Gadget Trend and Reviews

While the iPhone X was clearly the big star of the show at Apple’s September 12 event this year, the Apple Watch Series 3 was one of the devices that received lots of praises during the conference, especially because it comes with a feature that the parent company claims everybody has been waiting for. At first glance, the Apple Watch Series 3 looks similar to the Apple Watch Series 2, which looks similar to the Apple Watch Series 1, which looks similar to the original Apple Watch. In other words, the third-generation Apple Watch looks 99 percent the same as the original model, with Apple sticking with the same design (and nearly the same dimensions) for a very simple reason: the firm wants the bands that you already own to fit any other model, as some customers have made it a hobby to purchase as many straps as possible and collect them. Some people collect coins, others collect Apple Watch bands. At closer inspection, the Apple Watch Series 3 does have some ph... ( read more

The wearable biz has grown at a super-fast pace in the last couple of years, and Samsung has been trying to be one of the top players here from the very beginning. This year, the South Korean firm released updates to all of its devices, and in addition to the Gear S3, which is one of the most advanced smartwatches to date, it also took the wraps off another fitness band that’s specifically focused on activity tracking. As compared to the Gear S3, which tries to mix the best of two worlds, smartwatches and activity trackers, the Gear Fit2 Pro does the same thing but with an obvious fondness for training and exercises. A successor to the Gear Fit2, which it actually replaces in Samsung’s line of wearables, the Fit2 Pro is an upgraded model that doesn’t necessarily look entirely different but comes with some welcome improvements that are mostly aimed at its activity tracking side. The Gear Fit2 Pro is available for $199 and comes in two colors that are more or less ... ( read more

Garmin is historically a company that’s been all about fitness and activity tracking, so when buying one of its devices, you pretty much know what to expect. The recently-released fenix 5 series makes absolutely no exception to the rule and puts the focus entirely on fitness, but without forgetting features that are important to buyers today, including smartwatch capabilities when connected to a smartphone. This is something that the majority of wearable manufacturers tried to obtain, though it’s been proved that mixing smartwatch and activity tracking features isn’t always the easiest thing to do. In most of the cases, devices end up making a smaller or bigger compromise, lacking functionality exactly in those places where users expect the least. The Garmin fenix 5, however, has been clearly designed with activity tracking in mind, and to better tackle the needs of customers, the company designed three different models with a little something for everyone. [GALL... ( read more