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Retail Asia19/10/2023
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Garmin brings the ECG app to more smartwatches

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Garmin’s smartwatches are pretty popular in the United States and Europe, so the multinational company is trying to keep them updated. One of the features that most of Garmin’s smartwatches have been lacking in comparison with the competition is ECG support. The ability to measure atrial fibrillation was only available on Garmin Venu 2 Plus, but […]
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Retail Asia15/02/2021
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Facebook to launch smartwatch with focus on fitness, messaging in 2022

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Last month, Facebook called Apple a ‘significant’ future competitor. Those comments were understood to be a reference to their respective AR/VR efforts, but a new report adds another layer to the matter. The Information reports that Facebook is building a smartwatch as part of its ongoing hardware efforts, which already include Oculus VR headsets and the Portal smart display. It will use […]
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Retail Asia12/07/2019
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Apple will continue to dominate fast-growing smartwatch market

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While the global smartphone market remains stagnant as groundbreaking foldable designs need more time to “stabilize” and 5G deployment is still too slow to make a difference, smartwatch sales continue to grow at an impressive pace around the world, pushing the entire wearable device industry forward. It should come as no surprise that Apple is projected to stay in the […]
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Retail Asia26/06/2019
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Pokemon GO support for Apple Watch gets the ax

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The folks at Niantic, developers of Pokemon GO, have always added support for new platforms and OSes when it was needed. The most recent announcement coming from the company does exactly the opposite though. It looks like Pokemon GO developer Niantic has decided to discontinue support for Apple Watch, which means that those using the wearable device […]
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Retail Asia08/03/2019
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Smartwatches to dominate eSIM adoption in China

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A new joint report by GSMA and Telecommunication Terminal Industry Forum Association (TAF) titled “eSIM in China: the road ahead” suggests that smartwatches, not smartphones, will dominate the eSIM market in China. The report acknowledged that eSIM smartwatches still account for a small percentage of total smartwatch ownership but hold hope that this is likely […]
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Retail Asia21/12/2018
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Copperwired adding .Life stores next year

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Gadget retailer Copperwired is set to invest THB165 million (US$5.036 million) opening 30 new .Life stores by the end of next year. The new .Life stores include a new 310sqm flagship at CentralWorld, described as the “largest gadget lifestyle shop featuring Internet of Things (IoT) technology in Thailand”, which opened in September. The brand’s public […]
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Retail Asia21/12/2018
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Wearables are pivoting from fitness to wellness

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The wearables market has grown over the past decade, and now a new generation of tech wearables is looking to differentiate itself by looking to the buzzy wellness industry for growth. The industry and definition of wellness has expanded to incorporate aspects of mental health, fitness and physical health, beauty and more, resulting in a new class of consumerism […]
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Retail Asia31/10/2017
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Hermes pop-up on WeChat introduces smartwatch

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A Hermes pop-up store, its first on WeChat, features a 13-second promotional video for its new Eperon d’Or Hermes x Apple smartwatch. The French luxury brand is offering six options of wristband, each based on a classic Hermes scarf pattern. When clicking on “read more” at the bottom of the post, readers are taken directly […]
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Retail Asia15/09/2016
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Apple focuses on health and fitness for Watch 2

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Apple is forging a new identity for its smartwatch line, an increasingly niche brand personality that focuses mainly on health and fitness. “We’re thrilled with the response to Apple Watch and how it’s changed people’s lives. We are committed to fitness and health and think our customers will love the new capabilities of Apple Watch […]
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Retail Asia16/12/2015
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Lenovo launches Moto 360 (2nd Generation)

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Lenovo is bringing the new Motorola Moto 360 smartwatch to the local market, making it the first time that the Chinese company is launching a Motorola product in Singapore. The second generation Moto 360, which was announced at IFA 2015 in September, is available in two sizes and will go on sale from Dec 15 […]
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