I love lots of information on my wrist. I love good, clean, interesting designs. Those two things don’t always work well together. The Apple Watch Series 4, however, sometimes nails it really well, and it’s a clear step up over the Apple Watch Series 3. But it’s not always as big a leap as I …
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It’s not often that the announcement of a new iPhone — let alone three of them — is overshadowed. But by the end of Apple’s big fall hardware event on Sept. 12, it seemed like the new Apple Watch Series 4 had stolen the show. Four years and five versions since its September 2014 unveiling, the Apple Watch isn’t just among …
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Qualcomm’s Toq smartwatch was so big it dwarfed my wrist. Rectangular and thick, it weighed down my arm and almost restricted my motion. I had to cut the wrist band, which contained the battery in the clasp, to precisely fit my wrist. It was a watch that only an engineer could love. And I sure wasn’t an engineer. That, in …
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Apple’s latest WatchOS 5 update is now available for download, and it brings a ton of great new features for the Apple Watch like a walkie-talkie app, Siri shortcuts and Podcast support. But as someone who uses her Apple Watch mostly for its fitness and workout features, those are the improvements I’m most excited about. Here are the key fitness upgrades in …
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Alongside releasing iOS 12, Apple is also updating the Apple Watch ($70 at Amazon) to WatchOS 5. The update brings with it a new walkie-talkie feature, the Podcasts app, and other improvements. The update process is a breeze, but make sure you set aside some time and have your charger handy. Not every feature is as clear as, say, the …
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Most smartwatches don’t last for more than a few hours of connected running with GPS. Dedicated GPS watches do much better. Polar’s newest training watches could be ones to look for, based on their promised battery life alone: the new Vantage V lasts a whopping 40 hours with GPS and heart rate on, Polar says. Both the Vantage V and …
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If your heart’s beating faster, the new Apple Watch Series 4 will be able to tell. The latest Apple Watch packs several new features, with the most obvious change on its surface: a redesigned face to put much more screen on your wrist. It’s about time. The tech giant on Wednesday unveiled its new Apple Watch Series 4 from the …
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With the next Apple Watch likely to debut this week, Qualcomm has launched an early smartwatch counterpunch. Qualcomm’s next-generation smartwatch chip platform, Snapdragon Wear 3100, will be in Google WearOS watches starting this holiday, starting with the Montblanc Summit 2 watch in October. The new chips were first teased by Qualcomm at Google’s developer conference in May. Along with Google’s updated …
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Looking for a new fitness tracker? Huawei may have up to three of them on the way. The first is the Huawei Honor Band 4. Huawei announced the Honor Band 4 at an event on Sept. 5 in China. The wearable has an AMOLED display, tracks your heartrate, is water resistant down to 50 meters, and is advertised as having …
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Apple Watch, Apple Watch Series 2, Apple Watch Series 3. The naming convention suits Apple’s approach to its watch updates. They’ve felt like gradual iterations, not huge leaps. The basic design of the Apple Watch, and even most of its key functions, have remained largely the same, with speed and extra features added on over time: GPS, water resistance, cellular …
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