to my daily use — and I wanted to see it on more devices. Therefore, I wasn’t too pleased when Apple priced its nano-textured iPad Pro out of budget by limiting it to the 1TB variant. I wanted a flagship iPad with an anti-reflective screen, but that price made the feature inaccessible. Finally, I’ve found a great tablet with a nanotexture display that doesn’t break the bank.Also: I replaced my iPad with a $100 Android tablet, and here’s my verdict after a weekThe Xiaomi Pad 7 More