smartwatches
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Google’s Pixel Watch Might Have Shorter Battery Life Than Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 5
With the launch of Samsung’s newest Galaxy Watch 5 smartwatches, we’re curious if the upcoming Google Pixel Watch will have a fighting chance. According to 9to5Google’s latest foray into the Fitbit APK, the outlook seems grim, especially if estimations that the Pixel Watch’s battery life will be only a fraction of what Samsung is advertising…
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UK Plans To Use Smartwatches & Facial Recognition To Surveil Convicted Migrants
Migrants convicted of a crime in the U.K. may soon have to submit five daily facial recognition scans via a smartwatch as part of sweeping new surveillance practices under consideration by the country’s Home Office and Ministry of Justice. Privacy advocates say the always-on surveillance wearable is cruel, unnecessary, and based on technology plagued by…
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Google’s Pixel Watch Shares a Component with the Apple Watch
While it’s not slated to work with the iPhone or iOS devices, this next bit of Google Pixel Watch news is interesting if you’re hoping for a quality build akin to the Apple Watch.
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Fitbit’s New Heart Monitoring Feature Is Coming ‘Soon’ to Smartwatches
Google announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted clearance for a long-awaited algorithm to detect atrial fibrillation (AFib) in users through select Fitbit smartwatches and fitness trackers.