Wearable technology

Lenovo announces augmented reality smart glasses

Lenovo has introduced the new ThinkReality A3 smart glasses at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2021 — a wearable aimed at business and industrial…

Fitbit Charge 4 debuts in SA with GPS, effort monitoring for R2999

Fitbit on Tuesday announced the launch of its first device since its possible purchase by Google was announced late last year. The Fitbit Charge…

Microsoft’s planning to launch the HoloLens 2 in September for $3500

Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 augmented reality headset will go on sale in September, a report by Reuters confirmed on Thursday. According to the publication, Microsoft’s executive…

You can control Nike’s Huarache self-lacing sneakers with the Apple Watch and Siri

Nike is expanding its self-lacing FitAdapt technology to the new Nike Adapt Huarache sneakers, the company revealed on Thursday. Fashioned after the original 1991…

Sony is crowdfunding a wearable air conditioner called the Reon Pocket

Sony is crowdfunding a wearable air conditioner called Reon Pocket, a report by SlashGear (via First Flight) revealed on Friday. First Flight, Sony’s crowdfunding…

Samsung is designing AR smart glasses, patent filing suggests

Samsung is reportedly making its very own augmented reality smart glasses, Patently Mobile revealed on Friday. Recent patent filings by Samsung show off designs for…

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…

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…

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