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Hugh Langley
Hugh joined Wareable from TechRadar where he’d been writing news, features, reviews and just about everything else you can think of for three years.
Prior to that he freelanced while studying, writing about bad indie bands and slightly better movies. He found his way into tech journalism at the beginning of the wearables boom, when everyone was talking about Google Glass and the Oculus Rift was merely a Kickstarter campaign - and has been fascinated ever since.
He’s particularly interested in VR and any fitness tech that will help him (eventually) get back into shape. Hugh has also written for T3, Wired, Total Film, Little White Lies and China Daily.
Article History:
Employees demand Microsoft end HoloLens contract with US Army
A group of Microsoft employees are demanding the company sever a contract with the United States Army that would put the HoloLens AR headset on the battlefield. Last year the company signed a $479 million contract with the US Army to provide headsets that could be used in training and combat. Now employees have come…
HTC Vive Focus Plus gets enhanced controllers - but it's still not made for you
Last November, when HTC announced its standalone Vive Focus headset was coming to the West, we said that a better one was coming. Well, a better one cometh: HTC has just confirmed a new version is hitting, one with updated controllers and a slightly redesigned headset. It's called the Vive Focus Plus. Read this: The…
First look: Samsung's Galaxy Buds shed features to take on AirPods
The hearables industry is in a lull and Apple's AirPods are hoarding the spoils – time for Samsung to bring the fight with its new Galaxy Buds. The Galaxy Buds, launched amidst a gaggle of devices at Samsung’s big Unpacked event, are the company’s attempt at earbuds that are easy to use, sound great, and…
Samsung Galaxy Fit lands to take on the Fitbit Charge 3
Samsung, never one to do things by halves, has announced a new fitness tracker that will compliment its new Galaxy Watch Active smartwatch and Galaxy Buds earbuds. The Samsung Galaxy Fit, which is at least a spiritual successor to the Gear Fit2 and Fit2 Pro, looks like, well, a fitness tracker. Despite early mentions of…
Samsung's Galaxy Buds are a direct shot at Apple's AirPods
Samsung is giving its Gear IconX hearable an update for 2019, with the company revealing the new Galaxy Buds at its Unpacked event. Joining the Galaxy Watch Active and the Galaxy Fit fitness tracker, the new earbuds look quite similar to their predecessor, but Samsung has made some decent improvements under the hood. That includes…
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active loses twisty bezel, adds blood pressure tracking
Update: Our Samsung Galaxy Watch Active first look review is live – check it out for everything you need to know and our first impressions. Samsung's leakiest smartwatch ever is finally official. The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active was revealed at the company's Unpacked event in San Francisco, alongside the new Galaxy Buds and a new…
Fossil Sport review
Google’s entire Wear OS smartwatch platform is in the midst of an upgrade. A new chip from Qualcomm is starting to make its way into new smartwatches, and Google just paid a cool $40 million for secret Fossil tech that will… do something. We’re not quite sure yet. Point is, it feels like Wear OS…
Alphabet’s Verily is reportedly stitching together a pair of health-tracking shoes
Verily, Alphabet's life sciences arm, is reportedly working on a pair of smart shoes that track movement, weight, and detect falls. Per a report from CNBC's Christina Farr, the company has already built a design prototype, which it hopes will lure a partner to help Verily bring the smart shoes to market. Read this: The…
Withings Move review
Since Withings turned back into an independent company, it’s been making up for lost time. The startup was snapped up by Nokia in 2016 and spent two years as part of the Finnish company’s health division before Nokia got bored and spat it back out again, into the arms of the original co-founder Éric Carreel.…
Samsung Galaxy Watch update fixes heart rate and battery life problems
Samsung is pushing out updates for the Galaxy Watch, covering both the LTE and non-LTE versions, promising some significant bug fixes to its latest smartwatch. Since the launch of the Galaxy Watch, we've heard numerous complaints from users of faltering heart rate monitors, while others have complained of a shorter-than-promised battery life. The good news…
Alphabet's Verily gets ECG clearance for Study Watch, signaling bigger health plans
It's a big week for Google's wearable plans. Following news that it's paying $40 million for Fossil technology, parent company Alphabet announced it's obtained FDA clearance for its electrocardiogram (ECG) wearable, the Study Watch. The Study Watch, if you recall, is a prescription-only smartwatch used for clinical research purposes. The watch captures ECG, heart rate,…
Swatch brings its NFC payment tech to Europe ahead of smartwatch rollout
In 2017 Swatch launched its NFC contactless payment service SwatchPay in China. Now it's teaming up with Mastercard and rolling out the same tech in Switzerland, letting users pay for things using their Swatch watches. A handful of Swiss banks are onboard with the new partnership, and according to Finextra there are four new Swatch…
Omron HeartGuide first look: A blood pressure tracker disguised as a watch
Omron's HeartGuide blood pressure watch was one of our highlights of CES 2018. This year the company was back in Vegas to show off the wearable's final design and, most importantly, announce it had achieved Class 2 FDA clearance, meaning Omron has the stamp of medical approval. Omron's watch is unique: it's a miniaturized blood…
Kate Spade Scallop Smartwatch 2 first look: Wear watch gets Google Pay and more
As sure as day follows night, the Fossil Group will launch a seemingly endless number of new wearables at CES. Whereas in previous years there have been several "big" new smartwatches or hybrids to talk about, at CES 2019 the Kate Spade Scallop Smartwatch 2 is undoubtedly the headline act. We had a lot of…
Field of View: HTC teases new VR tech for CES (possibly gloves)
2019 has begun, and with it comes the year's first installment of Field of View, our look back at the VR and AR news from the past week. The biggest story this week was the launch of Vuzix's AR Blade glasses, which will ship this month. Not only that, but Vuzix hopes these will be…
Living with Vuzix Blade: The AR glasses aiming to go mainstream this year
For the past two years - probably longer - AR has been a lot of talk, little walk. No one doubts the potential is there, but it's going to require a lot of patience. In 2019, Vuzix is hoping to move the needle with its first pair of AR glasses ready for consumer use, the…
Wear OS on iPhone: Our guide to getting your iOS smartwatch fix
Wear OS by Google lets iPhone users pair a Wear watch and get an experience almost as good as those treading the pure Android smartphone-pairing path. Of course, those of you who previously ran an older version of the software will know that most Wear watches already worked with iOS, but the experience was very…
What Fitbit’s new Sleep Score feature is teaching me about sleep, SpO2 and flying
Sleep science is where Fitbit has managed to outpace its rivals, and it’s about to become more useful with the introduction of Sleep Score. Sleep Score is still in beta, but when it goes live it'll offer a new way to review and interpret all that sleep data tracked from a Fitbit device. It will…
Omron gets FDA clearance for HeartGuide, a blood pressure monitor for your wrist
For almost two years Omron, maker of blood pressure monitors, has been working on a watch that’s able to take oscillometric blood pressure readings from the wrist. The company has just revealed that it’s secured FDA clearance for “Project Zero” – now officially named HeartGuide – and that the watch will be available in January.…
The best sleep tracker apps to download for your Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is now into its fourth iteration, yet one of the most common questions we get asked is 'Does the Apple Watch track sleep?'. Sadly, the smartwatch still doesn't offer any of its own sleep tracking tech, despite offering plenty of other advanced features. However, just because Apple doesn't let you track sleep…