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The $179 Amazfit GTR 2 and GTS 2 come with always-on displays
Over the past couple of years, Huami has built a name for its Amazfit brand by releasing affordable but capable fitness trackers and smartwatches. The company’s latest pair of releases, the Amazfit GTR 2 and GTS 2, look to continue that trend with a long list of features that you’ll find on more expensive wearables. Using the same optical sensor, they can also measure your blood-oxygen saturation level and issue a warning when they detect an abnormal heart rate.
Amazfit Bip S review: How good can a $70 running watch be?
Engadget reviews the Amazfit Bip S budget GPS smartwatch.
Timex’s new smartwatch is three years behind
The Metropolitan R I received is similarly elegant. On the Timex app, I had to find these myself. The watch’s heart rate sensor was similarly frustrating.
Amazfit's HomeStudio is a smart mirror paired with a treadmill
The company that makes Xiaomi's MiBand has teamed up with the Studio.Live, a startup offering on-demand running classes. The pair are at CES this week, unveiling a new home gym that combines AI, streaming classes and treadmills to help you stay in shape. Say hello to the Amazfit HomeStudio.
It's not just the Apple Watch powering the smartwatch market's growth
The smartwatch market is still growing at a breakneck pace several years in. Counterpoint Research estimated that smartwatch shipments jumped by 48 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2019 -- no mean feat in a season that's typically quiet. The Apple Watch's leading share barely budged at 35.8 percent, although that came precisely because its shipments grew a sizeable 49 percent. The real stars of the show were some of Apple's rivals, though, as they enjoyed success they haven't had in a while.
