The New OnePlus Watch 3 Lasts 5 Days In Smart Mode
“One of the standout features of the OnePlus Watch 3 is its long battery life, which lasts 16 days in power saver mode and 5 days in smart mode. A quick 10-minute charge gives owners […]
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The Pebble smartwatch is making a comeback: Shows Founders are more Innovative than Big Tech
Even with Big Tech themselves, once their own founders have moved on, a lot of the mojo is lost. They tend to buy up their competition rather than innovate, and drive, from the ground up. […]
You can easily disassemble this repairable Spectra smartwatch using just a Phillips screwdriver
The Spectra is a new smartwatch designed from the ground up to be hackable and easy to repair. It was created by Pocuter, a company that has spent the last few years honing an expertise […]
The Withings Scanwatch Light is a smartwatch for those who don’t want one: It’s a watch first, a health and fitness tracker second
I see Withings has a few of these hybrid watches. Another quite popular one is their more rugged looking diving watch with 10 ATM water resistance (Withings Scanwatch Horizon, looking more similar to a Seiko/Rolex). […]
Samsung loses second-place smartwatch lead to brand you may never have heard of… the Fire-Boltt
If you don’t live in India, you’ve probably never heard of Fire-Boltt. It is the largest smartwatch brand in India, according to Counterpoint, and the fastest-growing smartwatch brand globally. It offers a bunch of different […]
My workaround for Samsung Watch 5 exercise heart rate tracking, using a Polar H10 Chest Strap
Well, this has been quite an experience over the last 3 months! My Samsung Watch 5 started out in the end of December working perfectly and tracking all my exercises quite correctly from the first […]
Why I moved from an Apple Watch to a Samsung Galaxy Watch 5
In this video I explain my reasons for this move, and also compare some side-by-side features around workouts, HRV/stress, sleep stats, and I show what sort of information both health apps provide. As I mention […]
How, for heart health, new Huawei Watch D beats Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch: No calibration required for Blood Pressure
What if you had a smartwatch that could measure your blood pressure and generate an electrocardiogram (ECG) too? A ticker for your ticker, so to speak. Well, there is one: Huawei’s new Watch D. Someone […]
Video demonstrating how and why those red and green LEDs measure heart rate and SpO2, and why they need to flash
Smartwatches use a flashing green light to measure your heart rate and a red and infra-red light to measure your oxygen saturation. The way it works is really clever, and this video demonstrates that. See […]
How to measure your body composition on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5 series
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and its predecessor are among the best Android smartwatches on the market. Besides their excellent performance and features, these wearables can track all your key health metrics. The BIA (Bioelectrical […]