Items tagged with SmartWatch
Samsung Galaxy Watches are on track to get some big health monitoring upgrades in the upcoming One UI 8 Watch. Some highlights feature Antioxidant Index that measure what your fruits and vegetables are doing for your body, the self-explanatory Running Coach, and more.
Antioxidant Index
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Oh, hello! Samsung might be going for a special two-fer with the next Galaxy Watch 8 series. According to a recent Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) listing, fans of the smartwatch will be seeing the return of the Classic model and with that, hopes of the return of the much-loved rotating bezel. Regardless...
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Leading wearable manufacturer Amazfit has launched the Amazfit 6 smartwatch. The latest iteration of the Bip lineup features a rich 1.97-inch AMOLED, two week battery life, a suite of health, sleep, and heart rate monitoring capabilities, an AI-powered fitness coach, and even offline maps for navigation off the beaten...
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Remember the Pebble? Quite possibly the first smartwatch when it launched in 2013, it eventually fizzled out three years later (not thanks to FitBit), but it left an indelible ripple in the tech world that’s still felt in the wearables we have today. Guess what, the founder of Pebble has decided to bring the nostalgia...
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A big, potentially life-saving feature is coming to a Google Pixel Watch 3 near you. It's called "loss of pulse detection" and it's coming to U.S. users by the end of March following approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The idea behind the feature is that when the watch detects a loss of pulse...
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A growing number of Garmin activity watch users are reporting watches being rendered unusable when powering up or when starting a GPS track. Many owners also report their watches displaying a blue triangle before their watches seized to function. The source of the issue is unknown, but Garmin's troop of support and...
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Apple is currently embroiled in a class action lawsuit that alleges the company included toxic chemicals known as PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in its watch bands. This lawsuit follows a study that found elevated levels of perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), a type of PFAS, in nine out of 22 tested watch...
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As we embark on a brand new year, hopefully the holiday season that just passed was kind to you all. We also hope that Santa brought you whatever gift(s) you were hoping for on Christmas morning. However, if one those gifts was a smartwatch and he didn't come through, you can take the matter into your own hands and...
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You've wisely powered through Thanksgiving leftovers and fought off the urge to spend too much on Black Friday so that you can make the most of Cyber Monday deals, right?. Well, more power to you for making it to this point and if you've on a lookout for deals on Google's latest Pixel Watch 3, do we have some good...
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With Christmas quickly approaching, there is no better time to get started on shopping for gifts than the here and now. And it just so happens, Best Buy has some incredible deals on smartwatches from the likes of Apple, Samsung, and Fitbit going on right now.
Apple Watch Series 9 (GPS)
The Apple Watch is a staple...
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It is time for more great Amazon Prime Day deals, and there is no better time to save big on select smartwatches. Save on brands such as Samsung, Apple, Google, and more.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra
While the design of the Samsung Galaxy Watch may have changed with the new Ultra, its rich feature set, dependability...
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Oura, one of the leading makers of smart rings, just announced its Oura Ring 4—it's a slimmer, more accurate wearable thanks to a new algorithm, it has a revamped app, and is available in more sizes compared to the previous model. These changes also bring a $50 price bump over the previous generation finger accessory...
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Floor 84 Studio has collaborated with Taito on a new smartwatch that tugs at the nostalgic heartstrings of folks like myself who, decades ago, spent hours playing Space Invaders on the Atari 2600 or on an actual arcade cabinet. Launched as Kickstarter campaign, the Space Invaders: My Play Watch is a custom-themed...
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Garmin has finally released its latest top-of-the-line Fenix 8 smartwatch complete with more fitness, display, and battery features than you can shake a stick at. It's been a minute since the Fenix 7 was sold (and more than a year since the updated 7 Pro was launched), so the question is: what does the new watch bring...
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A California man is crediting his Apple Watch for saving his life after it detected he had an abnormally low heart rate. In no uncertain terms, the Monticello resident declared, “This little device saved my life.” And his cardiologist agrees.
While Apple had to backtrack a bit on its blood oxygen sensor, its heart...
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With Apple’s WWDC 2024 event in the rearview mirror, the rumor mill has turned its attention to the Cupertino-based company’s Apple Watch. According to an Apple insider, the company feels it is time for the iconic Apple Watch to go big, while simultaneously slimming down for its 10th birthday.
The Apple Watch has...
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It's official, the OnePlus Watch 2 is now one of the longest-lasting Wear OS smartwatches on sale, capable of up to 100 hours of use. This is possible thanks to a dual-engine architecture powered not just by a regular chipset running Wear OS, but also an efficiency chipset that runs RTOS (Real Time Operating System)...
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As a lead up to Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, OnePlus is teasing its latest OnePlus Watch 2, a Wear OS 4-powered smartwatch that comes nearly three years after the first model. Besides the adoption of Google's best-yet watch OS, the watch's biggest claim is something called "Smart Mode" that promises up to...
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Beating Apple to punch, Samsung has scored a win from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by having sleep apnea detection approved for use in compatible Galaxy Watches and phones. This is a a first of its kind feature that, when used correctly, can help users spot early signs of cardiovascular diseases that...
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Time is ticking away fast to grab a deal on something for that special someone for Valentine's Day next week. With that in mind, take advantage of some sweetheart deals on smartwatches from brands like Fossil, Garmin, Amazfit, and Samsung.
Garmin Venu 3 Smartwatch
Garmin, best known for its GPS devices, has made a...
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Fossil, one of the few prominent Wear OS smartwatch makers, is over and done with the smartwatch business altogether. The company has officially bowed out to refocus on its traditional watch and jewelry products, which means hardcore fans who were looking forward to the Fossil Gen 7 will be left...
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Apple will stop all sales of its Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the US beginning later this week. The decision by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) is currently under review by the Biden Administration, which must decide by December 25, 2023 whether to veto the decision.
The ITC made its...
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