Versa 2 Test: Fitbit estimated oxygen variation graph says no worries
Fitbit's new Estimated Oxygen Variation graph has been available to all Charge 3, Ionic, Versa, Versa Lite, and Versa 2 users for the last month. This new feature was originally announced six months ago and began rolling out to...
Fitbit Australia and Sydney Uni partner in international COVID-19 pandemic wearables research
Can wearable tech predict COVID-19 and reveal how pandemics affect us?
That's one of the questions University of Sydney researchers would like to know and to find out they have joined an international, US-led effort to discover if data from...
History of Corning Gorilla Glass: how it makes our phone screens scratch & drop...
For over a decade, the best mobile phones have often listed Corning Gorilla Glass front and/or back protection in their specifications, and more recently, wearables have used it as well. Competitors to Corning Gorilla Glass include Asahi Glass Co's...
Samsung’s release date for the new flip and fold devices is coming soon
Samsung is in the final stages of readiness for its annual unpacked event. This year the event returns to Seoul, Korea and, we're going to see some new toys devices coming through.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 passes through the NCC — release imminent
Samsung is rumoured to be hosting a launch event early next month and with the current volume of leaks of devices expected at the event the rumours seems to hold some weight. Adding even more weight to that...
Google says they’ve completed Fitbit purchase. US and AUS regulators still haven’t said Yes
In a synchronised announcement Google and Fitbit have both blogged that the acquisition of Fitbit by Google is complete.
Fitbit President and co-founder James Park said in his announcement:
Iām writing today to let you know that Fitbit is now officially...
Fitbit Charge 5 update now helps you find your phone
When it comes to activity trackers, Fitbit is one of the best-recognised names in the game. They cover both general trackers and delve deeper into the smartwatch realm. That crossover has now resulted in a find my phone feature...
OPPO release their WearOS smartwatch and noise cancelling headphones into Australia
We have been tracking the OPPO Watch for a long time and when it was released in India last month we speculated that it would arrive here soon. It seems we weren't too far off with OPPO today...
The TicWatch E3 is here and it looks good
We've had the chance to look at several TicWatch devices over the last couple of years. Where many Wear OS devices don't really meet user expectations, the battery life and performance have been good. So the full...
Google’s 2022 hardware line up shows how it’s all coming together
In the very early hours of this morning, the Made by Google 2022 event streamed around the world. The event showcased a number of new and upcoming hardware as well as software innovations from Google. The hardware announcements didn't...
TCL adds new smart connected devices to their portfolio — headphones, a kids watch...
Yesterday we saw TCL announce the TCL 10 Series of phones. Today they have added to that announcement with a few new smart connected products. The new products include a 5G CPE, true wireless headphones, wireless heart...
Suunto drop the price of the Suunto 7 Sportswatch to $599
A lot of water has passed under the bridge since we covered the release of the Suunto 7 Smartwatch and over the year instead of focusing on delivering new products Suunto have instead focused on steadily releasing updates to...
Leak Time: The Pixel watch is expected to launch at Google I/O this year
Finally, we're seeing tangible evidence that the Pixel Watch will launch this year. The watch, Code Named "Rohan" has been leaked multiple times. Now we see further information from Evan Blass that tutorials were -- at least briefly --...
As if the leaks weren’t enough, signs show there’s new Google gear on the...
There are plenty of leaks about showing information about the likely upcoming Pixel 8 devices. The even better news is that signs suggest the -- not yet confirmed -- release date is imminent.
When it comes to device releases, the...
Android Engineering team suggest they are dialling Wear OS up to (Android) 11
With the final release of Android 11 set for September 8th - following the end of the 11 Weeks of Android that the Google developer relations team is running - we are starting to hear more about Android on...