Wearable

Mobvoi claims that it is finally ready to deliver Wear OS 3 for the TicWatch E3 and TicWatch Pro 3. First announced for the pair in July 2021, the OS update will still leave the TicWatch E3 and TicWatch Pro 3 behind the times, with Google and Samsung having updated their smartwatches to Wear OS 4.

Huawei's latest accessory looks like it needs a particularly intense form of ear-piercing - however, it is in fact a new kind of wireless earphone that doesn't go in the ear at all. Instead, the FreeClip is held in place with its new "innovative C-bridge design" for the OEM's take on open-ear audio.

UGREEN has released a more affordable version of its power bank that can charge devices at up to 100W over USB-C. This new member of the Nexode series has a typical capacity of 20,000mAh and is also capable of recharging itself at a reasonably fast rate - all for about $80 - or less for a limited time.

According to some recent reports, Bose is wrapping up the production of Bose Frames - the lineup of smart audio glasses. By the end of this year, Bose Frames products will not be available for sale, while the existing owners will continue to get support.

Littlebird Connected Care has announced the first ever, child wearable capable of allowing parents to monitor their young children's location and health remotely - the Littlebird Marlon. Continuous transmission of health and location data is enabled by T-Mobile LTE-M cellular connectivity.

The 3rd gen Apple AirPods are once again discounted to their lowest price yet of $140, last seen in the Black Friday week. The earphones, otherwise priced at $169, feature spatial audio and adaptive EQ, a 6 hour battery life, and an IPX4 rating for both the earphones and the case. The AirPods Pro 2 are also currently discounted by 20% to $200.

The Garmin Beta update version 14.12 is now rolling out to the Instinct 2 smartwatch series. The new software includes bug fixes for winter sports, alongside other improvements made since the last public update. Plus, there are two methods through which customers can download the update.

Xiaomi has partnered with Genshin Impact to present a new version of the Smart Band 8 Pro. The new flagship wearable comes in custom packaging stuffed with Easter eggs dedicated to one of the game's playable characters as well as the device with a new exclusive strap styled to match. Accordingly, it costs a bit more than the standard 8 Pro in China.

The Rogbid Tank M3 is a new waterproof smartwatch with numerous functions such as health tracking and Bluetooth telephony, and also boasts a huge battery and thus long battery life. Recently launched, it is currently available for less than half the RRP.

The Smart Band 8 Pro remains a Chinese exclusive, nearly four months after Xiaomi released it in China. However, it still seems that the fitness tracker is not ready for a global introduction just yet.

Final Audio has refreshed the ZE8000, less than a year after it introduced its '8K Sound' earbuds. Now available as the ZE8000 MK2, the new earbuds have a 5 dB higher maximum volume than their predecessors, among other audio improvements.

Canopy has launched the Canopy Protect safety solution to protect hospital workers. The system utilizes discrete, wearable buttons to summon security over dedicated wireless gateways to provide hospital to parking lot coverage.

The Amazfit Balance Special Edition smartwatch is now available globally. The model comes in a range of new colors inspired by nature, with Zepp Health donating some of the profits to the non-profit One Tree Planted. The wearable has various health and wellness tracking features, including a temperature sensor.

Various sources are already speculating about Garmin's release plans for 2024. Reportedly, the Epix 3, Fenix 8 and Forerunner 65 series could be planned, as well as Lily 2 smartwatches and HRM Fit heart rate monitors.

Rockley is providing the Bioptx Biosensing Band to select customers and researchers to advance health monitoring. This wearable uses multiband light extending into the infrared to penetrate deeper into the skin to monitor the body in novel ways.

Google has confirmed it is bringing several outstanding Pixel Watch 2 features to its predecessor. Soon, the original Pixel Watch will be capable of mirroring Bedtime Mode and DND modes from a paired smartphone, among other improvements.

Huawei has released a new special edition of its latest Watch GT-series smartwatch - and a particularly seasonable one at that. It is available in both of the wearable's size variants, each with its own exclusive band color. The GT 4 Christmas Edition also comes with a second alternative strap and free TWS earbuds in some markets.

