While on first look it might seem like any other smartwatch, there’s one thing that makes it stand out from the crowd. When the camera app is activated, the glass magically turns transparent to reveal the sensors otherwise hidden from… Read More ›
Smartwatches
Smartwatch Wars Part Three: It’s like moving from an iPhone to an iPod
I had some time with the Garmin Fenix 5, not the 5 Pro or the newer 6 models, and I came to a somewhat negative conclusion within hours. The positives first; I love the design, the weight and the size…. Read More ›
The HUAWEI Band 6 is surprisingly good
The large, high screen-to-body ratio display not only looks good, it also gives you more of the data you want. Bigger photos, more exercise stats, and constant heart rate monitoring can be shown in stunning detail. And have more freedom… Read More ›
Smartwatch Wars Part Two: Garmin Instinct Solar vs Casio G-Shock (any of them)
One of these is not a smartwatch by the true definition of the word, but for many it offers all of the smarts they need. The following Casio G-Shock GW-M5610-1ER, for example, is definitely smart- 1/ Satellite time keeping makes… Read More ›
Smartwatch Wars Part One: Garmin Instinct Solar vs Apple Watch series 6
The Garmin Instinct Solar is everything the Apple Watch series 6 is not and vice versa. I can think of no two products so different that technically do the same core thing, but the gap between the two is gigantic…. Read More ›
The TAG Heuer Mario Connected Watch
The Connected watch gamifies your everyday life and rewards you with thematic animations when you hit certain targets. For instance, when you reach 25 percent of your intended step count for the day, Mario will eat the super mushroom that… Read More ›
Spigen Lite Fit: the best Apple Watch strap I have worn
You can pay £99 for a Braided Solo Loop, £49 for a Sport band or even £349 for a Silver Link Bracelet from Apple. Or you could treat yourself to a Hermès Ébène Barénia Leather Single Tour Deployment Buckle for… Read More ›
Our understanding of “long COVID”
For this preliminary entry to the long COVID discourse, researchers in the JAMA study isolated 875 subjects from the health monitor-wearing database (all of whom wear Fitbits), and compared those who had tested positive with COVID to those who had… Read More ›
Is the Apple Watch close to being a small iPhone?
Something strange has happened over the past two weeks. I have been wearing my Apple Watch more often, almost 100% of the time, as I attempt (once again) to lose some weight and get back to pre-lockdown fitness levels. I… Read More ›
This could be a bad year for Apple Watch developments
This is an excellent video which is backed up by some fairly decent evidence and besides the resourcing reasons for Apple not being able to really enhance the product there is also the notion that they do not need to… Read More ›
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