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…

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…

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…

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…

Samsung Gear S2 hands-on preview: touch me, tease me

There are many gimmicky devices floating around in the consumer cloud. Smartwatches are arguably the lousiest of the lot, with manufacturers promising you all…

Huawei to TomTom: 6 stand-out smartwatches from IFA 2015

For more IFA 2015 happenings, live updates and deeper analysis, keep locked onto our IFA 2015 portal. No amount of PR fairy dust will…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Sony SmartWatch 3 review: substance over style

The smartwatch is still an infant technology that hasn’t yet decided what it wants to be when it grows up. Although there are a…

FlyShark is the smartphone challenger Kickstarter’s been waiting for

Smartwatches are slowly creeping back into the limelight, with the recent announcement of the LG Watch Urbane and the imminent launch of the long…

LG Watch Urbane smartwatch boasts sexy all-metal body, business-class chic

The smartwatch craze of 2014 has largely cooled off in the early months of 2015, but manufacturers are still hell-bent on finding the next…

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