Wearables

Mi Smart Band 4 that was so far available for purchase on Amazon and Mi.com has now been made available via Flipkart as well, Xiaomi India announced on Monday. The smart band features colour AMOLED panel and six-axis accelerometer sensor. It also offers with 20 days of battery life. It was originally launched in June

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is to fund a new GBP 5 million (roughly Rs. 46.3 ccrores) technology hub at Imperial College London, British media reported. The institution did not confirm or deny the reports when contacted by AFP, and said an announcement about the project would be made on Tuesday. “Imperial, like other UK universities,

Realme Watch – the upcoming smartwatch from Realme – has now been teased on an official teaser page for India. After several leaks and rumours, the Realme Watch has now been confirmed to come with a 1.4-inch display. The page also shares some customisability options with two different straps and some features including intelligent activity

Huami, the Xiaomi-backed company behind Amazfit products, is reportedly developing a see through self-disinfecting mask that is called ‘Aeri.’ It will feature built-in ultraviolet (UV) lights that can disinfect filter within 10 minutes when connected to a power supply. It uses removable filters that follow the N95 filtration standards. If this materialises, the Aeri filters

Amazfit Ares is all set to launch on May 19 in China, and Huami has been dropping several teasers running up to it. New teaser posts on social media suggest multiple watch faces and several tracking features. It is also teased to come with 24-hours heart rate monitoring and VO2Max measurement support. The Amazfit Ares

Alphabet-owned Google’s planned $2.1 billion buy of fitness trackers company Fitbit may harm consumers and hinder innovation, European consumer group BEUC said on Wednesday, calling it a game-changer deal in the health and digital markets. Google announced the deal in November last year, a move which would allow it to take on Apple and Samsung

Realme TV and Realme Watch are set to launch in India on May 25 and will join the company’s Smart AIOT ecosystem through an online event. Realme has sent out media invites as well as made an announcement on Twitter for a digital launch event that will be hosted on its social media channels, including

Goqii Vital 3.0 smart band is the latest fitness wearables from Goqii. The smart band includes features that can track and measure heart rate, blood pressure, and sleep. The Vital 3.0 band is also capable of tracking body temperature that the company believes is going to be a “breakthrough” in detecting early COVID-19 symptoms. One

Amazfit Ares, a new smartwatch offering from Huami, will be launched on May 19. The smartwatch is said to come with over 70 sports modes and its design has already been revealed via teasers. The Amazfit Ares is seen having an octagon-shaped dial, a colour display, and silicone bands. The new smartwatch looks to be

Realme Watch is coming soon as the Chinese company has started teasing its impending arrival. The new development comes just days after some renders of the Realme Watch surfaced online. The smartwatch by the Chinese company is rumoured to have an IP68-certified build with dust and water resistance and include a 1.4-inch display. Realme India

Huawei Watch GT 2e will be up for pre-orders in India from midnight tonight. Consumers will be able to place the pre-orders for the smartwatch via Amazon India and Flipkart, and Huawei is offering free earphones worth Rs. 3,990 to all those who purchase it before May 21. Customers who pre-order will also get no-cost

Oppo launched the Enco Free truly wireless earbuds and the Enco W31 wireless headphones alongside the Oppo Reno 3 Pro smartphone. While the truly wireless earbuds went on sale immediately, the Enco W31 did not. There has been no news about the Enco W31 but now Amazon India has listed the product with a reduced

Apple Watch has maintained its lead in the global smartwatch market with a share of 55 percent in the first quarter of 2020, according to a report by research firm Strategy Analytics. The overall smartwatch market is reported to have seen 20 percent growth annually — thanks to nearly 14 million units shipped in the

Fitbit on Wednesday launched a virtual study to test if its wearable devices can detect irregular heart rhythms or atrial fibrillation. The hardware to detect irregular beats is present in Fitbit’s devices, but is not available to consumers. Device users who enrol in the study will be allowed to test it in order for Fitbit

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be held online, starting June 22, the company announced on Tuesday. The conference will be available to all developers for free via the Apple Developer app and Apple Developer website. Back in March, the company had decided to hold the event online owning to the coronavirus pandemic. The Cupertino-based

