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Pebble Time Steel Review: Balancing Form and Function

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Way back in 2013, Pebble launched its first smartwatch. Ahead of the upcoming flood of wearables in all forms and shapes, Pebble was ahead of the curve. Of course, that didn’t necessarily mean that it had a cutting edge product on hand. As Android Wear and the Apple Watch gained mass popularity, Pebble stood watching silently. With over 1 million units sold, Pebble revealed its next generation wearable last year. The Pebble Time takes everything good about the original and kicks it up a notch. Continue reading “Pebble Time Steel Review: Balancing Form and Function”

Weekly Roundup: Meizu m3 note India launch, Lenovo ZUK Z1, Vu Smart LED TVs and more

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As promised, Meizu brought its m3 note to India this week. The smartphone was first announced in China last month and is already available there. It will be available exclusively from Amazon.in through flash sale starting from May 31st at 2PM for Rs. 9,999.

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Intex iRist Pro and iRist Junior smartwatches launched starting at Rs. 3999

Intex iRist Pro and iRist Junior

MediaTek today announced that it has partnered with Intex Technologies for the iRist Pro and iRist Junior smartwatches that are powered by MediaTek SoCs. Both these were showcased at the 2nd Smart Cities India 2016 Expo in New Delhi today. Continue reading “Intex iRist Pro and iRist Junior smartwatches launched starting at Rs. 3999”

Pebble Classic, Time, Time Round and Time Steel launched in India, starts at Rs. 5999

Pebble has finally launched its Pebble Classic, Pebble Time, Pebble Time Round and Pebble Time Steel smartwatches in India exclusively on Amazon.in. All these have e-ink displays, track steps, sleep and connect to Android or iPhone to offer notifications for calendar events, text and emails, incoming calls and more. Continue reading “Pebble Classic, Time, Time Round and Time Steel launched in India, starts at Rs. 5999”

Pebble gets improved activity tracking, smart alarm and more in latest update

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Pebble had introduced Health app in December last year. Now the company has started rolling out major update to the app that brings improved activity tracking features, smart alarm, communications features and more.

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Weekly Roundup: LeEco Le 1s Eco, Supertainment, LeMe, UE Boom 2, Coolpad Note 3 Plus and more

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This week kicked off with a big event in Mumbai by LeEco, where the company made couple of announcements – a new ‘Made for India’ Le 1s Eco smartphone and its ecosystem-based membership program. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: LeEco Le 1s Eco, Supertainment, LeMe, UE Boom 2, Coolpad Note 3 Plus and more”

Garmin vivomove analog watch with activity tracking announced

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Garmin has announced vivomove, its new analog watch that has activity tracking to monitor steps, distance, calories burnt, sleep and also reminds users when they’ve been inactive too long with its move bar. It promises one-year battery life and has a water rating of 5ATM (50 meters). Continue reading “Garmin vivomove analog watch with activity tracking announced”

You can soon control your smartwatch through skin inputs

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Smartwatches are an interesting product but they have a long way to go before they provide true value to the users and also need a lot on improvements in terms of usability. A new technology called SkinTrack could perhaps be the next big thing that changes the way you use your smartwatch.

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HTC smartwatch expected to be announced in early June

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HTC is delaying announcement of its first smartwatch again. The company is now expected to make the rumored smartwatch official in early June according to @evleaks.
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Huawei Jewel and Elegant smartwatches for women now available in the US starting at $450

Huawei introduced its Jewel and Elegant Android Wear smartwatches for Women at the CES 2016 earlier this year. Both these have a 1.4″ circular AMOLED display, similar to the original Huawei Watch, but these have a larger 44mm dial as opposed to 42mm in the original. The Elegant features a top ring design on a rose-gold plated body, while the Jewel features 68 Swarovski Zirconia encircling the face. Continue reading “Huawei Jewel and Elegant smartwatches for women now available in the US starting at $450”

Motorola introduced the Moto 360 (2nd Gen.) and Moto 360 Sport back in September at the IFA. It only launched the Moto 360 (2nd Gen.) in India last December, now it has finally launched the Moto 360 Sport in India. The Sport version of the Moto 360 has built-in GPS that works seamlessly with Moto Body to track your distance traveled, pace, lap times and more. It can also work with Android fitness apps. Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 Sport launched in India for Rs. 19999”

Next Gen Apple Watch said to support cellular connectivity

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Apple is apparently working on making the next generation Apple Watch more powerful. A new report from the WSJ states that the next Apple Watch will have cellular connectivity. Continue reading “Next Gen Apple Watch said to support cellular connectivity”

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