Browsing: Smartwatches

It’s October, and while the best of the year’s weather is behind us, if you’re a keen runner your thoughts might already be turning to next spring. April onwards is marathon season, and if you’ve entered the New York or Berlin events, London’s mammoth two-day event, or one of the many other marathons held in…

Not every smartwatch needs to come with an overwhelming array of bells and whistles — sometimes, a simple digital timepiece with a few handy extras is all you need. That’s the case with the Casio F-B100W, and after selling well in Japan, this retro-themed ticker has finally gone on sale in the US.

Some people get new smartwatches yearly, while others wear theirs to the grave. Which one are you? By •

Facer, one of the largest sources for downloading and installing watch faces for Wear OS and Apple Watch, is getting an overhaul. After announcing support for Google’s Watch Face Format and Wear OS 6 last year, and then extending support to RTOS watches, Facer is getting a redesigned storefront with a more colorful look and…

Polar has released its latest sports smartwatch, the Street X. With a brief to create an ‘urban sports watch for those who live, work, and train in the city’, Polar has produced a chunky G-Shock-style watch that is tough, lightweight, and ‘always ready’ to go.

Remember when the Apple Watch was just a fitness gadget, primarily devoted to notifications and workout tracking? Now it’s like a medical technician on your wrist, measuring everything from heart rate (with readings every 5 seconds), temperature, blood oxygen, respiratory rate, and sleep. It’s so comprehensive that it can now, with the enhanced Vital apps,…

Google Pixel Watch 4 (41mm, LTE) drops to a record-low $329.95, with calls, texts, and more without your phone. By •

Garmin released its newest iterations of its flagship Fenix smartwatches in August in the form of the Fenix 9 and 9 Pro and, as expected, they come with super-premium materials, brighter-than-ever displays and improved maps. So it’s no surprise that they also carry sky-high price tags starting from AU$1,599.

Garmin has announced several new software and feature updates for select smartwatches and compatible Edge cycling computers. The updates apply to devices including the fēnix 8 series, Forerunner 570 and Forerunner 970, Venu 4, and vívoactive 6.

The brand-new Apple Watch Series 12 and the Apple Watch Ultra 4 are reportedly the most accurate heart rate-tracking smartwatches on the market and the best Apple Watches yet, largely thanks to the wearables’ new Health Sensing System. A redesigned LED sensor array, the Health Sensing System is said to be more accurate than ever…