Wearables

Mi Watch Color may be heading to India as Xiaomi is teasing the arrival of a smartwatch. The company had earlier announced that it is hosting its ‘Smarter Living 2021′ event on September 29, and the arrival of the Mi Smart Band 5 was also teased. Now, the company has hinted that a smartwatch may

Nearly two thirds of people in leading Western European countries would consider augmenting the human body with technology to improve their lives, mostly to improve health, according to research commissioned by Kaspersky. As humanity journeys further into a technological revolution that its leaders say will change every aspect of our lives, opportunities abound to transform

Facebook is about five to 10 years away from being able to bring to market “true” augmented reality glasses, its chief scientist told Reuters, as the company released plans to launch a first generation product next year. The world’s biggest social media company announced on Wednesday that it was partnering with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica for

Facebook on Wednesday announced it would launch its own smart glasses next year which connect to smartphones as part of an alliance with eyewear titan EssilorLuxottica. The Ray-Ban branded eyewear, a move by Facebook into wearable tech, is an early step in a project to create futuristic eyewear that augments real-world views with data or

Amazfit Neo will be launched in India on October 1, the company has announced. The retro-style smartwatch from Huami will be available for purchase via Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, and Amazfit’s online store. The smartwatch has an always-on display and comes equipped with Huami’s proprietary PAI health analysis system. It offers three sports modes, 5ATM water

Titan has released five new watches with contactless payment functionality in India. To enable this functionality, the watch company has partnered with State Bank of India (SBI) to bring a new Titan Pay solution. Users can tap these Titan Pay powered watches on contactless payment POS machines to make payments. This solution will only work

Huami will be launching the Amazfit GTR 2 and Amazfit GTS 2 smartwatches on September 22. Amazfit released an invite for the same on Chinese microblogging site Weibo, and the founder and CEO of the company, Wang Huang, also commented on the similarity between Amazfit and Apple Watches. The upcoming smartwatches are expected to have

Apple Watch Series 6 has been unveiled by Apple at its virtual “Time Flies” event. The new smartwatch by the Cupertino giant looks quite similar to the Apple Watch Series 4 and Series 5 models. However, it does bring new hardware that is touted to deliver faster performance, better water resistance, and enhanced wireless connectivity,

Fitbit has received regulatory approval for the ECG app on the Fitbit Sense smartwatch, and it will be available for users in India, the US, and countries in Europe from next month. Fitbit Sense had recently been unveiled by the company, but the electrocardiogram (ECG) app on the smartwatch hadn’t received regulatory approval. ECG is

Apple’s event is taking place virtually later today where the Cupertino company is expected to unveil the new generations of the Apple Watch and iPad Air. The event that Apple calls “Time flies” is likely to bring the Apple Watch Series 6 as the showstopper that would be the successor to the Series 5 model.

Vivo has confirmed that it would be launching the Vivo Watch on September 22. A recent retail listing had hinted September 22 as being the launch date for the upcoming wearable. Vivo officially announced the date through a teaser posted on Weibo, along with a caption that included brief details of the smartwatch’s launch. Details

OnePlus Watch has reportedly bagged certification from the Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS). This is the second time that the rumoured wearable has been spotted on a certification agency’s website. Previously, the smartwatch was spotted on Indonesia’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) certification site. While there is no official communication on the product, it is

Apple Watch ‘SE’ is rumoured to be unveiled at the company’s Time Flies virtual event on September 15, according to a known tipster. The Cupertino giant is also said to launch the Apple Watch Series 6, rumoured iPad Air 4 and iPad 8, and no iPhone 12 models or AirPods Studio headphones. Earlier this week,

Vivo Watch smartwatch has leaked on several occasions in the recent past, and now a new retail listing suggests that the wearable may launch as soon as September 22. A separate poster leak hints at the design of the watch, along with possible colour options. Additionally, the key specifications of the Vivo Watch have also

OnePlus Watch was recently spotted on the IMDA certification site, and now a new rumour gives us a little hint at the wearable’s design. According to a tipster, the unannounced OnePlus Watch will likely come with a circular dial. This shape is fairly popular among Android-based wearables and OnePlus may look to stick to this

Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro has been announced as the latest entry into Huawei’s smartwatch lineup and a follow up to the Huawei Watch GT 2 from last year. It comes in a single size and boasts of features like 14-day battery life, titanium and sapphire glass construction, and heart rate monitoring. It also gets

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 has got a new update that brings several new features associated to health, connectivity, and communication. The development was shared by the company on its website and it states that the update will be available starting today. Some of the new features that have been added to the Galaxy Watch

Google has started rolling out its promised Wear OS update for the Android-based wearable Suunto 7. The tech giant brings improved performance and simplified pairing process with the latest update. Google confirms that Suunto 7 is the first wearable to receive the Wear OS update. More Android-based wearable manufacturers will receive a similar update in

Amazfit Neo has been unveiled by Huami as a retro-style smartwatch. The new offering comes with a black and white STN LCD panel that is easily visible under direct sunlight and helps provide a battery life of over four weeks. The smartwatch also features vintage straps that provide a traditional digital watch-like look and feel

Realme Watch S Pro was made official at IFA 2020 but at that time, only an image of the upcoming smartwatch was released. No specification or features were announced; however, now a US FCC listing of the smartwatch has surfaced online that has indicated the Realme Watch S Pro design and specifications. The Realme Watch

Minecraft is making the jump to PlayStation VR, Microsoft-owned developer Mojang Studios has announced. Minecraft will be available on the platform as a free upgrade later in September, though Mojang shied away from stating an exact release date. This would be the third officially supported VR version of Minecraft, after Minecraft for Windows 10 (Oculus

Redmi Smart Band has been launched in India as the first wearable from the Xiaomi sub-brand. The fitness band features a colour touch display and comes with an integrated USB plug for easy charging. Just like other wearables in its segment, the Redmi Smart Band offers heart-rate monitoring and sleep tracking. It also supports personalised

Vivo Watch, the rumoured first smartwatch from the smartphone maker, has been reported to be in development for quite some time now. A tipster has now taken to Weibo to post some key specifications of the wearable. The Vivo Watch may arrive in two sizes, sporting a leather strap. The tipster also suggested a battery

Personal accessories company Noise has launched the Noise Colorfit Nav smartwatch in India as its latest budget wearable. This smartwatch offers built-in GPS, an optical heart rate sensor, a colour touchscreen, and a few workout modes for keeping track of fitness. The new Colorfit Nav promises up to four days of battery life and is

TCL has announced two new tablets, a smartwatch, and a pair of truly wireless earbuds at ongoing IFA 2020 trade fair. The new tablets are called TCL 10 Tab Max and TCL 10 Tab Mid, whereas the new smartwatch is called TCL Move Time Family Watch MT43A. The company has also launched the TCL MoveAudio

Honor has expanded its footprint in the smartwatches market by launching the Honor Watch GS Pro and Honor Watch ES at IFA 2020. In the new series, the Honor Watch GS Pro is designed as a rugged offering with MIL-STD 810G-rated build that is thermal, shock, and water resistant. The Honor Watch ES, on the

Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro is reported to be coming soon. The wearable is likely a minor upgrade to the Huawei Watch GT 2 that was launched last year and its key specifications and renders have leaked ahead of the rumoured launch. The renders suggests that the Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro will have a

Redmi Smart Band will launch in India on September 8 at 12pm (noon), Xiaomi has revealed through its Redmi India Twitter handle. It will be the brand’s first smart band in India, though a Redmi Band was launched in China back in April. It is likely that Xiaomi is bringing the same smart band to

Amazfit Band 5 has been listed on Amazon US website ahead of its official launch. Manufactured by China-based Huami, the wearable was spotted in a US FCC listing in July. Amazfit Band 5 is now set for a September 30 release, according to the e-commerce platform. The fitness tracker will come with several helpful features,

Samsung Galaxy Fit 2 fitness tracker has been launched by the company as it expands its Galaxy portfolio. During the ‘Life Unstoppable’ virtual event, Samsung announced a bunch of new devices, one of which was the Galaxy Fit 2 fitness tracker. It is an iterative update to the Galaxy Fit that was launched in India