Fitbit Inspire HR — Australian Review
Not so very long ago we saw a transition from fitness bands to smart watches, now with the sad state of WearOS were seeing more smart features in fitness bands and a resurgence in that market.
Fitbit is one of...
It looks like there’s a 4G LTE TicWatch coming
We've been fans of Mobvoi's TicWatch series of Android Wear Wear OS smart watches, and today it looks like they have a new model in the offing, with 4G LTE. Enter the new TicWatch Pro.
From a page spotted by...
Huawei Watch GT gets a facelift
When Chris took a look at the Huawei Watch GT earlier this year, his impression was (while generally positive) somewhat mixed feelings. A consistent feedback across many reviews agrees with ours, the lack of always-on display on is clearly...
Getting weird Android notifications? Bluetooth may be the culprit
Bluetooth is more important than ever since the demise of the headphone jack and the rise of the smart watch. However, according to an Android Police report, it may be the cause of recent Android notification bugs.
Some of the...
Google’s Wear OS Tiles feature is now live for some users
Yesterday Google announced their new feature to help improve their flailing wearable operating system -- Tiles. Just a day later and it seems that Google have switching on the server-side switch for some users.
Users on the WearOS subreddit...
Garmin expands Forerunner GPS watch range
Garmin are premium activity tracking devices that are well liked and the brand respected by users of their equipment. Their Forerunner range of devices are one of their mainstream offering and the range has just expanded to offer budget...
Alcatel MOVETIME Family Watch — Australian Review
I got my first mobile phone when I was about 16 (if memory serves), and I paid for it with the modest income I earned from a casual evening job. It didn't last long, because in 1997 I didn't...
Google’s Wear OS is going nowhere fast. Can you use an Apple Watch on...
We've spoken a number of times recently about the dearth of development in the Android-powered Wear OS space. While Google's Wear OS fumbles around in the weeds, the smartwatch war - such as it is - is being won...
Major TicTocTrack Watch Security Flaws Discovered
Australian security researcher Troy Hunt has just reported major security flaws in the popular TicTocTrack Watch used by Australian parents to track their children.
Hunt and Ken Munro from Pen Test Partners discovered that the TicTocTrack Watch was simply a...
Could this be a new Google Pixel Watch rumour? A new patent suggests yes
The Google Pixel Watch is the rumour that refuses to go away. After a string of rumours last year ahead of the October Made by Google event, the Pixel Watch failed to materialise and a number of geeks were...
Xiaomi confirms Mi Band 4 will be coming later in 2019
Xiaomi has confirmed that it intends to launch a new Mi Band 4 fitness tracker ater this year on its quarterly earning call.
David Cui told investors and the media:
"For Mi Band 4, it's going to be in this year....
Huawei to announce some more Watch GT variants alongside P30 in Paris
A smartphone launch isn't really a smartphone launch unless it launches with some other stuff. Generally, a smartphone will launch with some accessories, sometimes they go well, and sometimes they're poorly thought out.
Last October, Huawei's Mate 30 Pro launched...
Alcatel announces a Family Watch to give parents peace of mind for kids on...
Just last week we saw Alcatel Mobile's Family Watch on the stand at MWC 2019, and now the watch is here in Australia to give parents some peace of mind for kids that are increasingly on the move.
The Family...
Optus now enables number sharing with the Samsung Galaxy Watch
Over the last week or so Optus have enabled number sharing between certain Samsung Galaxy devices and the Galaxy Watch, which they have just begun selling. Number sharing worked originally only with Telstra, but now it seems Optus is...
Mobvoi TicWatch E2 — Australian Review
The state of WearOS is very much up in the air, we’ve quite openly stated that it’s hard to recommend WearOS and that something special needs to happen and in a big way to really integrate it to the...