Wearables

Garmin Venu, Garmin Vívoactive 4 GPS smartwatches launched in India: Price, availability, features

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Garmin India has launched two new smartwatches in India – Garmin Venu and Garmin Vivoactive 4. Both come with the broadest available range of all-day health monitoring features like advanced sleep with Pulse Ox, new respiration tracking, abnormal heartrate alerts, menstrual cycle tracking, stress tracking with relax reminders, new hydration tracking, new breathwork activities and … Read more

Infinix Band 5 wearable with color display now available on Flipkart

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Electronics maker Infinix launched its latest wearable fitness tracker about a week back in the Indian market. As part of the launch, the company shared details about specifications, features, pricing, and availability. According to the announcement, the Infinix Band 5 is now available on Flipkart. Buyers interested in getting their hands on the wearable can … Read more

Huawei Watch GT 2 ‘Notify Me’ button goes live on Flipkart and Amazon India

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The Huawei Watch GT 2 smartwatch’s ‘Notify Me’ page is now live on Flipkart and Amazon India. Interested users can register themselves on ‘Notify Me’ at the company’s official online website. The smartwatch comes with an AMOLED display, Bluetooth v5.1 connectivity, 5ATM water-resistance and more. The brand is claiming that the wearable can deliver up to two … Read more

Honor Magic Watch 2 India launch to take place as early as next month

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The Honor Magic Watch 2 launched at an event in Beijing yesterday. The smartwatch was unveiled alongside the Honor V30 and Honor V30 Pro smartphones. The event also saw the unveiling of the Honor MagicBook laptop. If the smartwatch impresses you, here’s some news for Indian users. As per IANS, the Honor Magic Watch 2 India launch … Read more

Here’s how smartphones can help detect mental, physical stress

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Users today are addicted to smartphones and continuous social interaction. A few past reports suggest that smartphone addicts could be suffering from depression, social isolation, social anxiety, and shyness. Now, a new study reveals that one can use their phones to accurately extract vital parameters like heart rate and stress level. As per the study, if users have … Read more

Huawei Watch GT 2 India launch to take place in the first week of December: Report

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It is no secret that Huawei is planning on launching a few wearables in India in the coming weeks. The company revealed as much during the announcement of its Kirin A1 SoC. The chipset built specifically for wearables is the world’s first SoC to support Bluetooth 5.1 and Bluetooth LE 5.1. While there is no … Read more

Sonata hybrid smartwatches with 1 year battery life launched in India: Price, features and more

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Sonata, a watch brand from the house of Titan, has launched a range of hybrid smartwatches in India. The company’s new smart wearable category includes Stride and Stride Pro. Both the smartwatches supports the brand’s Stride mobile app, which is compatible with Android Version 5.0 and above; iOS version 11 and above. The Stride smartwatch is priced at … Read more

Ubon SW-11 smartwatch with built-in GPS tracker launched for Rs 2,199

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India based mobile accessory manufacturer Ubon has now launched a smartwatch with built-in GPS tracker in the market. The company has unveiled its flagship smartwatch Ubon SW-11 inspired by traditional chronographic designs. In a press statement on Friday, the company noted that the Ubon SW-11 design combines bigger LED screen, longer battery backup with a … Read more

Next-gen Apple Watch may come with Touch ID support

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Apple is working towards introducing Touch ID feature in the Apple Watch, according to a patent application filed last year by the iPhone maker and recently published by the US Patent and Trademark Office. New patent detailed “Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published yet another patent application from Apple that covers moving the … Read more

Apple Watch shipments grew to 6.8 million units during Q3 2019, up 51 percent from last year: Strategy Analytics

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Apple Watch continues to maintain its lead over competitors like Samsung and Fitbit in the smartwatch market. The wearable from Apple maintained its first position in the global smartwatch market. Its share reached 48 percent in the third quarter of this year, up from 45 percent in the same quarter last year. According to a … Read more

Fossil Hybrid HR with e-paper display, two weeks battery life launched; coming to India on November 18

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Fossil has introduced a new hybrid smartwatch called Fossil Hybrid HR. The company, which sold its smartwatch assets to Google recently, is increasingly focusing on hybrid smartwatch segment. The new Hybrid HR brings an always-on display, heart rate tracking in a wearable rated to last for two weeks. The best part of Hybrid HR is … Read more

