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Fitbit Surge and Charge HR now support automatic exercise detection

Fitbit Surge

A new firmware for the Fitbit Surge and Fitbit Charge HR fitness trackers will make it easier to track workouts. The update gives the Fitbit trackers the ability to automatically detect when you begin and finish a workout or exercise. Called SmartTrack, it eliminates the need to have to explicitly begin and end tracking by pressing a button or selecting a menu option. SmartTrack can […]

Display component led to LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE cancellation?

LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition

LG abruptly announced that it was halting sales of the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE smartwatch a mere six days after it went on sale in the U.S. At the time, the company provided little explanation about the decision, saying only that it had just been “made aware of a hardware issue which affects the day-to-day functionality of the device.” A new […]

Titan partners with HP for “Engineered by HP” smartwatch

Hewlett-Packard

Rather than offering HP-branded wearables, HP Inc. has chosen to become the technology partner to other brands looking to enter this nascent market. Following a collaboration with U.S. designer Michael Bastien that led to the MB Chronowing, it worked with Movado on the just announced Movado BOLD Motion. HP today announced a new partner for its Engineered by HP program. It will collaborate with Titan, […]

Movado unveils new Movado BOLD Motion smartwatch

Movado BOLD Motion

Movado earlier this week unveiled the Movado BOLD Motion smartwatch. Much as Tag Heuer did with the new Carrera Connected, the Swiss watchmaker partnered with a technology company to develop its smartwatch rather than going it alone. In this case, Movado collaborated with HP Inc., the consumer-focused half of the recently split Hewlett-Packard. Unlike many smartwatches, the Movado BOLD Motion does not feature a […]