Withings, a health wearable company based in France, has announced the ScanWatch at CES 2020. Stylish and refined on the outside, the Withings ScanWatch is the first wearable to combine medical-grade single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) readouts with sleep apnea detection - a health condition that affects about a billion people worldwide.
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Garmin, the foremost name in GPS technology across marine, aviation, sports and outdoor applications, is best known for its wide range of wearable solutions. Today, the company unveils its latest Venu, Vivomove and Vivoactive smartwatches, adding more style to substance across its lineup, while expanding functionality to cater to a
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Upgrading from my Apple Watch Series 3 to the Series 5 was quite an experience. While I had long been envious of the larger screen size of the Series 4 watches and their accompanying exclusive watch faces, the feature set of my Series 3 had been more or less adequate.
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The Apple Watch Series 5 is the Cupertino giant's next chapter in the world's best-selling line of watches, ever. It now brings an always-on display, an on-board compass, new cellular bands for emergency service contact, and watchOS 6 - which can't be understated. The Apple Watch Series 5 with Solar
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Rumours of the Apple Watch’s new Titanium and Ceramic cases convinced many that Apple will not be renewing its fastest-growing product segment for 2019. That was in large part due to the astounding set of features that debuted on the Apple Watch Series 4, including the headline-grabbing on-wrist ECG capability.
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Garmin has officially announced the highly-anticipated Fenix 6 series of smartwatches. Improving on their predecessors with bigger screens and a new PacePro feature for runners, the Fenix 6 also comes in a new solar power-augmented version and with tools and features for runners, climbers, and a whole host of sports. The
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Fitbit has announced the Fitbit Versa 2 (SGD 318, USD 200), slated to hit stores around the world on September 15. A follow-up to the iconic original Versa smartwatch launched last year in 2018, the Versa 2 is largely similar to its predecessor, but now with added Amazon Alexa support,
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Fitbit has announced a landmark collaboration with Singapore's Health Promotion Board (HPB) in partnership of the government agency's Live Healthy SG initiative. In this partnership, Fitbit will deliver free Fitbit Inspire fitness trackers for S$10 a month for a year's subscription to the company's premium health and fitness coaching service.
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Two of the most prominent wearable manufacturers are expected to announce new products at the annual IFA 2019 consumer technology show to be held in Berlin, Germany. Amongst the pending releases, pundits highly anticipate the manufacturers' respective flagships to be announced at Europe's largest consumer electronics tradeshow. Fitbit's Versa 2
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Singapore firms preparing for the upcoming IFA 2019 trade show today showcased the latest and greatest in the local tech scene at an event organised by the Singaporean-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (SGC). IFA 2019 will be held Berlin between 31 August and 5th September. Organised by Messe Berlin,
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After approval by the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA), users of the Apple Watch Series 4 can now perform an electrocardiogram (ECG) from their wrists, granting unprecedented insight into personal heart health. A closed circuit will be formed over the heart when users press a finger against the Digital Crown
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Modelled after the very tool watches it was meant to compete against, Garmin's latest Marq line of luxury smartwatches have many features that pitch it against some of the most venerable figures in the horological world. Garmin's Marq series, launched today in Singapore in conjunction with its 30th anniversary, consists
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All eyes were on Huawei this CES Asia, held this year on the company's home turf in Shanghai, China. Presented by Huawei Chief Strategy Officer Shao Yang, the company's keynote delineated an all-new strategy to revolutionise consumer technology as we know it. Huawei Chief Strategy Officer Shao Yang recaps the
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We in Singapore celebrate Father's Day in Singapore this year, 2019, on 16th June. Whether your dad is a lumberjack or chef, engineer or doctor, they all share one thing in common - they'd all enjoy an inexplicable rush of anticipation when unwrapping a gift from their kids. What better
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At San Jose, California, Apple has announced a massive slate of updates to its ecosystem of products in terms of software, functionality and back-end development. Apple's WWDC 2019 had a mind-blowing motif - accurate, given the scope and scale of the launches at the event. Image: Apple Apple Watch/WatchOS Health
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Garmin has launched the Forerunner 245 and 245 Music GPS smartwatches, which are aimed at advanced runners in their training regimes. Designed with the demands and requirements of athletes, the Garmin Forerunner 245 packs tracking and stat monitoring capabilities to deliver comprehensive reports for training history and for more effective
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Horology has long been one of my obsessions. With a particular soft spot for clean, modernist bauhaus design - best embodied in brands like Nomos and Junghans, I was immediately attracted to the Withings Steel line of tech-powered analogue wearables when I encountered them years ago. Despite the recently-unveiled Move
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Fitbit has announced the availability of a line of new products, intended to increase accessibility and affordability to a larger audience. The new Fitbit Versa Lite Edition, Inspire and Inspire HR trackers, and the upcoming Fitbit Ace 2 wearables offer a greater range of options for users. [caption id="attachment_135199" align="alignleft"
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Samsung has introduced the Galaxy Buds, built in partnership with AKG. With improvements to sound quality, the Buds have adaptive dual microphones that intelligently analyses environmental noise to enhance voice for calls. [caption id="attachment_134943" align="alignleft" width="1024"] The Galaxy Buds in the three available colours: White, Yellow and Black. Image: Ian
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The Garmin Instinct retails for SGD 499, yet claims to have many of the features of Garmin’s flagship outdoor wearable Fenix series. It’s marketed as a rugged outdoor adventure watch, built to US Military Standard 810G, to endure high and low temperatures, impact, and immersion. You’re here because you’ve heard
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