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Beth Skwarecki
Senior Health Editor
Which Is the Better Smart Band: Whoop vs. Garmin Cirqa
Beth Skwarecki
Beth Skwarecki
Senior Health Editor
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Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years.
Which Is the Better Garmin Watch: The Forerunner 70 vs. the Forerunner 170
Meredith Dietz
Meredith Dietz
Senior Staff Writer
Experience
Meredith is a marathon runner and stand-up comedian. As Lifehacker’s Senior Staff Writer, she covers personal fitness tech, home gym equipment, and more.
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Which Is the Better Garmin Fitness Watch: Forerunner 170 vs. Forerunner 165
Meredith Dietz
Meredith Dietz
Senior Staff Writer
Experience
Meredith is a marathon runner and stand-up comedian. As Lifehacker’s Senior Staff Writer, she covers personal fitness tech, home gym equipment, and more.
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Which Fitness Band Is Better: Fitbit Air vs. Whoop
Beth Skwarecki
Beth Skwarecki
Senior Health Editor
Experience
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Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years.
More Comparisons
Which Are the Better Smart Display Glasses: RayNeo Air 4 Pro vs. XReal One Pro
I pitted one of the cheapest pairs of display glasses against one of the most expensive.
Stephen Johnson
Stephen Johnson
Senior Staff Writer
Experience
Stephen Johnson is a senior staff writer at Lifehacker covering pop culture and technology, including the columns “The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture” and “What People Are Getting Wrong This Week.”
Areas of Expertise
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Which Is Better: Apple Vision Pro vs. Meta Quest 3
Apple and Meta go headset-to-headset in a classic battle of luxury vs. affordability.
Stephen Johnson
Stephen Johnson
Senior Staff Writer
Experience
Stephen Johnson is a senior staff writer at Lifehacker covering pop culture and technology, including the columns “The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture” and “What People Are Getting Wrong This Week.”
Areas of Expertise
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Which Is Better: Oura Ring vs. Apple Watch
Both devices track your sleep and activity, but in very different ways.
Beth Skwarecki
Beth Skwarecki
Senior Health Editor
Experience
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Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years.
Which Smart Glasses Are Best for You: RayNeo X3 vs. XReal One Pro
Comparing these two high-tech smart glasses is like comparing apples and oranges: both are delicious, but the flavors are unique.
Stephen Johnson
Stephen Johnson
Senior Staff Writer
Experience
Stephen Johnson is a senior staff writer at Lifehacker covering pop culture and technology, including the columns “The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture” and “What People Are Getting Wrong This Week.”
Areas of Expertise
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I Love VR, and Here's Why I Think the Meta Quest 3S is Better than the Quest 3
Two virtual reality headsets from Meta enter the arena, but only one can emerge victorious.
Stephen Johnson
Stephen Johnson
Senior Staff Writer
Experience
Stephen Johnson is a senior staff writer at Lifehacker covering pop culture and technology, including the columns “The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture” and “What People Are Getting Wrong This Week.”
Areas of Expertise
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Which Is Better: Apple Watch vs. Fitbit
Both can track your steps, sleep, and exercise—but which one makes more sense for you?
Beth Skwarecki
Beth Skwarecki
Senior Health Editor
Experience
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Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years.
Which Is Better: Pixel Watch 3 vs. Garmin Vivoactive 5
Fitbit is steering people toward the Pixel fitness watch, but a Garmin may be the better alternative.
Beth Skwarecki
Beth Skwarecki
Senior Health Editor
Experience
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Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years.
Which Is Better: Coros Pace Pro vs. Coros Pace 3
The Pace Pro is bigger and brighter than the Pace 3—but there's more to it.
Beth Skwarecki
Beth Skwarecki
Senior Health Editor
Experience
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Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years.
Which Is Better: iPad Mini 7 or iPad Mini 6
It's a trickier decision than you'd think.
Jake Peterson
Jake Peterson
Senior Technology Editor
Experience
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Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, and subscriptions.
Do you really need an Apple laptop, or would you fare better with a Windows PC?
Michelle Ehrhardt
Michelle Ehrhardt
Associate Tech Editor
Experience
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Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU.
Which Is Better: Coros Pace 3 vs. Coros Pace 4
Is the new version worth the upgrade?
Beth Skwarecki
Beth Skwarecki
Senior Health Editor
Experience
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Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years.
Which Is Better: Whoop vs. Garmin
Garmin and Whoop both offer top-notch fitness trackers, but which is better overall?
Beth Skwarecki
Beth Skwarecki
Senior Health Editor
Experience
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Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years.
Which Is Better: Pixel Watch 4 vs. Galaxy Watch 8
Both of these Android smartwatches performed well in my testing—but one is definitely my favorite.
Beth Skwarecki
Beth Skwarecki
Senior Health Editor
Experience
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Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years.
Which Is Better: Kindle Colorsoft vs. Kobo Libra Colour
Is Amazon's Kindle Colorsoft the new color e-ink frontrunner, or does an old favorite still hold up?
Michelle Ehrhardt
Michelle Ehrhardt
Associate Tech Editor
Experience
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Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU.
Which Is Better: Pixel Watch 4 vs. Garmin Vivoactive 6
Google is steering former Fitbit users to the Pixel Watch, but a Garmin might be a better pick.
Beth Skwarecki
Beth Skwarecki
Senior Health Editor
Experience
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Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years.
Which is Better: The Pixel Watch 3 vs. the Pixel Watch 4
How much of an upgrade did the new version really get?
Beth Skwarecki
Beth Skwarecki
Senior Health Editor
Experience
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Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years.
Which Is Better: the Amazfit Helio Strap vs. the Whoop 5.0/MG
The Helio is drastically cheaper, but does it really do everything the Whoop can do?
Beth Skwarecki
Beth Skwarecki
Senior Health Editor
Experience
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Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years.
GoPro Hero12 vs. BleeqUp Rangers: Which Is a Better Sports Camera?
Who wins when an upstart pair of sunglasses-with-video faces off against the king of action cameras?
Stephen Johnson
Stephen Johnson
Senior Staff Writer
Experience
Stephen Johnson is a senior staff writer at Lifehacker covering pop culture and technology, including the columns “The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture” and “What People Are Getting Wrong This Week.”
Areas of Expertise
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Which Is Better: Amazon Music vs. Spotify
The winner isn't as clear-cut as you might think.
David Nield
David Nield
Freelance Writer
Experience
David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years.
He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham University, where he also spent a term as editor of the award-winning student newspaper Palatinate. His journalism career started in print media, where he contributed to and edited several technology magazines and bookazines sold in the U.K. and internationally.
More recently, he has worked as a freelancer for some of the biggest technology publications on the web, covering everything from on-the-ground reporting about product launches, to detailed explainers and how-to guides on apps, gadgets, and platforms. His expertise covers broad areas of consumer tech, including smartphones, laptops, wearables, and AI.
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Which Is Better: Oura Ring vs. Ultrahuman Ring AIR
Oura and Ultrahuman apps feature similarly good hardware, but offer very different apps and pricing schemes.
Beth Skwarecki
Beth Skwarecki
Senior Health Editor
Experience
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Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years.
