Samsung Galaxy Fit with 0.95-inch AMOLED display and Galaxy Fit e with 0.74-inch PMOLED display announced

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 fitness tracker with large display, rugged design surfaces

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 RunGPS with integrated GPS, heart rate sensor launched

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 Yogg Plus water-resistant fitness tracker launched

Portronics Yogg Plus

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”

AmazFit Cor 2 fitness band with 1.23-inch display, 50-meter water resistance, NFC announced

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 Charge 3 fitness tracker with swimproof design, up to 7 days battery life launched in India starting at Rs. 13990

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.

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Honor Band 4 with 0.95-inch AMOLED color display, 50-meter water resistance launched in India for Rs. 2599

Huawei’s Honor brand has launched Honor Band 4, successor of Honor Band 3 in India. It has a 0.95-inch AMOLED color 2.5D curved glass touch screen display in addition to Home button, comes with continuous heart rate tracking and is also water resistant up to 50 meters with Swim stroke recognition. Continue reading “Honor Band 4 with 0.95-inch AMOLED color display, 50-meter water resistance launched in India for Rs. 2599”

Worldwide Wearable shipments reach 32 million units, up 21.7% YoY in Q3 2018: IDC

According to IDC, the global shipments of wearable devices reached 32.0 million units in the Q3 2018, up 21.7% from the previous year. New products from the likes of Fitbit, Garmin, and Huawei helped the basic wearables category return to growth during the quarter. Another factor was the growing demand in markets like Asia which accounted for more than half of all shipments and grew 21.4% compared to the previous year. Continue reading “Worldwide Wearable shipments reach 32 million units, up 21.7% YoY in Q3 2018: IDC”

Withings Pulse HR fitness tracker with OLED display, heart rate sensor announced

Withings Pulse HR

Withings has launched the Pulse HR traditional fitness tracker that packs a polycarbonate build with an OLED screen. It packs a stainless steel casing and changeable silicone wristband straps. However, doesn’t come with always-on-display.  Continue reading “Withings Pulse HR fitness tracker with OLED display, heart rate sensor announced”

Amazfit Cor Review

Across price bands, there’s no dearth of fitness bands in the market. From basic trackers with no displays and simple step tracking to devices that can follow your runs using GPS and present dozens of metrics to assist your fitness goals. Amazfit recently introduced a number of their products in the Indian market. We reviewed the Amazfit Bip a while back. The latest entrant in the series is the Amazfit Cor, here’s our review. Continue reading “Amazfit Cor Review”

Amazfit Verge smartwatch, Health Band 1S with ECG Sensor, Huangshan No. 1 AI wearable chip announced

Xiaomi’s eco system company Huami just introduced new Xiaomi products – Verge smartwatch, Health Band 1S and its first Huangshan No. 1 SoC for wearable devices. Both the smartwatch and smart band are water resistant, and have continuous heart rate monitoring. The band also comes with ECG  sensor to gather ECG data to identify health risks. The smartwatch has NFC support for payments.

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Xiaomi Mi Band 3 sales cross 5 million globally in 3 months, NFC Edition available from September 19

Xiaomi introduced the Mi Band 3 along with the Mi 8 in China back in May, and the fitness tracker when on sale on June 5th. The company already announced that it has sold 1 million units of the Mi Band 3 in just 17 days. Today the company has announced that the sales have now crossed 5 million units globally in just 3 months of launch. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band 3 sales cross 5 million globally in 3 months, NFC Edition available from September 19”

Amazfit Cor fitness band and Amazfit Pace Multisport GPS Smartwatch launched in India for Rs. 3999 and Rs. 9999

After the BIP and Stratos that were launched in July, Huami’s Amazfit has launched Cor fitness band and Amazfit Pace Multisport GPS Smartwatch with support for tracking 12 different sports. The Cor has 5 ATM water-resistant rating and the Pace has IP67 ratings.

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Amazfit Cor water-resistant fitness tracker with heart rate sensor launching in India this September

After the BIP and Stratos that were launched in July, Amazfit is gearing up to launch a Fitness band in India. According to teasers on social media channels, it will be the Cor, a fitness band with heart rate, activity and sleep tracker, and 316L marine-grade stainless steel housing and 2.5D Corning Gorilla glass body. Continue reading “Amazfit Cor water-resistant fitness tracker with heart rate sensor launching in India this September”