Tag: smartwatch

October 29, 2019

Smartwatches have mostly become an Apple thing as of late, but Xiaomi is looking to change that with its first Wear OS smartwatch, reportedly called the Mi Watch. Although the Chinese company has been selling smartwatches with its Amazfit partner […]

October 22, 2019

The second version of Fitbit’s smartwatch, the Versa 2, has been on my wrist for more than two weeks now. The $200 price tag makes it an affordable alternative to the Apple Watch or Samsung’s Galaxy Watch which has contributed […]

September 19, 2019

Here’s my review of the Apple Watch Series 5. It is, of course, the best smartwatch for iPhone users. If you don’t want to spend $400, you can go get a Fitbit Versa or a hybrid smartwatch or — and […]

September 4, 2019

Asus announced the global arrival of ROG Phone II at IFA 2019, but the phone’s availability was not the only thing the company unveiled today. The Taiwan manufacturer also introduced a smartwatch called Vivowatch SP with ECG capabilities that tracks […]

August 27, 2019

2019 is shaping up as an interesting year for wearables. With Google’s rebranding of the faltering Android Wear platform to Wear OS and a rumored Pixel-branded smartwatch on the horizon, there’s a lot to look forward to. However, if you […]

July 31, 2019

It’s no longer a big secret that iPhones aren’t doing as well as they used to from both a volume and profit standpoint, but after so many years of relying primarily on this segment to drive overall business growth, Apple […]

June 13, 2019

2018’s TicWatch Pro is a great smartwatch, with one of its few flaws being the lack of a 4G/LTE version, but it looks like that could be solved, as Mobvoi seems to be planning a new TicWatch Pro with 4G […]

May 2, 2019

Global smartwatch shipments climbed 48 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2019 with Apple leading the way by a wide margin. The Cupertino-based tech titan may be experiencing depressed demand for its iPhones but the Apple Watch isn’t encountering […]

January 8, 2019

The Kate Spade Scallop was a beautiful smartwatch, but it lacked a lot of the key features many want from smart wristwear so we have high hopes for the sequel just announced at CES 2019. Parent company Fossil just announced […]

January 2, 2019

Google just got one step closer to the possibility of controlling a smart device through hand gestures from afar. It won federal approval to continue its tiny radar project from 2015, “Project Soli,” at higher power levels for better accuracy. […]

December 11, 2018

Amazon had Fitbit’s latest and greatest smartwatch on sale for both Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year, but it seems you didn’t have to rush to buy the watch – it’s now back down to the same price. There’s […]

October 26, 2018

“Hey, your watch is glowing!” This is what a friend of mine exclaimed when he noticed the new timepiece on my wrist. It was the new Samsung Galaxy Watch that caught his attention – a smartwatch that’s more than just […]

August 9, 2018

The Samsung Galaxy Watch is the name of the latest smartwatch from Samsung, finally putting to rest rumors that the wearable was going to be called the Samsung Gear S4 or Samsung Gear Sport 2. The Galaxy Watch comes in […]

June 15, 2018

Innovators are coming up with various new ways to pay for things, helping us simplify our lives in the process. After years of credit card reign, wearable payment devices are the next big thing. From smartwatches, fitness trackers and wristbands […]

March 8, 2017

Smartwatches are a tough task to get right for most manufacturers. Unlike smartphones, style is just as important as functionality and with everyone having completely different preferences in that regard, every device in the smartwatch market caters to a different […]

March 1, 2017

Huawei just released its Huawei Watch 2, alongside a Classic version of it. This adds another strong competitor to the smartwatch market, but how strong exactly? With the Apple Watch Series 2 and Samsung Gear S3 being the main competitors […]

February 17, 2017

Apple could add a nostalgic feature to its Apple Watch – but with a modern twist. The Cupertino company has received a new patent that describes a charging mechanism capable of generating electricity by manually winding the device. The application […]

January 30, 2017

There’s some strong speculation suggesting that LG and Google are planning to launch two new smartwatches on February 9 to celebrate the arrival of Android Wear 2.0, and we’ve now got a clear look at one of them, the LG […]

January 20, 2017

Luxury timepiece maker Tag Heuer will launch a new smartwatch in May this year, less than a couple of year’s after launching the world’s first Android Wear-powered luxury watch (dubbed Connected). This was revealed by the company’s CEO Jean-Claude Biver […]

December 23, 2016

Things have been looking so great in the smartwatch market as more people are opting for basic wearable devices that focus on one thing — primarily fitness. But Google hasn’t given up on the category. In fact, the company is […]