Items tagged with smartwatches
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Aaron Leong - Fri, Jul 25, 2025
Good news: Google's Pixel Watch 4 is moving to a side-mounted magnetic charging system to better facilitate repairs and fit the revised (and larger) sensor array in the back. The new arrangement also promises 25% faster charging speeds and...
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Aaron Leong - Fri, May 09, 2025
The next Samsung Galaxy Watch OS update is set to introduce big features taken straight from Samsung phones, such as One UI 7's Now Bar and Now Brief. Gemini AI will also be onboard with the ability to move your calendar events, summarize...
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Myriam Joire - Tue, Feb 18, 2025
OnePlus Watch 3: Starting at $329.99 The OnePlus Watch 3 is one of the very best smartwatches on the market, and the new WearOS battery life champion. Superb design and build Beautiful LTPO display Smooth performance Outstanding battery...
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Aaron Leong - Wed, Nov 20, 2024
Fans of older Samsung Galaxy Watches are shouting a collective hurrah because Samsung is finally rolling out One UI 6 (a.k.a. Wear OS 5) to their devices as we speak. The update will begin over the coming weeks with the Galaxy Watch 6...
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Ryan Whitwam - Fri, Oct 18, 2024
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra: MSRP $649.99, On Sale For $524.69 Now @ Amazon The Galaxy Watch Ultra goes spec for spec with the Apple Watch Ultra, but the high price tag and chunky design might make it a tough sell for some. Bright, sharp...
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Ryan Whitwam - Thu, Oct 03, 2024
Google Pixel Watch 3: Starting at $349.99 (41mm) and $399.99 (45mm) Google's third-gen Pixel watch line-up is sleek and powerful with a great feature set, but with premium pricing. Refined, comfortable design Available in two sizes Larger screens with double the brightness vs PW2 Advanced...
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Ryan Whitwam - Thu, Mar 07, 2024
OnePlus Watch 2: Starting at $299.99 The OnePlus Watch 2 brings great performance and elegant design, with a WearOS hybrid setup that also ensures long battery life. Bright, sharp display Multiple days of battery life Sleek steel design...
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Ryan Whitwam - Tue, Nov 14, 2023
Google Pixel Watch 2: Starting at $349.99 The Google Watch 2 builds on the success of the original with better performance, battery life, and fitness tracking, but its starting price is still relatively high. Bright, sharp display A solid day of battery life Extremely comfortable on the wrist...
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Nathan Ord - Mon, Oct 23, 2023
Though Amazon Prime Day has come and gone, and Black Friday fast approaches, Amazon still has some pretty great deals going on. From accessories to enhance your style and connectedness, to laptops to help you get work done, here are a few...
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Ryan Whitwam - Mon, Aug 14, 2023
Rumors percolated for years that Google would release its own smartwatch, but year after year, Android wearable fans were left with dwindling options. Google finally got it together in 2022, releasing the Pixel Watch (above). That device...
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Ryan Whitwam - Wed, Jul 26, 2023
Samsung just revealed a much-anticipated update to its foldable phones with some significant design changes, but that's not all Samsung had to offer at Unpacked. Alongside the new foldables, Samsung is launching new smartwatches and...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Wondering where all the smartwatches built around Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear 4100+ platform are at? It's not just you—these elusive timepieces are few and far between. As such, luxury smartwatch maker Montblanc is joining rare company with...
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Nathan Ord - Tue, May 18, 2021
Yesterday, the Wear OS Twitter account teased an announcement about the platform set for today's Google I/O event. Now, Google and Samsung have announced plans to develop one unified wearable operating system in the future. This change...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Jul 27, 2020
There may not be many surprises when Samsung gets around to formally introducing its next-generation smartwatch. That is because and extensive hands-on video has purportedly leaked many of the pertinent details, including what sizes the...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Oct 30, 2019
Xiaomi is launching a new smartwatch that, at a glance, looks familiar to anyone who has ever spied an Apple Watch, at least when looking at the press renders from a top-down view. When doing so, the new Mi Watch bears a striking resemblance to the Apple Watch, as you can see in the press...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Sep 18, 2019
Maybe my memory is failing me, but I do not remember a time when a brand new Apple Watch was offered at a discount before it had even started shipping to customers. Amazon is upping its game (and perhaps Apple too). Over on Amazon, you can...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Jul 06, 2018
You wouldn't think there could be a whole lot of mystery and intrigue in the smartwatch market, but there is plenty of both surrounding Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S4 (or Galaxy Gear). The big question surrounding the new wrist piece is...
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Shane McGlaun - Thu, Mar 29, 2018
Earlier this month word was going around that Google might be rebranding its Android Wear wearables operating system to Wear OS. That rebrand has happened and the very first developer preview of the new operating system is now available...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, Nov 18, 2017
Germany's regulatory arm for electricity, gas, telecommunications, post, and railway markets, has issued a ban on smartwatches designed for children over concerns that they can be used by parents to spy on their kids and teachers...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Sep 21, 2017
It took three generations of smartwatch design for Apple to finally implement cellular connectivity into its Apple Watch wearable, and while that sounds great, it will all come down to how well it works. Unfortunately, early reviews are...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, May 20, 2017
Apple is already winning the wearables war, but it is the next version of the company's Apple Watch that could end up a real game changer. Tim Cook, the man in charge, was seen at the Apple campus in Cupertino, California wearing a...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Oct 25, 2016
Has the smartwatch fad run its course? That's the question to ask as worldwide smartwatch sales fell off a cliff in the third quarter of 2016. According to market tracking firm International Data Corporation (IDC), smartphone volumes...
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