Realme has announced that the company is “taking orders” for its products starting today – after the central government eased restrictions on the delivery of non-essential goods in Orange and Green zones across India. The company is, however, not taking orders from areas that are marked as Red zones by the government. Currently, customers residing

Fitbit is reportedly developing a new 4G smartwatch that is solely aimed at children. The rumoured smartwatch is speculated to include “safety tracking features” along with video calling and voice calling options. Although the company has its Ace series of smartwatches for children, these models lack cellular connectivity for always-on tracking and communication. Moreover, the

A Chinese startup that develops augmented-reality products for use in manufacturing and gaming has found a promising growth area in the midst of a global pandemic – wearable glasses that measure temperatures on the move. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak in late 2019, Hangzhou-based startup Rokid developed a pair of glasses to help screen

Apple on Thursday reported profit slipped as it boosted revenue from services and wearables in a pandemic-cobbled start to the year for the iPhone maker. Profit dipped to $11.2 billion (roughly Rs. 84,800 crores) on sales of $58.3 billion (roughly Rs. 4.41 lakh crores) in the fiscal second quarter, compared to net income of $11.7

Vivo smartwatch has been rumoured to be in development for some time now. Back in February, Vivo Watch branding was spotted on multiple trademark websites, however, the device was never confirmed by the Chinese tech company. Now, a notable tipster on Weibo is suggesting the that the company is working on its smartwatch but unfortunately,

Amazfit X is the latest wearable from the Xiaomi-backed brand called Huami, and this one has quite a few things going for it. Launched via crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, the Amazfit X has a curved display that is claimed to provide a more comfortable fit on the wrist. Notably, the Amazfit X lacks any physical buttons and

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it expected profit to decline in the current quarter due to a coronavirus-related slump in sales of smartphones and TVs, although the chip business would remain solid. Samsung said its operating profit rose 3 percent in the January-March period, in line with an earlier estimate, as work-from-home orders boosted demand

Mi Bluetooth Earphones (Line Free Edition) and Mi Watch Color Keith Haring Edition have been launched by Xiaomi in China. Both the Xiaomi devices were unveiled along with the Mi 10 Lite Zoom Edition smartphone and MIUI 12 operating system on Monday. The latest Mi Bluetooth Earphones are powered by the Qualcomm QCC5125 audio SoC

Realme Watch or whatever ends up being the final branding of Realme’s first smartwatch is already confirmed to be coming to India. The company’s India CEO revealed the upcoming launch of the smartwatch last month; however, the executive didn’t share anything about the smartwatch. Now, a new report claims to tip the design and specifications

Huawei launched its Kirin A1 chipset last year that is found in the Huawei FreeBuds 3 and the Huawei Watch GT 2. Now, a new report suggests that the Chinese manufacturer is looking to incorporate this chip in headphones and smart eyewear. According to the online report, citing a Huawei official, the company will be

Xiaomi-backed Amazfit has been in the wearables market for quite some time now. We were impressed with the battery life on the Amazfit Bip Lite when we tested it out. Now, the brand is looking to launch a new smartwatch in the Chinese market called the Amazfit Bip Lite 1S. The company has teased that

Realme Band has received a new software update that brings weather data, the new Find my Phone feature, and more. The update comes with firmware version 6. To update the Realme Band, users must head to the Realme Link app and download the latest version. Apart from bringing the new Find My Phone feature, the

Huawei Watch GT 2 is getting a new update that brings the SpO2 monitoring system. This will add the ability to monitor the oxygen levels in your blood. This feature was introduced in the Huawei Watch GT 2e launched last month, and now it has arrived for the Huawei Watch GT 2 model as well.

Samsung has announced a new app for the Galaxy Watch Active 2 that is capable of blood pressure monitoring. Called Samsung Health Monitor, the app is claimed to have been certified by South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), which qualified it as a “Software as a Medical Device (SaMD)”. What this means

Samsung Research Institute-Bangalore (SRI-B) has built a ‘Hand Wash’ application which prompts users to clean their hands, a key precautionary measure to stay safe amid the rising coronavirus concern The application on Samsung’s Galaxy Watch reminds users periodically about hand wash and makes sure the activity lasts at least 20 seconds. “The World Health Organization