Wearable technology

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…

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,…

R3999 Fitbit Blaze now available in South Africa

If you love your Fitbit fitness tracker but wish that it looked a little more like a smartwatch, you’re in luck. The company’s first…

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 Alta: a fitness band for trend sweaters

Update: Fitbit has confirmed that the Alta will be available in South Africa from April 2016. It’s safe to say that previous Fitbit products…

Garmin Vivosmart HR fitness tracker now available in South Africa

Garmin has announced that its new Vivosmart HR activity tracking wristband is now available in South Africa. The device is more fitness tracker than…

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…

Razer Nabu X smartband review: more burnable than wearable

Rarely do we get devices so terrible that we have next to nothing good to write about them. When this does happen, we usually…

An ‘Apple Ring’ patent emerges for smartwatch haters, awkward proposals

One could say that Apple has had a hand in reinventing some of the world’s most mundane products. First, came the iPhone (reinventing the…

Jawbone relaunches UP2, UP3 fashion-conscious fitness bands

With more than 450 employees, Jawbone — the design-focused fitness tracker company — is not the largest, but it clearly isn’t a shrinking violet…

New Sony SmartBand 2 features heart rate monitor, improved sleep tracking

The first Sony SmartBand — the company’s fitness wearable — was a bundle of contradictions. It did some things flawlessly, including step and distance…

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…

Samsung Gear Circle review: a runner’s delight, a fashionista’s fright

If you’ve ever connected earphones to your office laptop or desktop, you probably know all to well the resultant carnage when you accidentally get…

Hitting the fairway: golf readies itself for the wearable tech revolution

Technology, which is constantly changing, also changes each industry it touches. And it’s currently got its finger on the world of sports, altering the…

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…

3 key features that will help wearables reach more consumers

If wearables are going to take off (like the Withings Activité Pop pictured above), they have to be more than just miniature smartphones that…

Sony Smart Tennis Sensor is a wearable for the budding Wimbledon star

Sony has taken a break from making smartphone camera sensors and consoles this week to release the Sony Smart Tennis Sensor in Australia, to…

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