smartwatches

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…

Pebble 2, Pebble Time 2 and all-new wearable hit Kickstarter

Pebble’s all-conquering smartwatches hold jaw-dropping records on Kickstarter. The original Pebble sits at number three on the website’s all-time “most funded” list, at US$10.2-million. The…

Samsung aims to bring virtual touchscreens to wearables using projectors

Samsung has been a pioneering force in the smartwatch world, so it’s not really a surprise that the company’s working towards the device’s betterment….

Garmin Forerunner 735XT is the company’s new fitness flagship

Garmin has been revealing some really great wearables recently, and that run is set to continue judging by its latest wrist companion. The Garmin…

Garmin Vivomove: an analog fitness watch with swag

It’s not often that old world charm meets with new world savvy, but that’s exactly what Garmin has done with its new analog smartwatch,…

Apple Watch 2 to launch in June, boast thinner body

Apple’s next smartwatch is going on a diet, according to an industry analyst. In a report obtained by MacRumors, Drexel Hamilton’s Brian White suggests that…

Apple Watch Sport review: the definitive timepiece for Apple fans

Let’s get this out of the way: smartwatches are still fairly stupid. They’re supposed to stop users constantly checking the nagging smartphones in their…

Tradition goes digital: a look at Tag Heuer’s Android smartwatch

There’s an interesting split in the watch world between the vintage, classic heavyweights such as Rolex and Cartier, and the smartwatches of Samsung, Apple…

Samsung Gear S2 review: intuitive but imperfect

Android Wear currently rules the smartwatch roost, running on more devices than we could possibly list off the top of our heads. While that’s…

Android Wear updates, makes its smartwatches smarter

For those rolling around with Android Wear smartwatches, listen up, because that ticker’s finally getting a software update. And it’s a big one. Krystal…

Fitbit, Casio and Fossil: it’s raining smartwatches at CES 2016

Smartwatches haven’t quite shown us the money just yet. Sure, they’re walking around with big ideas, but up until 2015’s end, there hasn’t been…

Fitbit announces Fitbit Blaze smartwatch at CES 2016

Fitbit is looking beyond simple health tracking for 2016, at least that’s what it seems from its first device of the new year. Hosting…

Garmin Forerunner 25 runners watch now available in South Africa

Garmin has today announced its new runner’s watch, the Garmin Forerunner 25. The watch, which the company is calling a “compact and easy-to-use GPS…

Samsung Gear S2 hands-on preview: touch me, tease me

There are many gimmicky devices floating around in the consumer cloud. Smartwatches are arguably the lousiest of the lot, with manufacturers promising you all…

Poll: the Apple Watch is here South Africa, but will you buy one?

It’s taken longer than most recent Apple devices for the Apple Watch to reach our shores, but today it’s finally on sale. Beginning at…

Update: Apple Watch available in South Africa from 23 October, will start at R5899

Update: Core Group, the chief importer of Apple products has today announced the recommended prices of both the Watch Sport and the Watch. The…

Huawei to TomTom: 6 stand-out smartwatches from IFA 2015

For more IFA 2015 happenings, live updates and deeper analysis, keep locked onto our IFA 2015 portal. No amount of PR fairy dust will…

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