Wearable tech news

The latest news from the world of smartwatches, fitness tracking, sports tech – as well as health, VR and augmented reality

​New Oura Gen 3 brings all-day HR

​New Oura Gen 3 brings all-day HR

If you love SpO2 put a ring on it
​Moto Watch 100 could land this year

​Moto Watch 100 could land this year

The reboot continues
How to use Portraits Apple Watch face

How to use Portraits Apple Watch face

Dress your Watch with a face you love to stare at
Muse S Gen 2 will help you get back to sleep

Muse S Gen 2 will help you get back to sleep

Gen 2 of the sleep tracking headband gets new skills and better battery
Huawei Watch Fit mini now on sale

Huawei Watch Fit mini now on sale

Huawei's fitness tracker and smartwatch mash-up goes smaller, but we're not sure why
Huawei Watch GT 3 officially unveiled

Huawei Watch GT 3 officially unveiled

New Watch GT joined by dinkier Huawei Watch Fit mini
​Galaxy Watch 4 gets big update

​Galaxy Watch 4 gets big update

Kitsune Maison Galaxy Watch 4 looks pretty foxy
Mobvoi working on advanced health watch

Mobvoi working on advanced health watch

Could be the TicWatch GTH+
Amazfit drops trio of new smartwatches

Amazfit drops trio of new smartwatches

Updated: Big update keeps Amazfit in the race
New Apple AirPods land

New Apple AirPods land

Mid-range AirPods offer some top features
Garmin and Dexcom team up on glucose

Garmin and Dexcom team up on glucose

Connect IQ app for Dexcom users is available now
​TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra drops with Afib

​TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra drops with Afib

Upgrade brings design changes and new heart features
Withings ScanWatch heading to the US

Withings ScanWatch heading to the US

Regulators, mount up
​Fitbit Luxe gets new features in update

​Fitbit Luxe gets new features in update

Always on display and blood oxygen incoming
​Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 gets web browser

​Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 gets web browser

Come on, own up. Who asked for this?
​TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra will land 13 October

​TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra will land 13 October

Updated: And there could be some serious new heart health metrics
​Polar Grit X Pro leads sports watch revamp

​Polar Grit X Pro leads sports watch revamp

And Vantage V2 gets extra strap options
TicWatch Pro X launches in China

TicWatch Pro X launches in China

We're still waiting for the Pro 3 Ultra
​Apple confirms Series 7 release date

​Apple confirms Series 7 release date

And ships the week after
​Nreal Air are chic AR smartglasses

​Nreal Air are chic AR smartglasses

New specs still want to be your own private cinema
​YouTube Music coming to Wear OS 2

​YouTube Music coming to Wear OS 2

Only a handful of devices will have access
​Withings launches ScanWatch Horizon

​Withings launches ScanWatch Horizon

ECG and 30 days of battery life
​Amazon Halo View is a fugly fitness tracker

​Amazon Halo View is a fugly fitness tracker

And Halo Fitness delivers home workouts
​Xiaomi Mi Watch Color 2 lands in China

​Xiaomi Mi Watch Color 2 lands in China

It's been a busy week for Chinese releases – but will they head West?
​Cheaper Oppo Watch Free launches

​Cheaper Oppo Watch Free launches

E-sports mode and enhanced sleep makes this a very different Oppo Watch
Huawei Watch GT 2 gets new features

Huawei Watch GT 2 gets new features

New features landing ahead of rumored new devices
Supersapiens launches Energy Band

Supersapiens launches Energy Band

Connects to glucose patches for real time data
​Mysterious Huawei Watch D spotted

​Mysterious Huawei Watch D spotted

And Harmony OS gets new features
​Fitbit rolls out snore detection

​Fitbit rolls out snore detection

More sleep insights for Premium users rolling out
Xiaomi Smart Glasses shown off in video

Xiaomi Smart Glasses shown off in video

MicroLED screen tech drives thinner and lighter smart specs
​Realme Band 2 lands with big upgrade

​Realme Band 2 lands with big upgrade

All new band makes big improvements
​Apple Fitness+ gets big update

​Apple Fitness+ gets big update

Meditation, Pilates and group workouts coming
Facebook and Ray-Ban smartglasses land

Facebook and Ray-Ban smartglasses land

$299 connected specs shoot up to 30-second videos and double as audio sunglasses
Whoop 4.0 officially unveiled

Whoop 4.0 officially unveiled

New Whoop wearable can track blood oxygen levels and offer skin temperature data
​Huawei approval for blood pressure watch

​Huawei approval for blood pressure watch

Company looking for testers in China
Google's masterplan for better Wear OS apps

Google's masterplan for better Wear OS apps

Unpicking the past mistakes of Wear OS is slow going
​Huawei Watch 3 gets gesture control

​Huawei Watch 3 gets gesture control

New update adds significant new features
​Wearable tech booms in 2021

​Wearable tech booms in 2021

Smartwatch and wearables sales have boomed amid the global pandemic
Apple Watch Series 7 could be hit by delays

Apple Watch Series 7 could be hit by delays

Change to 41mm and 45mm causing chaos
Wear OS 3.0 update guide

Wear OS 3.0 update guide

Everything we know so far about Google's big smartwatch software update
Fossil Gen 6 Touchscreen Smartwatch unveiled

Fossil Gen 6 Touchscreen Smartwatch unveiled

New Wear is coming, but not until 2022
Maimo Watch costs just $40

Maimo Watch costs just $40

Impressive specs make this another sub-$50 contender