Wearable technology

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…

Leap introduces LeapBand: the first wearable fitness tracker for kids

If you’re a geek parent, you’ve probably given your kids a LeapPad at some point in your life. For those know know nothing about…

I know what you’re thinking: Google Glass, now with mind control

Google Glass doesn’t exactly have a wonderful public image, nor the people who use it. The US$1 000 device has come under some scrutiny…

Indian-made Spice Smart Pulse smartwatch has dual-SIM, tiny battery

Spice, an Indian manufacturer usually only noted for its smartphones, is trying its hand at something a little different. The Smart Pulse M-9010 is…

Arrow’s spywatch has 360-degree rotating 8MP camera, wireless charging

Arrow Technologies has joined Motorola, Samsung and LG in the premium smartwatch fight, announcing their iteration of the now ubiquitous connected wristwear. But it’s…

Spark, the non-smartwatch that keeps you awake

Smartwatches are supposed to be our phone’s accountable companion, serving notifications and alerts to the wrist when applicable. but Spark’s semi-smartwatch doesn’t seem to…

ASUS is readying the Robin, its sub-$150 Android Wear smartwatch

If a Techcrunch report is to be believed, we could see ASUS joining Samsung, LG and Motorola in the ever-growing smartwatch sector. The selling…

Glance turns any classic timepiece into a TV-controlling smartwatch

Smartwatches have saturated the wearables market this year, but many consumers won’t part with their expensive and stylish timepieces just to receive a few…

Google unveils Android Wear’s nifty notification system

Google’s Timothy Jordan has revealed Android Wear’s notification system, heading for smartwatches and wearables in the not too distant future. Android Wear is Google’s planned…

Guardian Angel pendant places fake calls to avoid creepy stalkers

The creators of the Guardian Angel believe they have found a great way to combat harassment and embarrassing situations. The jewellery-inspired wearable, made with…

Myo Armband shaping up to be the greatest gesture tech yet

And the Science/Tech scene just keeps getting better. Last year Thalmic Labs launched the Myo Armband, a gesture controlled device that stands to revolutionise…

Why smartwatches suck and how ‘Super Normal’ can fix them

We’re all aware of the issues with wearable technology in the modern world. It’s just not that practical, or, more importantly, wearable. As a…

Samsung Gear 2 review: from a galaxy far away

This is the Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 and it’s only been seven months since the Gear 1. So what happened, why the need for…

Garmin Vivofit review: a step in the right direction

“What’s that?” It’s a question anyone using any piece of wearable tech becomes used to pretty quickly. That makes sense, given how young the…

MetaWear will bring wearable tech to the masses

MetaWear is a tiny development board meant for people who want to create or hack their own wearable tech. The Kickstarter project raised its funding goal…

Fitbit Flex review: the smart fitness tracker that will get you off the couch

Today, I walked. I left my car at home and opted for the bus so I could sneak in some extra steps before work….

Samsung’s smartwatch strikes again with the Gear 2 and camera-free Gear Neo

With Mobile World Congress in full swing, Samsung’s decided to kick off the show with the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, two slight…

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