Wearable Technology

A golf watch is the sort of device that can bridge the gap between amateurs and pros to analyze your game, and in a mere fraction of the time.

Samsung doesn’t give up easily, it seems. The company has repeatedly tried and tried again to create a winner in the wearables category, only to achieve mixed results. The Gear Fit2 isn’t a smartwatch, but rather a fitness band that can sort of act like a smartwatch because of its large screen and litany of features.

The Amazfit Bip smartwatch offers you heart rate monitoring as well as text, call, and app notifcations, all in a lightweight, comfortable to wear package.

The Google Pixel Watch 2 almost looks like a clone of its predecessor, but it turns out to be a better sequel.

While having a watchful eye on the kids while they’re swimming is an absolute must, the neat iSwimband can offer another layer of precaution. We took one out for a spin.

Being wrist computers, smartwatches inherit many features from PCs and smartphones. The ability to store and play back music wirelessly via a bluetooth headset is one of these features that makes sense for active people or those who want to have their favourite tunes handy.

If there was any doubt that this would be the year that smartwatches and other wearable technology hits the mainstream, look no further than Best Buy, where you’ll find best-sellers like the Pebble smartwatch alongside the latest generation of Samsung’s wearable tech –the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo. Soon some new entries will be joining these: the Cookoo and Cogito. Choice is good and these new models offer a new take on the traditional smartwatch form factor as well as a more affordable option for those who want to take the plunge into wearable technology without a large investment. I just spent a week with a Cookoo smartwatch and you can read my review here.  

Apple Watch has proven to be a great fitness tracker and useful wearable device. It is also a wrist computer and with the 4G-LTE capabilities of Apple Watch Series 3, it is the most connected and most independent Watch Apple has made.

If you're in the market for a new fitness tracker or smartwatch, you're in luck. I've tried three fitness trackers over the past few weeks and have compared them all here.

   Smartwatches are great for reading bit sized notifications an even text messages without needing to whip out one’s smartphone, tap the messaging app and scroll to the latest messages. Here are some smartwatches that do a great job of letting you read your text messages and even respond to them.