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Remember the canceled Meta Smartwatch project last year? A new version of the wearable is allegedly still in development, and it still has dual cameras. No confirmed specifications have been revealed, although it should run a custom version of Android.
The Garmin fenix 6X Sapphire Premium Multisport GPS Smartwatch is a great alternative to the Apple Watch Ultra, and you can get one for $399.99 shipped, today only, originally $749.99. Similar to Apple’s watches, this one offers up to 21-days of battery life on a single charge in smartwatch mode and 46-days in expedition GPS activity mode. Product page.
Similar to the Stone Watch, the NOWATCH has no display, but this isn’t just a decorative piece or toy. It’s a functional smartwatch with swappable gemstones instead of a screen and is powered by advanced health-tracking technology that quietly works in the background. Users feel gentle vibrations throughout the day that aim to reduce stress, increase awareness and improve mental health.
You can’t use the second-generation Citizen CZ smartwatch like a desktop computer, but it does have IBM and NASA technology. More specifically, the CZ Smart YouQ application uses neural networks developed within the IBM Watson Studio workspace to learn and understand the wearer’s preferred timing of sleep and wake within 7-10 days.
There’s the Mellow Watch, and now, the Verizon Gizmo Watch 3, both of which are practical smartwatches for kids. Available January 5th and priced at $149.99 USD, this device comes equipped with a front-facing camera that lets kids make video calls, take pictures, and record video messages that can be shared with Trusted Contacts.
There’s this Windows 98 smartwatch, and then the world’s first slime mold-powered living smartwatch created by University of Chicago scientists. It consists of an electrically conductive single-cell organism known as “slime mold” that only functions when the organism is healthy, thus requiring the user to provide it with sustenance.
Limited to just 500-units worldwide, the Bugatti Carbone is touted as the world’s first carbon fiber smartwatch, inspired by the Chiron Super Sport 300+. The wristwatch comes finished with blue accents, a French racing color forever associated with the brand, while the carbon fiber elements are milled precisely from a solid block.
It’s only a matter of time until other companies release something like the Huawei Watch Buds, a smartwatch with a pair of built-in wireless earbuds. To access them, simply flip up the watch face and after using the earbuds, just place them back on the charging contacts.
The Apple Watch Ultra [GPS + Cellular] 49mm Smartwatch is as rugged as they come, and you can get one for $739 shipped, this weekend only, originally $799. Unlike the standard models, the Ultra is made from aerospace-grade titanium and has precision dual-frequency GPS that integrates both L1 as well as the latest frequency, L5, along with new positioning algorithms. Product page.
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It’s no Apple Watch Ultra, but if these patents are any indication, the Apple Watch Series 9 could be just as rugged. The patent sketches appear to show a new apparatus that may include one or more transducers, along with a pathway for drying them via a tubular structure using a capillary-induced pressure gradient created by a capillary-dense material.