Google acquires wearable fitness band and smartwatch maker Fitbit for $2.1 billion

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After the rumors of Google making an offer to Fitbit emerged, the search giant has now announced the acquisition. The deal is worth $2.1 billion. “Today, we’re announcing that Google has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fitbit, a leading wearables brand,” said Rick Osterloh, Senior Vice President, Devices & Services, Google. “By working … Read more

Snapdragon Wear 3300 SoC may be the second chance for Wear OS smart watches

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Chipmaker Qualcomm seems to be working on its next SoC for wearable devices. This SoC is likely to be known as the Snapdragon Wear 3300 SoC. In addition, new information has hinted that this is likely to be the SoC that we have long been waiting for. This likely means that this is likely to … Read more

Xiaomi Mi Watch real-world images leak online; features teased

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Xiaomi seems to be gearing to launch its first proper smartwatch in the market. The unannounced smartphone will be called the Xiaomi Mi Watch. As part of teasers leading up to the November 5 launch event, the company shared some details about the product. The company also shared real-world renders of the Xiaomi Mi Watch … Read more

Xiaomi Mi Band 5 to feature NFC support outside China

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Xiaomi Mi Band 4 has been out in the market for just a few months but its successor might already be in the works. The Mi Band 4 launched in China back in June and it comes with a color display, NFC and a microphone. However, the global variant of Mi Band 4 does not … Read more

Tile Mate Review: Never lose your valuable things again

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At its September 10 hardware event, Apple was rumored to launch its own Bluetooth tracker. The rumor instantly brought one company back into the day-to-day conversation – Tile. This little known US-based consumer electronics company has been making Bluetooth trackers for some time now. While such devices have existed in the past, Tile works in … Read more

Honor Band 5 gets SpO2 and Remote Music Control feature in India

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Honor Band 5, the new wearable from Huawei’s e-brand, is getting two new features in India. The company has announced the roll out of SpO2 and Remote Music Control for the wearable. While these features are being pushed as OTA update to already sold devices, the new devices will come with these two key features … Read more

Amazon Great Indian Festival: PTron Twins Pro first ear buds priced under Rs 1,000

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The new earbuds PTron Twins Pro are the first in India to be available under Rs 1,000. It is available at the Amazon Great Indian Festival for a price of Rs 849. The “True Wireless Stereo Earbuds”, PTron Twins Pro wireless earbuds adopt TWS technology to make wireless Bluetooth 5.0 synchronous connection stereo pairing. It … Read more

Garmin MARQ super-premium wearables launched in India; starts from Rs 1,41,990

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US-based wearable major Garmin on Thursday launched its premium luxury watch collection ‘MARQ’ in India. It is offering five new variants in the country. The basic model is called the MARQ Athlete and it would be available for Rs 1,41,990. The MARQ Driver is available for Rs 2,36,990 while the MARQ Aviator is available for … Read more

Honor Band 5 also coming to Amazon India; will be available starting Great Indian Festival sale

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Honor’s latest fitness activity tracker, the Honor Band 5, will soon be available on Amazon India as well. The wearable was introduced through exclusive online partner Flipkart in July. Now the band will also be sold through Amazon India starting from September 29. For Amazon Prime members, it will be available a day prior starting … Read more

Fossil Gen 5 Smartwatch with Wear OS, Snapdragon Wear 3100 SoC now available in India

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American fashion brand Fossil has just launched the fifth generation of its Smartwatch in the Indian market. The India launch of the smartwatch comes about two months after the company launched it on the global stage. According to the announcement, the company claims that the fifth-generation watches are crafted to offer “best-in class” experience. The … Read more

MevoFit Drive Run fitness band with color display launched in India: Check price, features

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MevoFit has launched its first smart band, which is called MevoFit Drive Run. The newly launched fitness band is priced at Rs 4,990 in India. Interested customers can buy it either via Amazon India or MevoFit’s official online store. With basic usage, the company claims that the MevoFit Run can deliver up to six days of battery … Read more

Misfit unveils Ronin hybrid smartwatches in white: Check features

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Misfit has launched new Ronin hybrid smartwatches, which offer an all-white design with nautical navy blue accents. Notably, the company has launched the white variants of the last year’s Command and Path smartwatches. The new Ronin Command features a subdial that will give users more information. Both the 45mm Misfit Command and 36mm Misfit Path come … Read more