Garmin has confirmed all 'notable features' that this month's new feature updates bring to various smartwatches. Not only can recent Fenix and Forerunner smartwatches now automatically detect when you are napping, but they can also monitor skin temperature changes, among other improvements.

The Coros Pace 3 smartwatch has been pitted against various Garmin, Apple and Polar wearables in new research by the5krunner. The study looked at the performance of the Coros device across a range of exercises, proving it to be less accurate than competitor products.

Garmin has again mentioned the HRM-Fit heart rate monitor, this time on a page listing repair costs for the brand’s devices in Spain. The gadget was initially seen in a listing in a database for a product certification scheme. Little is known about the new model, though a patent application in the US could reveal more information.

The Google Pixel Watch (first-gen) price has dropped to its lowest-ever level once again, giving folks who missed earlier sales another chance to snag one. The watch is feature-rich with a wide range of health and fitness-related goodies straight from Fitbit’s ecosystem, a sleek design with a comfortable fit, and a vanilla implementation of WearOS.

Unveiled over a year ago as the first carbon fiber smartwatch, the Bugatti Carbone Limited Edition is a prized collectors' item, with just 2,500 units ever to be made, of which 2,000 have been sold already. The latest firmware update comes with a new watch face alongside BioAge, which compares the user's biological and chronological ages.

Varjo has released the XR-4 mixed reality headsets with 4K displays for each eye that produce a combined 28 million pixel display resolution. This exceeds the resolution of all consumer VR/XR headsets on the market today including the upcoming Apple Vision Pro. Three models are available – the XR-4, XR-4 Focal Edition, and XR-4 Secure Edition.

Details about Garmin's next set of smartwatches have turned up online courtesy of various official support listings. The first retailer has revealed UK launch pricing for the same smartwatches, too.

OtterBox touts its new Lumen series as the most novel and innovative cases on the market, with a "trusted" protective design finished with aerial shots of "iconic destination" cities such as New York. Accordingly, the brand hints that they may be the perfect unique holiday gift for iPhone 15-series users who also love travel (or the idea of travel, at least). The Lumen Series Passport cases are also MagSafe-compatible and have optional matching AirTag covers.

According to new analysis, Apple may have based its Apple S9 SiP powering the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 on its A16 Bionic chipset. Manufactured using TSMC's N4P process, the Apple S9 contains about 60% more transistors than its predecessors.

EarFun touts its new Free Pro 3s as "dual certified" TWS earbuds, in that they officially support both Hi-Res Audio and Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon Sound suite of audio features, aptX Adaptive included. They are also rated for a decent level of ANC, even though their noise-cancelling tech is of the hybrid variety. The Pro 3s' case is also backed to deliver "generous" battery life and also supports wireless charging.

Huawei has released HarmonyOS 4.0.0.191 for the Watch 4, one of its recent flagship smartwatches. Coming in at nearly 1 GB, HarmonyOS 4.0.0.191 is a comparatively large update with various changes, including a new arrhythmia analysis feature.

Garmin has launched the eTrex Solar handheld GPS unit with built-in solar panel. The internal battery can power the GPS for up to 75 days, while recharging during bright days can extend runtimes indefinitely for those tackling the Appalachian Trail.

Public software version 17.24 is now being shared with the Garmin Forerunner 955 smartwatch in a phased rollout. The update brings previously leaked features to the wearables alongside new tools seen in recent beta releases. These include sleep insights, improved notifications and more activities.

Numerous Garmin smartwatches are now eligible for firmware version 15.74, a stable update that contains almost 50 changes for the Fenix 7 and Fenix 7 Pro series. Also available for Epix 2, Enduro 2, MARQ Gen 2, Quatix 7 and Tactix 7 smartwatches, v15.74 culminates 15.xx beta builds.

Garmin has started rolling out a new stable software update to the Forerunner 265. Arriving a few days after the company released Beta Version 17.22, the new stable update contains several changes, including a nap glance mode, alerts signalling stress levels and the need for rest, plus red shift control for preserving night vision in low light.

