Wearable technology

Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 features 8MP camera, Android Oreo

Google on Monday revealed the Glass Enterprise Edition 2, the company’s latest version of wearable spectacles for the workplace. “Workers can use Glass to…

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…

Discovery Vitality is offering the Huawei Band 2 Pro in a 100% cash back promo

Discovery Vitality and Huawei will offer 100% cash back on a Huawei Band 2 Pro, but only if you meet all the required criteria,…

These three Huawei devices are also coming to South Africa this year

Although the Huawei P30 series headlined the Chinese company’s South African launch event on Wednesday, it also announced the availability of “companion” devices. Speaking…

Fitbit’s bringing four new wearables to South Africa in 2019

Fitbit South Africa on Thursday announced pricing for its four new wearables heading to the country in 2019: the Versa Lite, Inspire, Inspire HR,…

Fitbit debuts a health tracker only your company, insurer can buy for you

Fitbit quietly launched a new health tracking wearable that comes with a bit of a disclaimer: unlike its other device lines, the Inspire and…

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…

Fitbit Charge 3 arrives in South Africa for R2999

The Fitbit Charge 3 is now official and available globally, the California-based firm announced this week. The company’s calling its latest tracker its “smartest”,…

Fitbit Charge 3 to hit South Africa in October

Fitbit this week added another wearable device to its lineup in form of the Charge 3. A new edition to the Charge series, the…

This is how much you’ll pay for your kid’s Fitbit Ace in South Africa

The Fitbit Ace, a smart activity wearable for children, is now available in South Africa. The Alta-like band is built on a smaller frame,…

Fitbit Ace fitness tracker for kids (and parents) debuts for $100

The Fitbit Ace is the company’s latest US$100 smart wearable band for kids age eight and older. It looks a lot like the company’s…

Fitbit Alta HR review: Is the HR a good Alta-rnative?

Some of us aren’t good at motivating ourselves to exercise. Sometimes you get home after a long day at work, and there seems nothing…

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…

Samsung Gear Fit 2 review: more smartwatch than fitness tracker

In the world of wearables, only the practical survive. Sure, gimmicks work for a few weeks, but in the long term, devices that can…

Intel issues immediate fitness watch recall due to ‘burns’

Intel has issued an immediate safety recall of its Basis Peak fitness tracker due to heating issues. The chipmaker said the fitness watch gets so…

Samsung Gear Fit 2, Samsung Gear IconX debut in South Africa

On the back of its leaky Samsung Galaxy Note 7 news, the company still has time to issue press releases of its new wearable…

Xiaomi Mi Band 2 launched: 5 things you should know

Missed the news last week? Yep, Xiaomi quietly launched the second-generation Mi Band fitness tracker a few days ago. What’s new in this edition…

Samsung Gear Fit 2 ‘confirmed’ with Tizen, to launch June

Details of the upcoming Samsung Gear Fit 2 have been leaked, and it largely confirms talk that the band will be quicker and more…

Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear chips to power wearables for kids, elderly

Catch all of the latest news, analysis and reactions from Computex 2016 right here. Chipmaker Qualcomm has already launched its first dedicated wearable chip earlier…

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…

Garmin Vivosmart HR review: acute fitness tracking for a price

American company Garmin isn’t a stranger to tracking technologies, be it mapping tech or sport science, so when the Vivosmart HR arrived on my…

WhatsApp will take legal action against spammers, starting December

Showmax rolls out new sports streaming feature to all customers

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [14/6/2019]

Six Nigerian fintech startups to keep an eye on

SBC AfriTech announces names of 22 startups shortlisted for selection days

Google’s new Game Builder lets you make 3D games on Steam

Huawei users are getting Booking.com ads on their lock screens

The 5 games that totally won E3 2019, according to social media data

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals