You can choose to disable the alerts if you find the “feature” to be annoying.
What you need to know The Clock app on Wear OS has started sending periodic alerts to users to remind them to wash their hands. When you open an alert, the app will start a timer for 40 seconds and remind you to always use soap. The reminders can be disabled by holding down on the notification.
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An elegant and connected Wear OS smartwatch.
What you need to know The Summit 2+ is Montblanc’s Wear OS smartwatch for 2020. It’s an upgrade over the Summit 2 and prides itself on offering LTE, a full day of battery life in regular use, and interchangeable straps. It will come in three colors: black, steel and rose-gold.
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The company is considering a variety of features, such as SoO2, sleep apnea, and stress tracking, to name just a few.
What you need to know Google seemingly wants to make health a big focus for Wear OS going forward. In a new survey sent out as part of the company’s User Experience Research program, the company quizzed users on which health and fitness features they’d like to see on their Wear OS smartwatch. The list of [Read More…]
It is the second Wear OS smartwatch from Tory Burch.
What you need to know American fashion brand Tory Burch has a new Wear OS smartwatch called the ToryTrack Tory. Like most other Wear OS watches these days, the Tory is made by the Fossil Group. It comes in three different color combos including, black and gold, white and rose gold, and an all navy option.
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Your Wear OS watch is a powerful tool. It keeps you updated on incoming notifications, tracks your physical activity throughout the day, and — depending on the model you have — can even make/receive phone calls. With so much going on, it’s important that your watch is running the latest available software. Checking to see if there is an update takes only a couple of seconds, and today, we’re going to show you how to do just that.
This is the sporty smartwatch people are looking for … held back by low memory and Wear OS shortcomings.
Fossil’s biggest accomplishment in smartwatches is being able to bring together an incredibly diverse set of well-known brands under a common platform. It’s unlikely that Puma would be able (or willing) to make a competent smartwatch on its own, so this partnership with Fossil is a complete win-win like every other brand partner. Puma gets to leverage its [Read More…]
The Snapdragon 3300 will be based on a 12nm fabrication process.
What you need to know A new Snapdragon Wear processor has been spotted in a recent commit from Qualcomm. The Snapdragon Wear 3300 will be based off of the Snapdragon 429 and use a 12nm fabrication process that would result in faster performance and better battery life. The current Snapdragon Wear 3100 is a 28nm processor.
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With Fitbit under its umbrella Google can pair wearables and fitness in a way that makes us want to buy them.
Wear OS is floundering. I know a lot of people really love the Google-powered smartwatches they own or are think of buying into the Google wearable ecosystem, but when you look at both sales and reviews of the competition — namely Samsung’s Tizen-based watches and Apple’s wearables — Wear OS is in the tank.
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Comes in Black, Gold, and Rose Gold finishes.
What you need to know The Movado Connect 2.0 is official and you can pre-order it starting today. It runs the latest Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, and comes in 40mm and 42mm sizes. Prices start at $ 495 but can reach $ 795 depending on the finish and band you choose.
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All new models are built on Fossil Gen 5 platform with newest specs and features.
What you need to know Puma’s first smartwatch is fitness-focused and powered by Snapdragon Wear 3100. MKGO is the first Michael Kors fitness watch, running on the same platform. Michael Kors Access Lexington and Bradshaw also updated with new platform internals
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