Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, both built around a redesigned health-tracking system that checks heart rate every five seconds and HRV every five minutes, which Apple calls its most accurate wearable heart sensor yet. The watches also debut Audio Intelligence, featuring sound recognition, a 15-second 'live rewind' transcription tool, and Siri-generated meeting recaps, all powered by Apple's new S11 chip.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-09
Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Ultra 4 at its 'Surprise and shine' event, keeping the rugged design of last year's model but swapping in the new S11 processor and an upgraded ECG and heart-rate sensor. The new sensor takes readings up to 60 times more often, checking heart rate every five seconds and heart rate variability every five minutes.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-09
At IFA 2026 in Berlin, Xiaomi introduced the Smart Band 11, a successor to last year's Smart Band 10 that trims the device down to 9.99mm thick and boosts screen brightness to 2,000 nits from 1,500 nits. The tracker keeps its 1.72-inch, 212x520 pixel display and offers metal or ceramic casing options, along with new color choices, HyperOS 4 software, 5ATM water resistance, and claimed improvements to heart rate and SpO2 sensing.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-04
Ahead of Apple's September event, reports point to three key upgrades for the Apple Watch Series 12: an updated S-class chip built for AI features like Siri, an always-on heart rate sensor enabling continuous health tracking, and a returning ceramic case option in white and dark gray. The watch will launch alongside Apple Watch Ultra 4.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-01
According to reports, Apple is working on improvements to the Apple Watch's heart-rate monitoring technology alongside a redesign of its Fitness and Health apps, expected to arrive with the Series 12 model. These changes aim to fix long-standing accuracy issues that have affected the device's health-tracking capabilities.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-08-31
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple is developing continuous heart-rate monitoring and a redesigned health app for the upcoming Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, aiming to compete with wellness-focused rivals like Whoop and Oura. Apple is also reportedly testing a ceramic model in two finishes, white and dark gray, along with additional band color options.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-08-30
Garmin's CIRQA fitness tracker is experiencing Bluetooth heart rate broadcasting failures following the August 20 firmware 2.50 update, according to user reports on a Gadgets and Wearables forum thread. Affected users say Bluetooth connections cycle between connected and disconnected on Garmin Edge devices, while broadcasting fails outright on apps like Zwift, TrainerRoad, Rouvy and Strava, plus Bluetooth-enabled gym equipment. ANT+ connections remain unaffected, and a Garmin representative confirmed the issue has been escalated internally with no fix timeline given yet.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-28
The Pebble Time 2 requires initial setup time to pick a watch face from thousands available, drawing on Pebble's legacy library, but proves easy to use afterward thanks to its tall display suited for scrolling menus and reading text. It includes basic health tracking—steps, sleep, and heart rate via a PPG sensor—presented through simple graphs rather than computed scores. The device runs on PebbleOS, now fully open-source after Google released it and the Rebble community maintained it following Fitbit's earlier abandonment of the platform.
engadget.com
· 2026-08-25
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