smartwatches

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…

iPhones and Android Wear watches can now talk to each other

Android Wear smartwatches are now even more useful, thanks to its newfound compatibility with devices running iOS 8.2 and above. For all you iPhone…

LG Watch Urbane Luxe is a 23-carat gold, limited edition swag-watch

For more IFA 2015 happenings, live updates and deeper analysis, keep locked onto our IFA 2015 portal. Previously, swagger and street credibility was largely…

Android Wear update makes its smartwatches a little more useful

It’s easy for smartwatch companies to develop a face to indicate the time, but the device’s issues is its inability to show the plethora…

Garmin Fenix 3 review: worth the money

As a (relatively) young tech journalist, you often find yourself reviewing gadgets that you could never feasibly afford on your salary. It’s something you…

TomTom Runner Cardio review: it’s all in the wrist

The TomTom Runner Cardio came to me at exactly the wrong time. You see, I usually run around four times a week, with a…

Lenovo’s trying to solve the smartwatch’s biggest issue, make projecting smartphones viable

Smartwatches are everywhere right now, but there’s no getting around the fact that screen size is a massive limitation. Lenovo today announced its plan…

Apple Watch Sport now available in South Africa, will cost R10k

Takealot has announced that it will be the first retailer in South Africa to stock the Apple Watch, which has been available in major…

LG G Watch R review: wristy business

Smartwatches. What’s the point? I can’t think of another piece of technology that’s more superfluous to its wearer — perhaps only a shoe made…

Is there a round Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch in the works?

Samsung might’ve revealed an interesting tidbit regarding its next-generation Galaxy Gear smartwatches, in a new press release outed this week. The company, announcing that…

Beautiful destruction: Apple Watch Sport is torn apart by iFixit

It was bound to happen at some point. The US$349 Apple Watch Sport has been spotted on iFixit’s testing table — legendary pickers apart…

5 reasons why the Apple Watch is completely worthless

We hear people raving about the Apple Watch every day, so it’s probably about time for a good old-fashioned rant from a devil’s advocate!…

Android Wear updates finally make using apps as simple as checking the time

Google has rolled out a bunch of features to make your Android smartwatch a bit more hands-off, with a whole new range of gestures…

Tag Heuer partners with Intel, Google on Apple-slaying smartwatch

Tag Heuer, you know, that luxury watch brand specialising in crafting traditional timepieces, is divebombing into the smartwatch swimming pool thanks to a firm…

Apple Watch: all you need to know about Apple’s digital ticker

In a typically stylish Apple event held in downtown San Francisco, Apple finally launched its Apple Watch to the world after spending the past…

Huawei Watch is probably the prettiest smartwatch ever made [update]

Update: There’s an Amazon.de employee about to have his wrist slapped rather firmly after a rather steep price tag was posted alongside the Huawei…

LG’s upgraded Watch Urbane LTE boasts mystery OS, VoLTE calling

We all knew that the LG G Watch R was one of the more beautiful smartwatches on the market, but hell, even LG had…

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