Wearables

The Apple Watch may have struggled to make radical leaps forward in recent generations, but a potentially significant upgrade could be on the way soon: smart bands that can talk to the Watch and activate new modes. Right now Apple Watch bands are dumb and just slide into the smartwatch …

ChatGPT continues its quest to colonize every piece of technology we own by landing on Wear OS smartwatches, through a new third-party app. The free app, WearGPT, is available on the Play Store (opens in new tab)and is compatible with the best Wear OS watches, including the Samsung Galaxy Watch …

Small cybersecurity company Berkeley Varitronics Systems (BVS) may soon have a solution to the Apple AirTag stalking problem through its BlueSleuth-Lite detector. It works by detecting “all major BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) trackers”, including those mentioned above AirTags, Galaxy Smart Tags, plus future devices that support the standard, such as …

Polar watches are generally very good running and triathlon devices, but they are very stripped down when it comes to looks and functionality. With excellent running stats and GPS credentials, they can compete with Garmin and Apple in our list of the best running watches, but their lack of functionality …

The Apple AR/VR headset isn’t official yet, but leaks surrounding it keep coming – and the latest news outlines how the device could work with other Apple products, such as iPhones and HomePods. A patent (opens in new tab) filed in Europe (via MacRumors (opens in new tab)) describes “Multi-Device …

If Samsung sticks to the same schedule as last year, then the successor to the Galaxy Watch 5 could be with us in August – and the latest updates to the rumor mill suggest the Galaxy Watch 6 could beat it in terms of battery life. This is from GalaxyClub …

While we’ve been hearing a lot about the iPhone 15 and some other upcoming Apple gadgets, there’s been little concrete news about the Apple Watch 9 so far, but we’ve heard a few rumours. An early leak suggests it might be the same size as, say, the Apple Watch 8, …

The wearable wars could be taking an interesting turn, with news that Xiaomi is about to launch a smartwatch running on Google’s Wear OS 3. The Chinese manufacturer is a major player in the wearable market, but has so far opted to use its own operating systems for its smartwatches, …

The Google Pixel Watch has finally rolled out a potentially life-saving “fall detection” mode that’s good news for smartwatch owners, but less so for Fitbit users. The feature, rolling out today (Feb 28), uses a combination of motion sensors and machine learning to tell when you’ve had a hard fall. …

The Apple AR/VR headset rumored to be in production could arrive as early as this year, but we’re already seeing predictions of a 2nd generation version, which could include both high-end and low-end models. This is through respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (opens in new tab) (via MacRumors (opens in …