Wearables

Garmin Forerunner 165 MSRP $250.00 “The Garmin Forerunner 165 is a great little fitness watch, delivering excellent running features (and more) at a fantastic price.” Pros Excellent running mode Good tracking for other workouts Attractive design Weeklong battery life Improved Garmin Connect app…

Two chips. Two operating systems. Dual GPS. It seems the “2” suffix in the OnePlus Watch 2’s moniker holds deeper meaning than just pointing towards the second-gen aspect of the brand’s smartwatch. Come to think of it, the OnePlus Watch 2 is so drastically different from the first one that it can’t even be called a successor in the truest sense. Upping the ante significantly, the Watch 2 comes across as more premium, and given that it runs Wear OS, more capable too. Let me dive into some more detail.Design and displayThe…

KardiaMobile 6-Lead MSRP $130.00 “If you want to get serious about ECG readings, the KardiaMobile 6-Lead is one of the best gadgets out there.” Pros Small, compact size Very easy to operate Six-lead EKG readings Ability to export data for clinical use Fair price Cons…

To celebrate the Galaxy Ring having been showcased at MWC in Barcelona last week (albeit behind glass), Samsung has created a new infographic that takes us through the entire history of its wearable devices, up to and including the Galaxy Ring itself. As you can see, Samsung's wearable journey started all the way back in 1999 with the SPH-WP10, the world's first commercialized watch phone. The SPH-S100 that came one year after added text entry and voice dialing features, while 2003's Watch Phone had a color OLED…

The company’s study included 74 participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s who received either the Cognito stimulation or a sham device that acted as a placebo. Subjects were asked to use the headset for an hour every day for six months.Compared with the placebo group, those who got the Cognito stimulation showed a 77 percent slowing in functional decline as measured by a scale that assesses how well Alzheimer’s patients are able to carry out daily activities, such as eating, dressing, and getting around.The treatment…

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event timeline (rumoured)A recent report indicated that the South Korean tech giant might host its Unpacked event to unveil its foldable phones in early July.Now, supporting this claim, a report, which cited an unnamed source, mentioned that the event could occur sometime between early and mid-July.The latest report also states Paris as the alleged venue for the Galaxy Unpacked event.As per the report, Samsung likely aims to synchronise its product launch with the beginning of the Paris Olympics on…

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event timeline (expected)According to X user Anthony, the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event will be held in July this year.  The exact date is yet to be revealed. The company appears to be sticking to the July timeline from last year.Products   At the ‘Unpacked’ event, the South Korean giant will unveil the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, Galaxy Z Fold 6, Galaxy Buds 3, Galaxy Watch 7 series, and a new Samsung Service.The company will also finally launch the Galaxy Ring at the event which might eventually hit…

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued a safety communication warning people to stay way from smartwatches and smart rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels without pricking the skin. “The FDA has not authorized, cleared, or approved any smartwatch or smart ring that is intended to measure or estimate blood glucose values on its own,” the agency wrote in the communication, and asked consumers, patients, and caregivers to stay away from such devices.Non invasive blood sugar monitoring isn’t currently…

Jonas Daehnert / Inside-sim It’s no secret that Apple has been eyeing smart ring technology for a while. Now, it seems the market is ripe, and Apple is ready to go beyond the patent stage. According to a report from the Electronic Times, Apple’s development process is closer to giving us a market-ready product. “It seems likely that commercialization is imminent,” says the report, citing an insider with knowledge of the supply chain. Unfortunately, the report doesn’t say exactly when we can expect an “Apple Ring” to…

Samsung unveiled its first smartphones with Galaxy AI—Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra—last month, and it received an excellent response for those phones. The South Korean firm isn't planning to stop there, and it has announced that it will bring Galaxy AI features to more device categories, including wearables. AI features are coming to Galaxy wearables TM Roh, Samsung MX CEO and President, penned an editorial and said the company wants to bring Galaxy AI features to its future wearable devices. It plans…