Cardiogram and Fitbit have partnered to bring Cardiogram’s suite of health monitoring features to Fitbit wearables. The Cardiogram app uses heart rate and sleep data from wearable devices and displays it on a user’s phone with insights and tracking. Over one million people use Cardiogram to track how their heart rate is affected by anything from stress, workouts and sleep. Continue reading “Fitbit wearables now work with Cardiogram app bringing heart health screening”
Earlier this year, Samsung announced its new fitness tracking devices-the Galaxy Fit and an affordable Galaxy Fit e. Today, the company has officially launched the wearables in India and are designed for millennials and Gen Z, according to Samsung. The Galaxy Fit e features a 0.74-inch PMOLED display and the other hand the Galaxy Fit features a 0.95-inch Full-Color AMOLED, NFC wireless charging and more.
Xiaomi’s Mi Ecosystem brand MIJIA just announced the most expected Mi Band 4 at an event in China, as it had promised. It has a 0.95-inch AMOLED color touch screen display, which is 39.9% bigger than the predecessor so that it can display more characters and is protected by 2.5D scratch-resistant glass. It has 77 different watch faces. The band is also 5ATM water resistant so that you can take it for swimming under 50 meters. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band 4 with 0.95-inch AMOLED color display, voice assistant, 50-meter water resistance announced”
Update: June 7, 2019 — Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun has posted more images of the Mi Band 4 ahead of launch tomorrow.
Huami’s Amazfit has been launching new products in China recently like Amazfit Verge Lite and Amazfit Bip Lite. Expanding the lineup, today, the company has released a teaser of a new smartwatch launch on June 11 in China. Confirming the launch, Qualcomm China also posted some features of the smartwatch including Wear 3100 chipset, e-SIM support and more.
Mi Fit is the official app for Mi wearable devices, the app also works with various smart products such as Smart Scales and Smart Shoes developed by Xiaomi and it’s partners. The Mi Fit app has recently got an update with v4.0.0 on the Play Store as well as the App Store for iOS, which brings a new interface to the app. Continue reading “Mi Fit 4.0 update brings new UI, optimized data view and more”
Fitbit has launched new products; the Fitbit Versa Lite Edition, Fitbit Inspire HR and Fitbit Inspire in India and Fitbit Ace 2 will be available soon. The company says that these are designed to prioritize health and fitness and make it more accessible to consumers across the globe. Fitbit also mentioned it would soon launch a major redesign to the Fitbit app so users can further personalize their dashboard, better understand their data, discover new content and more. Continue reading “Fitbit Versa Lite Edition smartwatch, Inspire HR and Inspire fitness trackers launched in India starting at Rs. 6999”
The worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31.4% during the Q4 2018, reaching a new high of 59.3 million units according to IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. The growth was driven by new wearables launching during the months leading up to the holiday season as well as new smartphone launches as many were bundled with wearables from leading brands. Continue reading “Worldwide wearable shipments reach 59.3 million, up 31.4% YoY in Q4 2018; Apple and Xiaomi continue to lead: IDC”
Huawei’s Honor Brand has launched Honor Band 4 Running Edition in India, after it was announced along with the Honor View20 and the Honor Watch Magic last month It recently launched the Honor Band 4 in the country. It has a 0.5-inch POLED display and comes with 6-axis sensor that offers improved running detection by measuring cadence, step length, ground contact time, foot strike pattern, landing impact, eversion excursion and swing angle
Apart from the Galaxy Watch Active, Samsung also introduced the Galaxy Fit and Fit E. The company claims these are made for all types of fitness enthusiasts, from casual runners to athletes. It automatically starts tracking your activity when you walk, run, bike, row, hop on the elliptical trainer or start a dynamic workout. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Fit with 0.95-inch AMOLED display and Galaxy Fit e with 0.74-inch PMOLED display announced”
Fitbit hasn’t launched a fitness-focused fitness band targeted at the youth in recent times. The Fitbit Ace was launched last year and remains the only wearable the company has that’s targeted more towards the youth. However, the company is looking to change it pretty soon with a new fitness tracker that’s kid-friendly. Continue reading “Fitbit fitness tracker with large display, rugged design surfaces”
GOQii has launched RunGPS which comes with an integrated GPS tracker to track walking, running, cycling and other activities. It also comes integrated with Marathon Coaching delivered by GOQii Play interactive video platform. Continue reading “GOQii RunGPS with integrated GPS, heart rate sensor launched”
Portronics has launched the “Yogg Plus” fitness tracker. It is capable of measuring your progress on the path to fitness. This fitness tracker can take the guess-work out of your daily activities, it measures the distance walked or jogged, the number of calories burnt in a day and also keeps a track on your sleep cycle. Continue reading “Portronics Yogg Plus water-resistant fitness tracker launched”
Huami’s Amazfit has introduced Cor 2 fitness band in China with support for 5 ATM water-resistant rating and NFC support for payments. It has the same 1.23-inch LCD color 2.5D curved glass touch screen, but this comes with a polycarbonate body and a 160mAh battery with up to 20 days of battery life. Continue reading “AmazFit Cor 2 fitness band with 1.23-inch display, 50-meter water resistance, NFC announced”
Fitbit has launched Charge 3, the company’s next-generation fitness tracker in India, after it was introduced back in August It has PurePulse heart rate technology, offers automatic exercise recognition, sleep tracking, swimproof design with a touchscreen display, 15+ goal-based exercise modes, and promises up to 7 days battery life.
