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CIRQA price appears in Garmin’s own backend

July 21, 2026 Ivan Jovin 4 min read

Garmin’s own pricing system appears to have revealed the intended price of its upcoming CIRQA smart band. The backend currently

Google Health custom food logging screen shown beside a Fitbit tracker

Google Health 5.04 restores the option to create and save custom foods. | Image source: Gadgets & Wearables

Custom foods are back in Google Health, but Fitbit users still want more

July 22, 2026 Ivan Jovin Firmware update, Smartwatch 3 min read

Google Health 5.04 is now rolling out, and the main change is one many Fitbit users have been waiting for.

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Oura patent shows a ring that could control your lights and blinds

July 16, 2026 Ivan Jovin 3 min read

Oura is exploring a smart ring that could track the light around you and decide whether it fits your body

WHOOP band with its optical sensor visible on blue fabric

WHOOP is exploring non-invasive glucose monitoring in a newly published patent application. | Image source: Gadgets & Wearables

WHOOP could be taking its next health step into glucose monitoring

July 23, 2026 Ivan Jovin Leaks 4 min read

A newly published WHOOP patent application describes a wrist-worn system that could estimate glucose concentration without puncturing the skin, using

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Polar Flow down as major outage hits app and syncing

July 16, 2026 Ivan Jovin Smartwatch 3 min read

Update: Polar says it has implemented a fix and is now monitoring the situation. Some users may still experience delays

Garmin support page listing CIRQA smart band among devices that show Health Status only in Garmin Connect

Garmin briefly listed the CIRQA smart band on its Health Status support page before removing the reference. | Image source: Gadgets & Wearables

Garmin removes fresh CIRQA reference from support page

July 20, 2026 Marko Maslakovic 3 min read

Garmin CIRQA has briefly resurfaced on Garmin’s support site as a Health Status-compatible smart band, only for the reference to

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Fitbit not syncing as Google Health confirms widespread outage

July 15, 2026 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 4 min read

Update: Google has restored the Device Sync / Pairing service. Fitbit and Pixel Watch users should now sync normally, although

Google Pixel Watch 3 showing the steps screen

Google Pixel Watch 3 shown. Leaked Pixel Watch 5 renders suggest the familiar domed design will continue. | Image source Gadgets & Wearables

Pixel Watch 5 renders show Google sticking with a familiar formula

July 21, 2026 Ivan Jovin Leaks, Smartwatch 3 min read

New Pixel Watch 5 renders show Google keeping the familiar domed design while introducing four case finishes and matching bands.

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Pebble Round 2 production starts in late July as Index 01 slips

July 14, 2026 Ivan Jovin Smartwatch 3 min read

Pebble Round 2 should enter mass production soon, with all 14,000 pre-orders expected to ship by the end of September.

Fitbit Air on an iPhone showing firmware version 20001.253.2

Fitbit Air running firmware version 20001.253.2 in the Google Health app | Image source: Gadgets & Wearables

Fitbit Air update reaches more users but Google says little

July 14, 2026 Marko Maslakovic Firmware update, Fitness tracker 3 min read

Fitbit Air’s first post-launch firmware update is now reaching more owners after a slow rollout that began in late June.

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OnePlus may leave Europe and the US, putting future watches in doubt

July 16, 2026 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 4 min read

Update, July 16, 2026OnePlus has now officially confirmed that it will stop launching new products in Europe and North America.

Bevel Google Health integration with Fitbit Air

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Bevel adds Google Health support for Fitbit Air users

July 13, 2026 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 4 min read

Bevel now plugs straight into Google Health, so data from Fitbit Air can sync automatically into the app. That gives

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Pebble Time 2 teardown exposes a missing button clip

July 14, 2026 Ivan Jovin Smartwatch 4 min read

Pebble has confirmed multiple button-related reports involving Pebble Time 2, with some failures traced to an incorrectly assembled internal retaining

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Oura update restores missing Sleep and Readiness scores

July 13, 2026 Ivan Jovin Firmware update 3 min read

Oura has issued a fix for missing overnight results on its smart rings. The fault affected Ring 4 and Ring

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I let Fitbit Air and Whoop automatically track the same 8km run

July 18, 2026 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 6 min read

Fitbit Air and Whoop are supposed to work in the background, so I decided not to help either of them.