Pebble watches are getting plug-in support, and might rediscover its mojo

Pebble users can look forward to apps and watch faces that are more consistent, more versatile, and more private.

I tested my Apple Watch Ultra 4 against Casio’s cheap step-counting retro watch, the Casio F-B100W
I tested my Apple Watch Ultra 4 against Casio’s cheap step-counting retro watch, the Casio F-B100W

Running a 5km with both watches, the step count difference between both the cheap Casio and expensive Apple Watch was tiny — a terrific win for thrifty retro-tech fans.

Garmin’s Connect IQ store gets an ‘enormous influx’ of submissions, and it’s likely down to AI slop
Garmin’s Connect IQ store gets an ‘enormous influx’ of submissions, and it’s likely down to AI slop

Garmin has a Connect IQ problem as an ‘enormous influx’ of apps and watch faces hit the store.

This Garmin feature is killing users’ battery life — here’s how to disable it
This Garmin feature is killing users’ battery life — here’s how to disable it

Garmin’s new voice activation feature seems to be killing users’ battery life.

This easy Garmin quiz will find your perfect smartwatch

Don’t know your Garmin Fenix 9 from your Forerunner 970? This easy personality quiz will find your perfect smartwatch.

Withings is charging smart scale users $100 for a basic health data feature
Withings is charging smart scale users $100 for a basic health data feature

Withings has locked Apple Health data syncing behind a $100 paywall, and users are upset.

Suunto may be working on a screenless heart rate monitor to take on Garmin

New leak suggests Suunto will launch a screenless heart rate monitor to take on Garmin and Fitbit.

Amazon’s Bee AI assistant is now a wearable listening device
Amazon’s Bee AI assistant is now a wearable listening device

Amazon Bee Frontier (a wearable) and Bee Eclipse (a phone attachment) for turning your conversations into actions using AI, have dropped.

Skip the OpenRun Pro 2 — these cheaper and 4.5-star-rated bone conduction headphones from Shokz are a brilliant budget buy
Skip the OpenRun Pro 2 — these cheaper and 4.5-star-rated bone conduction headphones from Shokz are a brilliant budget buy

The original Shokz OpenRun Pro are on sale at Amazon again, and these budget-friendly bone conduction headphones are still some of the best you can buy right now.

I asked Google about its new multi-year partnership with Flo Health, in light of privacy concerns
I asked Google about its new multi-year partnership with Flo Health, in light of privacy concerns

Google assured me that its algos are ‘designed not to log or store sensitive women’s health-related events’.