Wearable tech news

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

​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
Apple Watch Series 7 officially unveiled

Apple Watch Series 7 officially unveiled

The lowdown on the new features Apple hopes will keep it top of the smartwatch pile
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
Fitbit Charge 5 lands with ECG

Fitbit Charge 5 lands with ECG

Fitbit's new tracker blows its own smartwatches out of the water
​Form swim goggles get guided workouts

​Form swim goggles get guided workouts

Premium tier added in big update
​Fitbit launches new Sense color

​Fitbit launches new Sense color

Big dose of style incoming
​New Xiaomi Mi Band 6 NFC incoming

​New Xiaomi Mi Band 6 NFC incoming

We've no idea why Xiaomi doesn't just add this to the original model
Apple Watch Series 7 renders show flat look

Apple Watch Series 7 renders show flat look

A new iPhone-inspired look tipped for Apple's next smartwatch
Catapult One is a wearable for footballers

Catapult One is a wearable for footballers

Catapult turns to subs for its player tracking system for amateur footballers
​New Coros Vertix 2 announced

​New Coros Vertix 2 announced

New GPS chipset promises better accuracy and longer battery
​Garmin launches new features for Fenix 6

​Garmin launches new features for Fenix 6

Enduro and MARQ also get the love
New Honor Watch GS3 unveiled

New Honor Watch GS3 unveiled

But details are still secret
Fitbit Charge 5 images leak

Fitbit Charge 5 images leak

Sleeker and upgraded tracker on the way
​Wear OS 2 gets big update

​Wear OS 2 gets big update

Google giveth and taketh away
​Spotify brings offline sync to Wear OS

​Spotify brings offline sync to Wear OS

UPDATE: It's finally here after May announcement
Fitbit teams up for glucose tracking

Fitbit teams up for glucose tracking

LifeScan users can see blood sugar and activity data in the Fitbit app
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 officially unveiled

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 officially unveiled

New Samsung smartwatch launching 27 August, but there's no love for iPhone users
New ​Fossil Gen 6 teased

New ​Fossil Gen 6 teased

Fossil teases new Wear OS range hours before Galaxy Watch 4 goes live
Amazfit Pop Pro smartwatch is aimed at kids

Amazfit Pop Pro smartwatch is aimed at kids

Yes there's already a Pop Pro but just smile and nod
Amazon Halo becomes better workout partner

Amazon Halo becomes better workout partner

Fitness tracker now plays nice with NordicTrack and Climbr connected kit
Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 5100 is coming

Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 5100 is coming

Mentions of a new wearable platform found in Qualcomm code
Apple Watch Series 7 model numbers emerge

Apple Watch Series 7 model numbers emerge

New Apple Watch expected to be unveiled in September
Huawei launches ECG smartwatch

Huawei launches ECG smartwatch

Just in China for now
Facebook and Ray-Ban smartglasses incoming

Facebook and Ray-Ban smartglasses incoming

Zuck confirms it will be the next Facebook hardware release
​Fitbit brings stress score to all devices

​Fitbit brings stress score to all devices

The stress score is rolling out across the range
​Xiaomi prepping concept fitness tracker

​Xiaomi prepping concept fitness tracker

Details are scant – but Xiaomi is prepping something quite different...
Oppo Watch 2 drops with 4 day battery life

Oppo Watch 2 drops with 4 day battery life

Snapdragon 4100 will power the show – but it's China only for now
​Possible Fitbit Charge 5 surfaces

​Possible Fitbit Charge 5 surfaces

AMOLED screen incoming on new Fitbit device
​Google reveals Wear 3 devices

​Google reveals Wear 3 devices

Not good news for most Wear smartwatch owners