Articles about wearables

Samsung ups ante with expanded wearables portfolio

The South Korean electronics giant adds the Galaxy Watch7, Galaxy Watch Ultra and Galaxy Ring to its wearables portfolio.

Redmi Note 13 Series key to new, smart life

Xiaomi has created a smart home ecosystem with its smart devices that you can control with your Redmi Note 13 Series device.

Tecno releases wearables in SA

The Chinese brand makes its debut in the South African smart accessories market with the launch of four products.

SA sees sluggish growth in eSIM adoption

eSIM uptake lags in SA, due to high device costs and technical complexities, say industry players.

HealthCloud joins Alula Technologies Group

The HealthCloud platform integrates insurer data with electronic health records, medication usage, pathology results, remote diagnostic devices, wearables and facial scanning.

Fitbit accelerates growth strategy in SA

In a highly-contested market, the fitness wearables firm looks to increase its SA market share with a new range.

Newland EMEA presents wearable product line

The first three products on offer include the WD1 Watch Scanner, the WD2 Wearable Scanner with an electronic hand strap and the WD3 Badge Scanner.

Huawei maintains market share in SA amid global woes

Although the US sanctions have taken a toll on the company globally, it has shown resilience in the South African market, says CTO Akhram Mohamed.

LifeQ signs wearables partnership deal with CONNEQT

The health-tech companies ink a partnership deal that will develop advanced health insights offerings for wearable device users in SA and globally.

Nedbank buys into disruptive health-tech firm LifeQ

The big-four bank invests in a minority equity interest in LifeQ, a provider of biometrics and health information derived from wearable devices.

Wearables data to flag potential COVID-19 onset

1Life, LifeQ and Samsung SA join forces to roll out a screening app that uses biometric data to alert people to changes in their health and possible COVID-19 infection.

SA’s competition watchdog approves Google’s deal to buy Fitbit

The Competition Commission has conditionally approved the proposed merger whereby Google intends to acquire Fitbit.