smartwatches

Apple Watch Series 5 gets a compass, always-on screen

The Apple Watch Series 5 broke cover on Tuesday, complete with an always-on display. And Apple literally means “always on”. An LTPO display including…

Renders of Huawei’s Watch GT 2 smartwatch leak online

The launch of the second-generation of the Huawei Watch GT seems imminent, after leaked renders were leaked this week. Published by Roland Quandt of…

Fitbit Versa 2 is coming to South Africa in October for R3999

The Fitbit Versa 2 is now official, labelled by its creator as a “premium, voice-enabled lifestyle smartwatch”. Visually, it’s reminiscent of the outgoing device…

Apple Watch owns 46% of the global smartwatch market

The Apple Watch remains the world’s biggest selling smartwatch, new data by Strategy Analytics revealed on Wednesday. According to the research and consulting firm,…

Fossil’s Gen 5 smartwatch adds a speaker, updated chipset and 1GB of RAM

Watchmaker Fossil on Monday revealed its new “redesigned and revolutionised” Fossil Gen 5 Smartwatch with “tech that’s audible, lasts longer and optimizes performance”. The…

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 is now official with LTE, and shirt-matching savvy

Just days before the Galaxy Note 10 is set to launch, Samsung on Monday unveiled its brand new wearable, the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active…

Samsung’s now dealing with wearable leaks as Galaxy Watch Active 2 surfaces

There’s a new Samsung smartwatch incoming, in leaked renders are to be believed. Dubbed the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2, the timepiece is seemingly…

Swipeable widgets called Tiles are coming to Google’s smartwatch OS

Wear OS, Google’s five-year-old smartwatch operating system, is finally getting some notable new feature love. Swipeable widgets called Tiles will be added to the…

Huawei’s smartwatches, wearables join the Discovery Vitality programme

If you’ve just purchased a new Huawei fitness or smartwatch and was disappointing to hear that the company’s wares were not part of the…

Google is buying mystery smartwatch tech from Fossil

Traditional and smartwatch maker Fossil has announced that it’s selling smartwatch technology to Google. In a press release published on Thursday, the company revealed…

The Instinct is Garmin’s new military GPS watch

Garmin has released its latest GPS watch in the form of Instinct, an apparently military-standard device that’s “built to withstand the toughest environments”. “This…

Apple Watch Series 4 will start at R7999 in South Africa

The Apple Watch Series 4 will be available for preorder in South Africa from 21 September, the iStore confirmed today. The Apple reseller announced…

Apple Watch Series 4 brings ECG scanning to your wrist

The world’s most popular watch “period” now has a new version. Steve Jobs and company on Wednesday announced two versions of the new Apple…

Qualcomm launches a new Snapdragon chip for smartwatches

After two years of silence, Qualcomm has finally released a new high-end smartwatch chipset. Dubbed the Snapdragon Wear 3100, it’s still based on the…

Here’s how much you’ll pay for the Fitbit Versa in South Africa

The Fitbit Versa — the American wearables firm’s second smartwatch — is now available globally, and coming to South Africa in May. The company…

Android Wear is now called Wear OS because reasons

The Android Wear family of smartwatches plays second fiddle to the Apple Watch in terms of popularity, but that doesn’t mean Google is giving up…

Fitbit Ionic long-term review: daft software mars excellent fitness tracking

Smartwatches have never been able to come close to smartphones in the hierarchy of digital needs. But that’s slowly starting to change. Although Android…

Would you buy this Android Wear smartwatch for under R2000?

It could be argued that smartwatches are overpriced and overhyped, given that they’re basically fitness trackers that mirror your smartphone’s notifications. But the upstart Mobvoi company…

Huawei Watch 2 hits South Africa, but what about price?

We found out back at the Huawei P10 launch that the Huawei Watch 2 would be coming to South Africa. Now, the company has…

Android Wear 2.0, SA-bound watches revealed

We’ve already known that Android Wear 2.0 was due for a release, but Google has finally made it official. The latest version of Google’s…

LG smartwatches, Android Wear 2.0 date leaked

LG is teaming up with Google to reveal two new smartwatches next month, it has been reported. According to VentureBeat‘s Evan Blass, LG and…

WristWhirl hands-free smartwatch turns your wrist into a joystick

A team from Dartmouth College has developed a novel way to use a smartwatch. Dubbed the WristWhirl, the smartwatch is currently in prototype but…

Apple Watch Series 2 debuts with swimmers in mind

Catch all of our iPhone 7 launch coverage as well as additional Apple news here and here. Amid the James Corden tomfoolery and Nintendo…

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