Category: Smartwatch

Save $60 on Withings’ stylish Steel HR smartwatch

[ad_1] The company has discounted the entire Steel HR by that amount so that you can get the entry-level Classic variant for $119.95 and the more expensive Sport and Collector editions for $139.95 and $169.95, respectively. While we’ve seen the Classic model sell for less, this is an opportunity to get the other Steel HR […]

The world’s first smartwatch had the same issues we have today

[ad_1] Most smartwatches these days have battery lives measured in the hours or days, especially the big flagship wearables. The Ruputer, however, didn’t even come with a rechargeable cell, but used a pair of standard CR2025 watch batteries. If you activated the aggressive power-management system, you could get three months of standby time out of […]

TAG Heuer’s special edition smartwatch is made for the golf course

[ad_1] The Golf app’s new Driving Zone feature links to the user’s smartphone to show the best part of the course to target based on past rounds. Each previous tee shot will be overlaid onto a map, helping the player to hone their swing. The company says the app features 40,000 maps — 99 percent […]

Hublot’s next smartwatch is the $5,200 Big Bang e

[ad_1] Thanks to Wear OS, of course, users will get access to Google Play, Google Assistant and Google Pay, plus swipe controls for notifications and messages. The Big Bang e packs a Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage. Oddly, it does not have GPS or NFC, 9to5Google points out, and […]

Apple Watch Series 5 is on sale for $300 at Amazon

[ad_1] The Series 5’s only major upgrade over its predecessor is the always-on display, but it’s a dramatic one — it fundamentally changes how you use the Apple Watch, making it easy to glimpse the time or your workout progress without flicking your wrist. It gives your watch more character when you’re not using it, […]

Samsung’s next Galaxy Watch gets spoiled by the FCC

[ad_1] If Samsung was hoping to keep plans for a Galaxy Watch sequel under wraps, it’s probably disappointed. Droid-Life (via 9to5Google) has discovered a series of FCC filings that not-so-subtly reveal the next version of Samsung’s flagship smartwatch. It’s superficially similar, complete with 5ATM water resistance, GPS and LTE models. However, Samsung is backing slightly […]

Is there a good reason to buy the Apple Watch Series 5 ?

[ad_1] It’s been five years since Apple debuted its smartwatch, and in that time the square-faced device has become iconic and infamous. The most recent version offers ‘dimmable’ faces that keep the screen available at all times, courtesy of its low-temperature polysilicon and oxide display. But it also provides many of the same things as […]

Samsung gets approval for Galaxy Watch Active 2’s ECG, but only in Korea

[ad_1] The ECG sensor on the Galaxy Watch Active 2 has gone unused for the better part of a year, but it’s finally close to fulfilling its original purpose… in one country, anyway. Samsung has received approval to use the ECG feature for measuring heart rhythms from South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. […]

Fitbit’s in-app study will determine if wearables can detect COVID-19

[ad_1] Fitbit is venturing beyond its research partnerships to launch an infectious disease study of its own that’s very easy to join. The device maker has introduced a study inside its app that will help determine if smartwatches and fitness trackers can spot early signs of COVID-19, the flu and similar diseases without waiting for […]

The Apple Watch Series 5 is $100 off at Best Buy

[ad_1] Buy Apple Watch 44mm on Best Buy – $330 Apple typically keeps one new generation of the Apple Watch and one older version on the market at the same time. The Series 5 — when not on sale — starts at $400 while the Series 3 starts at just $200. If the latest features […]