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Amazon is currently selling the Xiaomi Redmi Watch 6 at a $35 discount. The budget smartwatch features a 2.07-inch AMOLED display with 2000-nit peak brightness, an aluminum-alloy build, built-in GNSS, 5ATM water resistance, and Bluetooth calling, and is compatible with Android 8.0+ and iOS 14.0+. Xiaomi states the watch can run up to 24 days on light use or about 7 days with heavy use.
GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) refers broadly to any satellite-based positioning network, while GPS is specifically the United States' system and just one example of GNSS. Other national systems include Russia's GLONASS, the EU's Galileo, India's NavIC, China's BeiDou, and Japan's regional QZSS. Despite their national names, most of these systems provide global coverage rather than being limited to their home countries.
Amazon has cut the price of Garmin's Instinct 2X Solar Tactical smartwatch to $319.99, down $180 from its $499.99 list price, a 36% discount. The rugged 50mm watch includes 10 ATM water resistance, multi-band GNSS, a built-in flashlight, and tactical features like night-vision compatibility and a kill switch. Garmin says solar charging under ideal sunlight can give the device effectively unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode.
During Norway's annual Jammertest exercise in 2024, engineers fed false satellite-navigation signals to a rescue helicopter and a small plane flying over Andøya, causing tracking screens to show erratic loops and jagged paths that didn't match the aircraft's real routes. The test, which examines how equipment reacts to jammed or spoofed GNSS signals, is scheduled again for mid-September this year amid rising real-world interference linked to Russia's war in Ukraine.