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A US$899 Garmin Fit For A Soldier

Elliot Nash January 21, 2020 No Comments

Garmin has unveiled its latest rugged smartwatch with the Tactix Delta joining the military range with a plethora of new features. The multisport GPS smartwatch will set you back US$899.99…

Fitbit Quietly Adds Sleep Apnoea Tracking On Its Wearables

Jan Arreza January 17, 2020 No Comments

Fitbit has quietly rolled out a new blood oxygen monitoring feature on some of its wearables, which monitors the variations of oxygen levels in the blood to better detect changes…

Wearable Market Soaring, As OZ Consumers Take To Cheap Devices

David Richards December 11, 2019 No Comments

The market for wearable technology is soaring and It’s not just the premium market that’s taking off in Australia. According to Sydney based distributor Tempo, the value end of the…

Fitbit Google Deal Could Get Scuttled As US Agencies Fight

David Richards December 11, 2019 No Comments

The US Department of Justice could scuttle the $3 Billion acquisition of Fitbit by Google over data security concerns. The department is already investigating Google data collection practises, with several…

CommBank Offers Customers $5 Cash To Embrace Apple Pay

Computer Daily News November 25, 2019 No Comments

The Commonwealth Bank – which a year ago, along with rival Westpac and NAB, was boycotting Apple Pay – has now embraced the Apple system and is offering its Apple-using…

TCL Puts A $200 Smartwatch On The Kids

Elliot Nash November 21, 2019 No Comments

Updated to include TCL response regarding watch to watch video calls. TCL has unveiled its first child-oriented smartwatch for less than $200, promising video calling, GPS tracking and geofencing alerts…

Garmin Introduce Company First Solar Smart Watch

Jan Arreza November 19, 2019 No Comments

Garmin has launched its rugged smartwatch line, the Fenix 6 Series, all designed for outdoor adventurers and includes the company’s first crack at a GPS smartwatch with solar technology, the…

Wearables To Smash Through Global $100 Billion Ceiling

Elliot Nash November 19, 2019 No Comments

Updated 20 November 2019 to include FutureSource response. The wearable market is predicted to smash through the $100 billion ceiling by 2023, according to a new industry report that has…

Call To Ban Google Fitbit Deal

David Richards November 14, 2019 No Comments

The proposed $3 Billion dollar acquisition of Fitbit by Google has been slammed with several groups urging the US Federal Trade Commission to block the deal. The US antitrust enforcer…

‘We Will Give Fitbit Users The Choice,’ Google

Elliot Nash November 11, 2019 No Comments

Fitbit users have been in a frenzy since the announcement of Google’s acquisition of the smart-wearable device company over fears the tech giant will sell personal information to third parties.…