Google’s operating system for wearables, dubbed Wear OS, is getting a shot in the arm. During the company’s Google IO developer conference, Google has announced it was teaming up with Samsung to work together on Wear OS, which will now replace Samsung’s home-grown Tizen OS on future models of Galaxy smartwatches. This means that Samsung […]
You can now control your music through your (smart)watch After adding Spotify integration to Google Maps and Google’s native clock app, the two tech companies strengthen their partnership further by offering native Spotify support for all Wear OS devices. While there was a native Spotify app for Android Wear, the Wear OS version comes with a […]
Wearables might be a good way to gauge your general health, but the health stats they measure are usually off by a few points when compared to medical devices purpose-built to measure blood pressure or heart rate. That’s something that Huawei is going to change thanks to their new TruSense tech that’s going to start […]
The latest smartwatches of Samsung make a departure from Tizen and now use WearOS-based OneUI. Known as the Galaxy Watch4, the new smartwatches come with a 3-in-1 BioActive Sensor, which consists of Optical Heart Rate, Electrical Heart and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis. Samsung explains that the new sensor array on the Galaxy Watch4 can measure blood oxygen and […]
Verdict: Despite looking very similar to the Apple watch, OPPO’s debut smartwatch is one of the better-looking ones out there. The two-button and touchscreen interface makes it easy to use, and its display is one of the brightest out there. However, WearOS’ notorious RAM management and battery life still needs a lot of improvement despite OPPO’s ColorOS tweaks […]
OPPO continues to expand its ecosystem offerings in the Philippines with the OPPO Watch 41mm. OPPO’s debut smartwatch offering sports a 6000-series aluminum frame and a 1.6-inch AMOLED display and is powered by a Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor for Smart mode and Apollo3 processor for Power Saver mode. For software, the OPPO Watch 41mm uses […]
Now with better battery management Fossil updates its smartwatch portfolio with the Gen 5. The latest Fossil Smartwatch is powered by a Snapdragon 3100 chipset paired with 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage. It runs WearOS, and features three battery modes (battery, extended, time only) to increase its battery life. https://youtu.be/YJ759YEzuZ8 The Gen 5 sports […]
Fossil Android Wear Smart Watch Anyone? “We believe a branded fashion experience will be the catalyst to further accelerate the connected accessory trend.” Fossil CEO Kosta Kartsotis Fossil and Intel have recently announced a partnership that will allow the traditional watchmaker company to enter the wearables category with their own line-up of smart watches powered […]
We go hands-on with the G2 watch from Cherry Mobile! Aside from the Selfie, Cherry Mobile also sent over their G2 Watch. The G2 Watch is a Cherry Mobile’s successor to their first (and rather flawed) G1, which used a tiny, tiny keyboard as an input method. The G2 relies entirely on its 1.44-inch touch-sensitive […]
Aside from the Watch GT 5 series, HUAWEI is set to bring its groundbreaking Watch D2 to the Philippines soon. What makes the latest iteration of the Watch D significant is that it is the first HUAWEI smartwatch to offer Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM), making it more accurate than its predecessor. The ABPM feature […]
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As HUAWEI makes a comeback with phones when it comes to market share, a new report by IDC reveals that HUAWEI dominates in the wearables market for the 2nd quarter of 2024, beating Xiaomi, Apple, and Samsung. In the report, HUAWEI dominated the wearables market with a commanding 20.3% market share in Q2 2024, which […]