The Garmin Forerunner 965 is now eligible for a new stable software update. According to the company's forum post, v17.24 has a dozen-strong changelog, which introduces an inline skating mode and up-ahead voice prompts, among other changes.

The Garmin Fenix 6 smartwatch has been included in a recent study to determine the relative accuracy of heart rate measurements across various devices. Also included in the experiment were the Polar H10 chest strap and a new military-grade sensor called OMNI. The research flagged problems with data collected by the Garmin wearable.

Google may have given up on developing its own smart glasses, but Meizu is now showing an alternative with the MYVU Discovery AR Smart Glasses based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1, which can also be controlled via a smart ring.

Blatchford has launched the Tectus brace driven by electronics, springs and hydraulics to aid patients who have partial leg paralysis to walk more normally. This wearable compensates for leg weaknesses, poor heel rise, and unsteady gait to give users better mobility with less dependence on a cane or wheelchair.

The Redmi Buds 5 Pro is Xiaomi's latest pair of TWS earbuds. Already available in China, the Redmi Buds 5 Pro contain various upgrades over the Redmi Buds 4 Pro, including longer battery life, better ANC and LHDC 5.0 support for higher-quality Bluetooth audio transmission.

Garmin has revealed that it has a new CES Best of Innovation Award winner well in advance of the actual January 2024 event in question. The Venu 3 is joined by other smartwatches of its brand in being honored during these upcoming Awards, not to mention Garmin's "revolutionary" automatic emergency landing system.

HTC has announced that its new own-brand accessory augments the UX of its VIVE headsets as never before with new technology that confers true "self-tracking" on the user. Accordingly, their avatar's movements in games or apps are backed to become more realistic and convincing with an Ultimate Tracker - or more, as they come in multipacks as well as individually.

The Redmi Watch 4 is Xiaomi's latest smartwatch, following last month's launch of the Watch S3. Based around a near 2-inch AMOLED display, the Redmi Watch 4 also has a comparatively large battery and built-in GNSS location services, among other features.

ViCentra has announced the availability of its hybrid, closed-loop insulin delivery system. Consisting of a Kaleido insulin pump and Dexcom blood glucose monitor, these two wearables work together with innovative software in a Diabeloop DBLG1 pocketable device in real-time to deliver better insulin dosing for improved health in patients with Type 1 diabetes.

Samsung has announced a new way to catch them all for its fans in Spain, by turning their Galaxy Buds-series TWS earbuds into Pokéballs. This can be done with one of the new Eco-Friends shells for their cases. They come in various forms and integrate a lanyard for ease of carrying.

Mobvoi has announced a range of deals on its TicWatch series of fitness-focused smartwatches for Cyber Monday 2023. They include the brand's new or nearly-new Snapdragon Wear-powered flagship dual-mode display wearables, although some of their more accessible siblings go for even less than normal during the sale.

Sennheiser’s HD 458BT noise cancelling headphone is currently available on Best Buy for just US$70, after a 65% discount. The headphone features Bluetooth 5.0 with AptX and AptX Low Latency codec support, 30 hours of battery life and weighs just 238 g for maximum comfort over long listening sessions.

Fossil is rolling out War OS 3.5 to its Gen 6 smartwatches. The updated software brings various new features and enhancements to the wearables. Reports suggest that these include improved battery life, enhanced performance and upgraded fitness tracking thanks to the Fitbit integration.

For the first time, Xiaomi has provided more details on the technical specifications of the Redmi Watch 4, including information on the display and the casing. The official launch will take place in a few days.

OnePlus is gearing up to launch third-gen flagship-series TWS earbuds, according to a new filing discovered on the FCC database. The "Buds 3" are thought to launch with up-to-date specs such as Bluetooth 5.3 and ANC - then again, the possibility of their imminent launch might give those currently doing their Cyber Weekend shopping for the existing Buds Pro 2 little cause for concern.

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