We’ve been trained to expect trade-offs from thin wearables. Slim the case down and something gets cut: battery life shrinks, sensor arrays thin out, GPS accuracy drops to single-band. It’s the unspoken design rule of the smartwatch world, and most brands have followed it so consistently that buyers stopped questioning it. The OPPO Watch S […]
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Fitness trackers made everyone count steps, but they also made everyone charge gadgets every other night. Casio’s G-Shock GAB010 sidesteps that ritual by putting a step counter inside a solar-powered watch that runs on light and takes a beating. There’s no nightly charging, no battery anxiety, and no touchscreen to crack. It’s step tracking stripped
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ARTICLE – Most smartwatch owners have accepted a frustrating compromise without realizing it. They charge their devices every night, pack cables for weekend trips, and treat battery anxiety as simply part of owning a wearable. Nobody questions whether this trade-off is actually necessary. The assumption runs deep enough that most people stopped imagining alternatives. ⬇︎
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REVIEW – I have been looking for a classy looking smartwatch for a long time. Something dressier for work that tracks heath data and gives me my messages. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the smartwatch made by my smartphone maker, but it looks a bit masculine and sporty. I also have to charge it
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REVIEW – The Apple Watch first came out in 2015, and though I’m not really sure why, I’m a little embarrassed to say I have been on that bandwagon ever since that first year. It has been great for me, and I don’t have any really big complaints, but I have always been curious to
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REVIEW – I have worn a variety of Fitbit watches over the last 15 years, and I’ve recently started thinking that I’d like to explore some of the other smartwatches on the market to see how they compare. The Fitbits I’ve had up until now have done their job of tracking my steps and heartbeat fine
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NEWS – Two new OnePlus devices officially launched today in the United States and Canada: the OnePlus Watch 3 43mm and the OnePlus Buds 4. Both products are now available for purchase on OnePlus.com, with additional retail channels coming soon. OnePlus Watch 3 43mm: Flagship Features in a More Compact Design The OnePlus Watch 3
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NEWS – My first gaming console was the Atari 2600. It was actually the Sears Tele-Games Video Arcade, a rebranded but officially licensed version of the Atari 2600. My dad worked part-time at Sears, so he got a discount. I loved spending hours playing games like Pong and Breakout. I would go to sleep with
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REVIEW – Let me begin this review by stating how much I loved my Apple Watch. It fairly covered most of what I could ever want in a smart watch—and more. However, one of the things I did not like about it was having to charge it every day. That’s no surprise, because the Apple
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NEWS – The new company behind the Pebble watch re-make just announced the watches are available to order. I got an email at 2:27 PM Eastern time that provided this preorder link from Eric Magicovsky’s new company, Core Devices. These watches look like the former Pebble 2, which is what I think will most satisfy
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REVIEW – I’ve been a smartwatch wearer since 2012, with the Pebble smartwatch. The primary purpose of a smartwatch for me has always been to screen calls and notifications before actually taking my phone out to respond or interact with them. The Pebble pretty much only did that function, and subsequent smartwatches over the years
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NEWS – It’s being widely reported that Google has released the source code for the Pebble Watch. (Fitbit bought Pebble, Google bought Fitbit.) And who would pick up that ball and run with it but Eric Migicovsky, creator of the original Pebble. In 2016 Pebble announced it was stopping operations. Their watches after the first
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REVIEW – I have always been a big fan of watches. I have worn a watch off and on ever since I was a young boy because I just like having a timepiece on my wrist. I was particularly fond of my various Fossil watches, but it became kindof a hassle when it was time
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REVIEW – We’ve reviewed quite a few watches from Ticwatch here at the Gadgeteer over the years, and they tend to be consistently good smartwatches with better than average battery runtimes. The latest model that Ticwatch has sent my way is the Ticwatch Atlas, a full-featured Google Wear smartwatch that looks like it might give
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REVIEW – My first smartwatch was the Pebble, which I found to be instantly invaluable by displaying my notifications right on my wrist and then letting me decide if they were important enough to pull my phone out. For me, this has been the primary function of my smartwatches to this day. Other functions and
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REVIEW – The Nothing CMF Watch Pro 2 is a smartwatch for people on a budget. With its sleek look and great battery life, this watch promises to help you keep track of your daily activities without making your wallet weep. While it might not have all the fancy features of more expensive smartwatches, it
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REVIEW – Smartwatches have come a long way from novelty, and can do so much more than tell time. SUUNTO has released the Race as a new option in the mid-tier price point, and it is feature packed for athletes looking to get the most out of their training. What is it? The Race is
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REVIEW – The Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro smartwatch / fitness watch is very well made. Mobvoi is now considered a mainstream brand name so there’s no ‘knockoff’ copying going on here. The design is all Mobvoi and under the hood is the well developed Wear OS from Google. The sapphire glass screen has extra
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REVIEW – What defines a watch? Years ago, that would have been silly to ask. Today, however, it’s a legitimate question. In nine short years, the most popular watch in the world—by far—is the Apple Watch. But is it really a watch? To me, a watch is a mechanical time-keeping device worn either in a
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REVIEW – The KOSPET Tank T3 Ultra Smartwatch gets a lot right, but even as a new release has a few features that should be better. Are the shortcomings of the Tank T3 Ultra enough to tank it, or are they easy to overlook? It’s a beauty but let’s get under the hood and see
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