Jawbone this week announced it has begun to push out a new firmware update for the UP2, UP3 and UP4 fitness trackers. It updates what many have considered some glaring omissions to date. First up, the UP3 and UP4 will both gain daily passive heart rate monitoring (the UP2 lacks the necessary hardware to support this feature). Both the UP3 and UP4 already measured your […]
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Pebble Time firmware 3.4 adds new features
Following the update of the Pebble Time Android and iOS apps last week, Pebble today announced the release of a new firmware for its Pebble Time and Pebble Time Steel smartwatches. Firmware 3.4 comes with two key new features. Quiet time allows you to silence notifications and vibrations when you don’t want to be disturbed. A number of settings allow you to […]
LG G Watch R update enabling Wi-Fi connectivity begins rolling out
LG confirmed back in May that it would release a maintenance patch to enable Wi-Fi connectivity on the LG G Watch R. Users today began to report that LG has finally begun to push out the update. Despite having the necessary hardware to support the feature, the LG G Watch R could not initially take advantage of it as it “was not designed with […]
Pebble Time firmware 3.3 now available
Pebble this week released a firmware update for the Pebble Time and Pebble Time Steel. Pebble Time Firmware 3.3 is not as big an update as firmware 3.2 was but it does bring a feature that could prove quite useful. As you can see above, Pebble has enhanced the timeline layout with new relationship bars that show how events relate to each […]
Pebble Time firmware 3.2 now available for Pebble Time smartwatch
Pebble is not losing any time in making improvements to its new Pebble Time smartwatch. The company released firmware 3.1 only twenty days ago but today announced Pebble Time firmware 3.2. Whereas the last firmware focused on bug fixes, the new 3.2 version adds a number of new features, many of which were requested by Pebblers. Among the improvements are […]
Open water swimming tracking added to Polar V800
Polar this week announced updates to both the Polar V800 GPS sports watch and its Polar Flow app. Working in tandem, the two now support open water swimming tracking. The new activity profile will record swim distance, pace (average and maximum), stroke rate (average and maximum) for freestyle as well as your route thanks to the built-in GPS. Once your swim […]
Pebble releases Pebble Time firmware 3.1
Most if not all Kickstarter backers of the Pebble Time have now received their Pebble Time smartwatches (and pre-orders are in full swing). Pebble is already had at work making improvements to the firmware and earlier this week announced Pebble Time Firmware 3.1. There are no major updates in this update but a number of welcome fixes and improvements are […]
Moto 360 Android Wear 5.1.1 update begins rolling out
More than a few Moto 360 smartwatch owners were disappointed earlier this month when Motorola confirmed that the Android Wear 5.1.1 update was on hold as “performance is not quite there.” Working with Google, it has now resolved the issues and confirmed that Google has now begun to push out the update. Android Wear 5.1.1 for the Moto 360 brings with […]