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Retailers are discounting the Pixel Watch 5 LTE model by roughly 20%, or about $100 off, just weeks after its launch. The smartwatch includes heart-rate tracking, over 50 workout modes, cellular connectivity, and fast charging.
Amazon is offering a 25% discount on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic's 46mm LTE model, lowering the cost of Samsung's premium smartwatch. The deal brings the flagship wearable down to a more accessible price point for shoppers considering a cellular-enabled smartwatch.
The 41mm LTE version of Google's Pixel Watch 4 is now selling for $329.99, a $120 discount from its usual price and the lowest price recorded since launch. The smartwatch runs Wear OS with Fitbit health tracking and supports cellular connectivity for calls without a paired phone nearby.
A hobbyist project called RotaryCell adds internal electronics to an unmodified rotary telephone, letting it place calls over LTE using an ESP32-S3-based LilyGO board, a battery, and the AG1171 ringer chip, while keeping the original handset, dial, and hook intact. The current release is a documented, hand-wired working prototype on firmware v0.10.4, with new integrated PCBs already ordered from JLCPCB but not yet assembled or validated.
Amazon is offering the Reolink 2K Plus 4G LTE Cellular Security Camera for $152.98, down from its $189.99 list price, marking a 19% discount and the first Amazon price cut the model has seen. The camera operates over cellular data rather than Wi-Fi, making it suited for off-grid locations like farms, cabins, RVs, and job sites.
Plaud unveiled the Plaud One, wireless earbuds with a built-in LTE charging case that can record, transcribe and summarize conversations without needing a paired smartphone. The case includes its own microphones and 512MB of storage, supplementing 16MB in each earbud, enough for about 30 hours of audio, and the earbuds can capture audio directly from apps like Zoom and Google Meet. Plaud has arranged carrier deals in over 80 countries so the case can connect to cellular networks without a separate contract.
The team behind Fitbit has introduced Luffu Link, a screenless wearable band equipped with LTE connectivity for health and safety monitoring. The device is designed as one component of a broader AI-driven system intended to track family members' well-being.
Luffu, founded by former Fitbit leaders James Park and Eric Friedman, has introduced Luffu Link, a cellular-connected wristband that tracks physical and mental wellbeing through sensors, voice notes, and location data without needing a paired phone. The device costs $250, ships in early 2027, and comes in three finishes, extending the company's existing AI-driven family health app launched earlier this year.