Wearables

Auditors flagged mismatched statements to lenders, statutory lapses and gaps in audit-trail compliance during FY23–FY25, the company’s updated DRHP says

BoAt IPO decoded: Smaller issue size, profit tailwinds, wearables slump and key risks

Backed by Warburg Pincus, the consumer-tech firm has bounced back to profitability but faces headwinds from a cooling wearables market, online channel dependence and thin margins.

Korean scientists develop world’s first OLED contact lens for easy eye check ups

A new ultra-thin, wireless contact lens could make retinal tests faster, easier, and far more comfortable—changing the way we detect serious eye diseases.

Noise expands globally amid India slowdown; not in a IPO rush, says CEO Gaurav Khatri

Khatri expects international markets to be a big growth driver this year along with deepening penetration in India’s tier 2 and beyond markets

Wearables to play key role in Titan's plan to hit Rs 10,000 cr consumer sales target in biz segment

Suparna Mitra, CEO of Titan Watches and Wearables, said that the wearables segment is expected to account for approximately 16-17 percent of its revenue in the segment this fiscal year

Titan Q4 net profit zooms 50% to Rs 734 crore

The analysts expected it to report year-on-year growth of 50 percent in its standalone profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 737 crore.

Indian wearable market grew 47% in 2022, shipments reach 100 million units: Report

Boat maintained its lead in the market, followed by Noise and OnePlus

India wearables market records double-digit growth in January-March, BoAT, Noise on top

According to data by the research firm, International Data Corporation (IDC) India, India's wearables market shipped 13.9 million units in the first quarter of 2022, up 20.1 percent YoY, resulting in a whooping double-digit growth.

Realme Band 2 design renders show a bigger display; launch imminent

Realme has not yet announced the official launch date of Band 2

Razer launches Anzu, its take on an audio "smart" glass

The glasses will come with both rectangular and round frames. Razer has also partnered with Lensabl in the US if you have prescription lenses.

OnePlus fitness band India launch confirmed, to feature sleep tracking

The fitness band is the first of the company's wearables arriving in 2021.

Sony's new wearable AC fits inside your pocket and weighs only 85 grams

Sony claims that the device can deliver up to 90 minutes of battery life and takes around two hours to charge completely via USB Type -C.

Oppo Watch confirmed to launch on March 6 alongside Find X2, specs revealed

The smartwatch is rumoured to feature ECG-support, like the Apple Watch.

India's wearables market records 14.9 mn units shipment in 2019: IDC

In the December quarter, wearables vendors shipped a total of 5.1 million units, making it the seventh consecutive quarter of double-digit growth in shipments.

Apple Watch a hero again: Woman credits smartwatch's ECG feature for saving her life

Apple Watch’s ECG feature has been successful in detecting irregular heartbeats at large.

Apple analyst Kuo: Watch Series 5 coming this September with OLED display

By 2021, Japan Display would produce at least 70-80 percent OLED displays for Apple Watch.

Huawei launches Watch GT Active in India: Specs, price and features

The Watch GT Active promises to offer up to two weeks of battery life on a single charge.

Apple Watch a life-saver, man saved from drowning using the SOS feature

The impact was such that in spite of wearing a floatation device, the waves kept knocking him under the water.

Apple Watch Series 4's ECG feature helps doctor save a life in a restaurant

The ECG feature is currently available in the US, Europe, and Hong Kong. It is yet to make its way in India.

Watch Series 5: Here's is everything we know about the next-generation Apple smartwatch so far

Watch Series 5 is expected to launch alongside the iPhone 11 in September.

Fitbit launches its cheapest smart band for Rs 6,999 with Versa Edition Lite

The company has introduced four wearables, namely Fitbit Versa Edition Lite smartwatch, the Inspire HR, Fitbit Inspire and Fitbit Ace 2.

Huawei confirms the launch of Watch GT smartwatch in India

The Watch GT has some incredible features that give tough competition to Apple’s Watch series, which is the market leader in wearables as per a report by IDC

Swatch to launch Swiss smartwatch operating system by 2018

The world's biggest watchmaker has been sceptical about smartwatches, which use systems like Google's Android Wear, Samsung's Tizen OS and Apple's WatchOS to connect to the internet.

Do today‘s tech-savvy kids know of gadget like reel camera?

A few years ago gadgets included things like walkmans, digital cameras, CD players, which is an unfamiliar territory for 'tech savvy' kids of today.

Wearables, tablets to impact PC sales in emerging markets

Emerging markets continued to struggle last year with a fall of 9.5 percent in PC shipments, IDC said. The research firm has projected 4.7 percent decline in PC shipments in 2015