Wearables

Humane, a startup founded by former Apple employees, reportedly showed off its upcoming AI-powered wearable at a TED talk. The gadget demoed by ex-Apple employees Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno seems to follow voice and gesture commands and can project the screen onto nearby objects. It lacks a traditional touchscreen interface and during the presentation,

Samsung has rolled out an Apple Watch-style women’s health tracker to its Galaxy Watch 5 series, comprising the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and the Galaxy Watch 5. It is available across 32 countries including Korea, the US, and 30 European regions. The feature uses an infrared temperature sensor to provide more accurate data of menstrual

Xiaomi launched the Mi Band 8 on Tuesday. The fitness wearable is among the many devices that the company has launched recently, including the Xiaomi 13 Ultra smartphone. The Smart Band has been introduced with a number of improvements over its preceding devices. Alongside specification upgrades, the device comes with also a lot of design

Apple today opened the doors of its first official retail store in India. The Cupertino firm has been servicing its customers in India through Authorised Apple stores so far, but the Apple Store experience is said to be a vastly different experience. Referred to as Apple BKC, Apple’s first official retail store located at the

Xiaomi is set to launch the highly anticipated Xiaomi 13 Ultra smartphone on April 18. The upcoming handset is confirmed to feature Leica-branded cameras with special Summicron lenses and Sony IMX989 and Sony IMX858 sensors. Now, the Beijing-based company confirms that it will also launch the Mi Band 8, the successor to the fitness tracking

Garmin has launched the Instinct 2X Solar smartwatch with smart features like solar charging power glass, 10ATM water resistance, thermal/shock resistance, contactless payment, smart health monitors, activity trackers and more. Priced at $450 (roughly Rs. 37,000), the watch comes in three sizes — 40mm, 45mm and 50mm. It is available in several colour options including

Fastrack Limitless FS1 has been unveiled in India on Friday. The newest affordable smartwatch from the popular domestic wearables brand comes with Bluetooth calling support that allows users to make and attend voice calls directly from their wrist. The Fastrack Limitless FS1 features a 1.95-inch display and is powered by an advanced ATS chipset. The

Ptron, the homegrown company has launched its latest pair of earbuds priced at Rs. 899. Dubbed Ptron Basspods Encore, the new truly wireless (TWS) earbuds are said to deliver up to 50 hours of total playback time. They come with 10mm dynamic drivers and support Bluetooth version 5.3. The Basspods earbuds feature an IPX4 rating

Apple will reportedly stop its online services for devices running on certain older software. The devices include iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, Apple Watches and Apple TVs. The source cites internal documents which reference the change being implemented as early as May of this year. Apple is also expected to launch its iOS 17 update soon. The

Apple has announced details regarding its first official retail store in India. The Cupertino-based tech company released a photo of a barricade surrounding its retail store in Mumbai. The company did not yet disclose an opening date. The store, called Apple BKC, named after its location, is housed in the Bandra Kurla Complex, an upmarket

Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 is expected to be unveiled in the second half of this year. Samsung is yet to confirm any details about the flagship wearable, but ahead of it, a reliable tipster has suggested its display details. The Galaxy Watch 6 Classic is said to feature a 1.47-inch screen. It is said to

With Apple’s WWDC 2023 now official, we’re beginning to get an inkling of what to expect on the software side across Apple’s platforms. The latest tip comes from none other than Mark Gurman, who believes that watchOS 10 should be getting a fairly extensive upgrade this year with notable changes to the user interface. Details

Japan said on Friday it will restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, aligning its technology trade controls with a US push to curb China’s ability to make advanced chips. Japan, home to major global chip equipment makers such as Nikon and Tokyo Electron, did not specify China as the target of the

OnePlus Nord Buds 2 are set to launch in India on April 4 alongside the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite. The company has already confirmed the launch date on its official India website and on Twitter. Though the earbuds are still a few days away from their debut, a reliable tipster has leaked the detailed

Apple is expected to launch two AR/VR headsets in 2023, which could be unveiled at WWDC 2023. This is believed to commence with a mixed reality headset, followed by an affordable version coming in 2024 or 2025. However, Apple has, in the past, been seen struggling with certain product categories and devices; earlier plans to

ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot from OpenAI, has been incorporated into several services and apps since the generative AI tool was made available for the public to preview last year. Earlier this month, a developer brought the chatbot to Apple Watch users with the WatchGPT app, allowing them to share responses with apps for email and social

Huawei FreeBuds Pro 2+, Huawei FreeBuds 5 and Huawei TalkBand B7 have been launched at the company’s Spring flagship product launch conference in China. Huawei FreeBuds Pro 2+ comes with a dual heart rate and body temperature monitoring system. Its TruSeen heart rate algorithm technology is claimed to have an accuracy of 95 percent and

Redmi Watch 3 has been launched in Europe. The latest smartwatch from the Chinese manufacturer sports a 1.75-inch round AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 390×450 pixels and a 60Hz refresh rate. It comes with Bluetooth calling and over 120 sports modes along with several health suites and watch faces. The smartwatch is available

Nothing Ear 2 truly wireless (TWS) earbuds are set to debut today at 8:30pm IST, as the successor to the Nothing Ear 1 TWS earbuds. The company’s first generation TWS earbuds were launched in 2021 by the UK-based tech startup founded by ex-co-founder of OnePlus, Carl Pei. The launch timeline for the Nothing Ear 2

Beats Studio Buds+ could reportedly be launched as pair of truly wireless (TWS) earphones to succeed or replace the Beats Studio Buds. The subsidiary of iPhone manufacturer Apple launched its Beats Studio Buds in 2021 and the latest code from the upcoming iOS 16.4 update contains hints that the company is working on a new

Snapchat, the ephemeral photo and video messenger from Snap, has come a long way since it was initially released in 2011. Over the years, the company has expanded its functionality to include new features powered by augmented reality (AR), leveraging its home-grown wearable hardware. While Snap is far from the only firm working on incorporating AR technology

Nothing, led by Carl Pei, is gearing up to launch the new Nothing Ear 2 earphones on March 22. The earphones are confirmed to support LHDC 5.0 codec and have an IP54 rating for sweat and water resistance. Just ahead of the launch, alleged renders and specifications of the truly wireless stereo (TWS) earphones have surfaced on

Amazfit GTR Mini smartwatch with a 1.28-inch round display has been launched in India alongside the US, UK, and EU markets. The watch can be considered a smaller variant of the Amazfit GTR 4, which launched in September 2022, with a 1.43-inch HD AMOLED display and over 150 sports modes. The Amazfit GTR Mini smartwatch

Apple Reality Pro, the company’s upcoming mixed reality headset, is expected to be launched in the coming months. This device is said to feature support for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) content and offer functionality that would be compatible with other Apple devices. While Apple’s mixed reality headset is tipped to make its debut

Google has started seeding its latest Pixel Feature Drop to its devices. The March Pixel Feature Drop is now available for download and applies not only to Pixel smartphones, but to Google’s new Pixel Watch as well. Apart from packing the March security patch, the update brings plenty of fixes, new features and improvements as

Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch 5 series in August 2022 and now it is reportedly planning to bring the next generation of its smartwatch series later this year. While the company is yet to reveal any details on the Galaxy Watch 6 series, a tipster suggests that the upcoming Galaxy Watch 6 Pro would come

Amazon Mega Electronics Days 2023 sale, which follows the Holi sale, is currently ongoing on the e-commerce platform. Among the items for sale are laptops, wearables, headphones, tablets, PC accessories, tablets, and cameras. The sale started on March 10 and will go on till March 14. Electronic items and accessories are available from brands like

Vivo TWS Air earbuds were launched today on March 1, alongside Vivo V27 Pro. The earbuds come with a 14.2mm speaker driver, IP54 water and dust resistance as well as dual-mic call noise cancellation feature, and more. The wearables support Bluetooth 5.2 and Google Fast Pair features. It offers up to 25 hours of battery

Google, aside from its popular Pixel lineup of smartphones, offers a range of products in the laptop, smart home devices, and smartwatch categories. The tech giant also has its own lineup of true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds to rival the likes of Apple’s AirPods lineup and Samsung’s Galaxy Buds. Its earbuds offerings include the Google

Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro was launched a few days back. The company is now reportedly working on a new smartwatch that will run on Google Wear OS 3. As of now, Xiaomi has been using MIUI Watch OS for all its smartwatches and hence, they lack some of the exclusive features offered by Google apps