Tag: wearables
Fitbit’s OS for the Sense and Versa 3 won’t come to earlier smartwatches
We hope you weren’t expecting to get Fitbit’s latest smartwatch software on your Versa 2. As 9to5Google learned, the Fitbit OS 5.0 platform found on the Sense and Versa 3 won’t be coming to the Versa 2 and earlier smartwatches. It was developed “excl… Source
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The next generation of wearables will be a privacy minefield
Facebook recently gave us our best glimpse yet into its augmented reality plans. The company will be piloting a new set of glasses that will lay the groundwork for an eventual consumer-ready product. The “research project,” called Project Aria, is st… Source
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iFixit’s Apple Watch Series 6 teardown discovers larger capacity batteries
When Apple announced the Watch Series 6 last week, the company understandably spent a lot of talking up the wearable's new sensor for measuring blood oxygen levels. But it turns out the latest Apple Watch has a couple of smaller enhancements hidden u… Source
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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 3 gets its first big discount on Amazon
We think that Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 3 is the best non-Apple smartwatch, which is one reason why it’s been tough to find on sale. However, Amazon is now offering the first real deal on the Tizen-powered watch, selling it at $365.30 instead of the reg… Source
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Withings’ ScanWatch is the best hybrid smartwatch I’ve tried so far
Withings’ latest smartwatch is the first to offer a complete suite of health-monitoring tools inside a watch. Announced in January, the ScanWatch replaces the Steel HR as the French company’s new flagship timepiece. Or, it will, since it’s still work… Source
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Electronic skin reacts to pain like a human
Electronic skins can already react to touch, but they’re not much good at reacting to the jabs and burns that cause pain. That’s a problem for prosthetics and robots that are supposed to have human-like responses. They may be more sensitive in the fu… Source
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