Wearables Archives - Page 2 of 312

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Garmin Enduro 4 is official, doubles storage but keeps familiar hardware

October 6, 2026 Marko Maslakovic 5 min read

Garmin has added Enduro 4 to some of its regional websites. The new ultra-endurance watch keeps the same 51 mm

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Frontier X3 launches as a lighter chest strap with four-month battery life

October 5, 2026 Marko Maslakovic 4 min read

Fourth Frontier has launched the Frontier X3, with much longer battery life, lighter hardware and a bigger focus on training and recovery. Interestingly, the company

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Speediance Strap Pro review: A fresh take on temperature and recovery

October 5, 2026 Marko Maslakovic 27 min read

Speediance Strap Pro 7.8 Design 8.5/10 Health and recovery 7.5/10 Fitness tracking 7.5/10 Speediance app 7.0/10 Value for money 8.5/10

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Google wants wearables to spot when you are more likely to fall

October 4, 2026 Ivan Jovin 3 min read

Google is looking at a different way of handling falls on wearables. Instead of waiting for someone to hit the

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Bluetooth is about to get four times faster and smartwatches could benefit most

October 4, 2026 Ivan Jovin 3 min read

Bluetooth LE is getting a sizeable speed upgrade. The upcoming High Data Throughput standard raises the maximum rate from 2

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Garmin Fenix 8 update 23.39 leaves some watches without heart rate

October 3, 2026 Marko Maslakovic Firmware update 2 min read

Garmin Fenix 8 owners are reporting a fairly nasty problem after installing software 23.39, with the optical heart-rate sensor completely

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Google is working on predicting AFib before it happens

October 3, 2026 Marko Maslakovic 3 min read

Google is looking at a fairly big next step for smartwatch heart tracking. Instead of simply telling you that an

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Suunto Race 3S leak points to mid-October launch and major battery upgrade

October 2, 2026 Marko Maslakovic 7 min read

The Suunto Race 3S is shaping up to be quite a bit more than a tidy refresh. Leaked product material

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Garmin revives Fenix 6 software after an 18-month gap

October 2, 2026 Marko Maslakovic Firmware update 2 min read

This is a bit unexpected. Garmin has gone back to the Fenix 6 with a new software update. It is

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Casio gives the Mudman a big digital upgrade but drops Tough Solar

October 1, 2026 Marko Maslakovic 3 min read

Casio has gone in a slightly weird direction with the new G-Shock Mudman GDG-B100. It gets a MIP screen, Bluetooth

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Pixel Watch Health Guardian is freaking out some users on its first reporting day

October 1, 2026 Marko Maslakovic 4 min read

Pixel Watch owners are getting their first Health Guardian reports, and some of the results are a bit of a

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Pebble Round 2 starts shipping as battery life lands at 8 days

October 1, 2026 Ivan Jovin 3 min read

Pebble Round 2 is finally leaving the warehouse, although only 200 watches have been built so far and the full

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Polar rolls out huge 6.0.18 update to six watches

September 30, 2026 Ivan Jovin Firmware update 4 min read

Polar has just pushed out a pretty chunky update to six of its watches. Firmware 6.0.18 adds new health graphs, more control over buttons and sport settings, an 80% charging limit and a decent refresh of the menus. And there is actually quite a lot here. Vantage V3, Vantage M3, Grit X2 Pro, Grit X2, Ignite 3 and Street X all get changes you are likely to notice, rather than the usual collection of small fixes buried in a changelog. There is a bit more context here too. For Grit X2 Pro owners, the previous major firmware release landed back in January, so this arrives after more than eight months without another big update. More of your data is finally visible on the watch To start with, Polar is adding proper