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What you need to know The Pixel Watch 4 breaks away from its sealed, unserviceable predecessors by finally allowing users to repair their own devices. iFixit calls it the most repairable smartwatch on the market, giving it a near-perfect 9/10 score. Two Torx T2 screws replace messy adhesives, and both the display and battery are held by screws instead of …

Google has a one-track mind these days: jamming Gemini down our throats in hopes of making the AI chatbot ubiquitous just by brute force. Case in point: Gemini replaces the Google Assistant in the Pixel Watch 4. Sounds good to have a smarter voice assistant available at the rise of your wrist, but as I found out, it’s hardly that …

Tag Heuer, a long-time Wear OS partner in the luxury space, is done with Google’s platform and switching to an “in-house” platform that’s still based on Android, but better supports iPhone. Over the past few years, Wear OS has slowly dropped support for iOS. Samsung’s Galaxy Watch and Google’s Pixel Watch both explicitly do not support iPhone, and while Google …

The caveat is that you cannot see your workout information on the watch if you have this passive method turned on. You can start the workout manually, but if you forget, the watch will not ping you 10 minutes into your workout to ask if you want to start tracking. Some folks may find that annoying, but at least you …

Right as Google’s Wear OS is hitting its stride—now feature-rich with robust smartwatches that can go toe-to-toe with the Apple Watch—luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer has decided to ditch the operating system altogether for its latest Connected Calibre E5 smartwatch. Instead, it runs a proprietary “TAG Heuer OS” (still based on Android). But unlike many of the latest Wear OS smartwatches …

The Apple Watch has long positioned itself as a leader in the smartwatch space, and the new Series 11 watch includes several key updates that provide improvements over previous models. These include 5G connectivity for the cellular model and new health features like hypertension notifications and Sleep Score analysis.  Yet, Apple does face plenty of competition from other companies, with …

Apple’s Big iPhone 17 and Smartwatch Event: Six Things to Watch  Bloomberg Apple’s biggest announcement of the year is happening today. Here’s what to expect  CNN Apple Store Goes Down Ahead of iPhone 17 Event  CNET Apple’s Hot New iPhone ‘Air’ Won’t Be the Right Choice for Most Buyers  Bloomberg Apple event expected to feature a slimmer iPhone as pricing, AI questions linger  Reuters Source …

Garmin looks to be making yet another big play in the smartwatch industry, officially debuting the Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED. On top of being Garmin’s biggest, baddest smartwatch yet — with a price tag to back those claims up — the Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED will also sport the brightest display ever seen on …

Google Pixel Watch 4 vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 8: The Ultimate Android Smartwatch Showdown  PCMag Pixel Watch 4: Design upgrades, new fitness features and expanded AI  The Keyword I compared the best smartwatches from Google and Apple – and there’s a clear winner  ZDNET With the Pixel Watch 4, Google’s Smartwatch Is Finally Repairable  WIRED Pixel Watch 4 Launches with Satellite SOS: Hands-on!  DC Rainmaker …

The Apple Watch is in trouble and I can’t believe I am saying this, but the reason for that trouble is… the Google Pixel Watch 4. See, in the past ten years, the Apple Watch has been the most successful and popular smartwatch. Even five years ago, in 2019, Apple sold an estimated 31 million watches, beating the entire Swiss …