Garmin last week unveiled the vívomove smart analogue watch, a smarter watch geared at those wanting basic fitness tracking in a fashionable wearable. This week, it unveiled the Garmin Forerunner 735XT. The GPS running watch with multisport features and wrist-based heart rate is clearly aimed at those looking for far more than basic fitness tracking. Along with offering 24/7 heart rate monitoring, it can track […]
Global availability of Samsung Charm expanding to new markets
Samsung unveiled its Charm fitness tracking band at at Mobile World Congress. Initially launched in launched in South Korea, Italy, France and Russia, Samsung today announced that it will soon be available in a number of additional “select markets.” The Samsung Charm or the Charm by Samsung as the company now calls it is a basic fitness tracker. It can track […]
Xiaomi Mi Band 2 launch confirmed for early June
Whatever production issues delayed the launch of the Xiaomi Mi Band 2 appear to have been resolved. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun today confirmed that the new wearable will be announced in early June. The Mi Band 2 first surfaced in late April when Jun himself teased it at an event. Speculation suggested that it would be formally announced at a May 10th event for the new […]
Huawei Honor Band A1 unveiled
Huawei today unveiled its latest fitness band, the Huawei Honor Band A1, at an event in China. Unlike the Honor Band Z1, the new wearable does not come with a display and will more directly compete against similar basic fitness bands from Xiaomi and Fitbit. Recognizing that aesthetics are playing a growing role in the selection of such devices, the Honor Band A1 will […]
Rossling & Co. unveils new Metropolitan Automatic collection
Canada’s own Rossling & Co. this week unveiled its latest watch collection. The limited edition Rossling & Co. Metropolitan Automatic is inspired by the “mid-century modern designs of the 60s” and features the domed shape of many watches of that era. We designed the Metropolitan models with the firm belief that style should never get in the way of function, but should […]
Google Store expands Google Cardboard availability to more countries
The Google Store launched a new Virtual Reality product category back in February. Among the products it offers is the company’s own Google Cardboard. Unfortunately, it was only available in the U.S. While the virtual category section remains U.S.-only, Google today announced via Twitter that it has expanded Google Store availability of its own Google Cardboard to Canada, the UK, Germany and France. […]
New health and text features with Pebble Firmware 3.12
Pebble is back with its latest firmware for its Pebble line of smartwatches. Pebble Firmware 3.12 comes with two key new features: An update to Pebble Health and new text messaging options for iPhone users. Time flies when you’re having fun. With summer around the bend, we’re excited to unleash the latest wave of goodies for your wrists. With a Pebble Time […]
New smartwatches coming with next ASUS and Lenovo press events?
Both ASUS and Lenovo have announced upcoming press events. First up will be ASUS’ Zenvolution 3 which kicks off on May 30th as part of Computex 2016 with a livestreamed keynote. Lenovo will follow that up with its second annual Lenovo TechWorld event on June 9th which will also feature a livestreamed keynote event. Could one or both events feature new smartwatches? […]