The Huawei Fit is a waterproof fitness tracker with an e-ink display and 6 day battery life

By tech2 News Staff /  03 Nov 2016 , 15:58

Huawei has announced the Huawei Fit fitness tracker, an e-ink toting wearable that you can take with you wherever you go.

As you can see from the image, this tracker features a round face and an e-ink display. Since it’s an e-ink display (think Kindle), the display will be of the always-on variety. The straps are 18mm wide and can be swapped out as needed.

The Fit claims to keep track of all the fitness data you’d expect a fitness tracker to track. This includes heart rate, step count, calories burned, sleep patterns, energy consumed while swimming, etc. One niggle is that the watch doesn’t support GPS, which means that the watch will need to be tethered to your phone (via the Huawei Wear app).

The watch is capable of showing notifications as well.

Huawei claims that you can expect 6 days of battery life when in use and about 30 days of standby time. The company also claims that you can get a full charge in 2 hours.

The Huawei Fit will retail for $129.99 (Rs 8,700) on Amazon, Best Buy and Newegg, but there’s no word on its availability in India at this time.

Despite the lack of GPS, the price makes the Huawei Fit a tempting proposition.

Diwali 2016: Here are some not-so-common but interesting gifts you can get this festive season

Image: Rushil Fernandes

By Videep Vijay Kumar /  17 Oct 2016 , 10:45

While it’s true that gifts come in all shapes and sizes (as well as in the form of intangible objects, and donations made in your name to charitable organisations), it’s easier to find something for someone when you understand the intended gift recipient. It’s even easier when you’re told exactly what to buy for someone. But if emotionally disconnected gifting (which is arguably one of the best ways to gift, of course) isn’t your thing, at least let us attempt to make you aware of things you probably didn’t know existed as gifting possibilities. A word of warning, though: most of this stuff will need to be plugged in somewhere.

Logitech Bluetooth Audio Receiver

Starting off with something on the wrong side of the “not so obvious” category is this nifty little piece of hardware from Logitech. While it’s true that everyone including Raju’s aunt has a stylish, cylindrical Bluetooth speaker these days, there are some of us (including yours truly), who simply forgot to invest in such advanced technology. The Logitech Bluetooth Audio Receiver is the perfect alternative.

Priced at a reasonable Rs 1,499 on Amazon India, this compact audio receiver unit plugs into any speaker system via Red-and-White RCA or 3.5mm cables. Multi-device Bluetooth pairing is another feature—easily stream audio from your