Polar today announced that the Polar M400 is one step closer today to becoming a full-fledged smartwatch with the addition of Smart Notifications (which are also available on the Polar V800). The same notifications that appear on your smartphone will now appear on your M400 courtesy of firmware version 1.5. The only downside to the news is that smart notifications […]
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Wi-Fi connectivity coming to LG G Watch R in upcoming “maintenance update”
One of the most interesting new features in Android Wear 5.1.1 is support for Wi-Fi connectivity. It allows a smartwatch to connect to a Wi-Fi network and receive various notifications and perform certain actions even a paired smartphone is not within Bluetooth range. Unfortunately, a number of Android Wear smartwatches cannot take advantage of this feature. Among these is the LG […]
Basis Peak update adds Apple Health and Google Fit integration
Intel-owned Basis yesterday announced new features are coming to its Basis Peak fitness tracker thanks to an app update and new firmware. Now you can share your data with some of your favorite fitness apps, help us try out some fun new features, start timing your workouts with a stopwatch function and get a better read on your heart rate. These […]
Android Wear 5.1.1 update now rolling out to all compatible devices
When Google unveiled Android Wear 5.1.1 last month, it indicated that the latest update would initially be available only for the new LG Watch Urbane. More recently, we’ve seen the update begin to land on the ASUS ZenWatch. Google yesterday announced via its help forums that the update is now beginning to roll out to all compatible devices. Among the […]
Watch OS 1.0.1 now rolling out to Apple Watch
Apple today released its first ever update for the Apple Watch. Available through the Apple Watch app on the iPhone, Watch OS 1.0.1 brings with it a number of “performance improvements and bug fixes” for all three Apple Watch collections. The Watch OS 1.0.1 change log lists the following updates: Improved performance for Siri Measuring stand activity Calculating calories for […]
ASUS ZenWatch Android Wear 5.1.1 rollout now underway
The rollout of Android Wear 5.1.1 (also known as version 1.1.1.1910765) to the ASUS ZenWatch is now underway. The first reports began to trickle in yesterday via Reddit. This latest update brings a number of new features to the Google wearables platform including Wi-Fi support (a feature that the ZenWatch will not be able to take advantage of unfortunately), low power always-on […]
Updated firmware and Android and iOS apps for Pebble smartwatch
Pebble yesterday announced updates to its smartwatch firmware as well as both its Android and iOS apps. Android users will see the biggest changes with the addition of full notification support. On the firmware side, the most exciting feature in Pebble Firmware 2.8 is the addition of full character support: For Pebblers who receive notifications in the newly supported languages, special […]
Android Wear 4.4W.2 now landing on Moto 360
Motorola announced that a new firmware was on its way to the Moto 360 yesterday. The description that it provided about the update said nothing about Android 4.4W.2 and the new offline music playback support. But it turns out that the update does indeed come with the latest version of Android Wear. Earlier today, we got the notification that the update was […]