Tag: smart watch
Meta to use facial recognition to spot celebrity scam ads, EV sales up in Europe
Martin Lewis (right): one of the celebrities whose image has been exploited by scammers Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is to introduce facial recognition technology to try and crack down on scammers who fraudulently use celebrities in adverts. Elon Musk and personal finance expert, Martin Lewis, are among those to fall…
Apple launches Fitness+, new smartwatches: what the critics say
Last night Apple unveiled a new personalised workout subscription service, Apple Fitness+, alongside new sixth-generation Apple Watch smartwatches and new iPads.... Fitness+ will initially launch in six countries including the US and UK before the end of 2020. It will cost £10 per month or £80 per year as a standalone service, which can be…
Fossil launches £249 smartwatch on Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform
Watch brand Fossil has announced its latest addition to its wearables line-up, the Fossil Sport Smartwatch. Based on the recently launched Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform and the newly redesigned Wear OS by Google, this watch boasts several new technology features including extended battery life, a new battery saving mode, enhanced ambient mode, integrated heart…
Swimmo smartwatch launches on Kickstarter. Available to backers later in the year
There are lots of smart watches out there for general fitness as well as for specific sports such as running and cycling. However the appropriately named Swimmo claims to be the first specifically-designed smart watch for both pool and open water swimmers. True, there are watches available from Speedo and from smaller companies like the…
Gadget Show Live 2015: iFit announces new transformer watches, unveils Altra smart runnning shoe
Not surprisingly wearables were everywhere at this year's Gadget Show Live 2015. One wearables company which looked particularly interesting is US company iFit which took the opportunity to announce seven new wearables in the UK for 2015, including activity trackers with heart rate monitoring, lifestyle watches to be worn from the office to the gym, and…
Fitbit’s Fitness Surge fitness watch can now track outdoor cycling
Want to monitor your cycling performance? Fitbit Surge users can now track their outdoor bike rides including distance travelled, duration, average speed, heart rate and calories burned. And if you want more detail, stats automatically sync wirelessly to the Fitbit app dashboard to review routes, speed and elevation with more information. A fitness watch, Fitness…
