Lifehacker

The Polar Loop Is a New Subscription-Free Whoop Competitor (With a Disappointing Price)

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Polar's new strap has an eight-day battery and costs $199.99. The strap doesn't have its own GPS or any kind of screen, but does feature an optical ...

Mars's chilly north polar vortex may create a seasonal ozone layer

A rare glimpse into the wintry conditions of the Mars north polar vortex has shown that temperatures inside the vortex are ...
PC Magazine

Polar Launches Whoop-Like Screenless Fitness Tracker, No Subscription Needed

The Polar Loop monitors activity, sleep, and heart rate in a design familiarized by Whoop. The key difference is a one-time payment that gets you the device and all its features. Finnish wearable ...
Android Authority

Polar's new minimalist fitness band is a subscription-free alternative to Whoop

Polar has launched the Polar Loop, a minimalist fitness band without a display or a subscription fee. The device tracks heart rate, activity, sleep, and recovery and syncs data to the Polar Flow app.
Wareable

Polar Loop arrives as a screenless fitness tracker with no subscription

After numerous leaks and hints, Polar has officially revealed its screenless fitness tracker, Loop. The all-new wearable is essentially a slightly tweaked, consumer-facing version of last year’s B2B ...
Forbes

Polar Launches Whoop Rival Subscription-Free Screenless Health Tracker

Update: This story has been updated with further detail about the Polar Loop’s water resistance, which meets the swim-ready ISO 22810 standard as well as the more common WR30. Back in June I talked to ...
CNET

Polar Introduces the Loop, a $200 Screenless Wearable

Fitness tracking company Polar has launched the Loop, a $200 screenless wearable that it says will have no subscription fees. Preorders opened on Wednesday, and the Polar Loop will start shipping on ...
Stuff

Polar Loop ditches the screen – and the subscription – to take on Whoop

Distraction-free fitness is shaping up to be the new wearable battleground. Finnish sports specialist Polar has just unveiled the Polar Loop, a minimalist fitness tracker that has no screen or buttons ...
GSM Arena

Polar Loop is a screenless, subscription-free wrist wearable

Polar is a well-known brand in the wearables market and it just announced its first passive wrist wearable. Polar Loop is a direct competitor to the Whoop band, but it ditches the additional ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Scientists Warn Against Plans to Artificially Cool Polar Regions

Proposals to artificially cool the world’s polar regions — to stem the impact of global warming — are both expensive, unfeasible and potentially dangerous, according to new scientific research. The ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

As polar vortex stirs up, should Wisconsinites expect freezing cold? Here's what the data says

The polar vortex is beginning its seasonal strengthening, signaling a gradual shift toward cooler weather. Frost advisories were issued in parts of the Great Lakes region, New York, and New England as ...