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While testing the Q Venture, we found the response time to be pretty solid when it came to calls and notifications. The typical response time for a notification was somewhere around 10 seconds. We were, however, able to immediately ignore calls. This quick response time should give you plenty of time to retrieve your phone from your pocket or fish it out of your purse.
We test every new smartwatch to gauge its design and comfort. If it's not stylish and comfortable enough to get you from an early morning workout to the office to a night out, you probably won't wear it every day. Most smartwatches are also fitness trackers, so we put all of its sensors to the test, from step counts to heart rate to GPS (when applicable).
Bottom line: Some fitness trackers work equally well with an iPhone or Android device, but some smartwatches are built to pair with Android phones so you won't enjoy full functionality and pairing on an iPhone. The Apple Watch only pairs with the iPhone so is off limits to Android users. Your existing phone choice will play an important part in choosing a smartwatch. You can check your smartphone's compatibility with a range of Google Wear-powered smartwatches at g.co/WearCheck
Samsung released its Galaxy Watch, a follow-up to the Gear S3, a prior pick. The Galaxy Watch is available in 42 mm and 46 mm configurations, with either a Bluetooth-only connection or Bluetooth plus LTE from T-Mobile (at launch). The biggest update seems to be the battery life, which the company claims will last for days between charges. The Bluetooth version of the Galaxy Watch is available for $330 for the smaller version and $350 for the larger (46 mm) model; the 42 mm LTE version is available for $380 and the 46 mm is $400.
Bottom line: If health and fitness tracking is your priority, opt for a dedicated fitness tracker that gives you basic time and date information but includes the essentials of health tracking - accelerometer and altimeter, heart rate monitor and GPS chip to track distance and location. Carefully consider your exercise habits to match them to the right fitness tracker.
The Amazfit Bip is thin and light, looks like an Apple Watch, has a lot of sensors inside—GPS, heart rate, accelerometers, barometer, and compass—and can run for about 30 days (which we confirmed) between charges, all for around $100. Those facts are compelling, but actually using the watch is frustrating, and it doesn't do any one thing well. The GPS and heart-rate monitors can be slow to start, sometimes drop out, occasionally have wild inaccuracies, and produce results notably different from those of running watches and dedicated fitness bands. The screen is also dim and noticeably low-resolution, and the phone software for managing the watch is dense and unintuitive on Android. (We didn't test iOS, but the reviews imply that it's not much different.) The watch materials are plastic and rubber, and look and feel like it. Those are all trade-offs you could reasonably make if you just wanted a Pebble-like smartwatch that tracked steps and showed notifications, but even there, the Bip does not succeed: It often dropped connectivity with my phone (a Pixel 2), and it cannot show emoji—getting a dozen blank squares when someone sends you a thumbs-up sign is not helpful. If all you care about is battery life, the Bip has that, but it lacks useful functions while it's charged up.
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Smartwatches, like smart phones, can also run apps, via your smart phone or right on the watch. These include health and fitness apps (thus the comparison with activity trackers), apps that control functions such as music and the camera on your phone, navigation apps, and more. Because most smartwatches have open software platforms (at least so far), developers are coming up with new and innovative apps that can increase the functionality of the devices.
The Series 4 now has several new health-focused features, which are very intriguing, including the ability to detect when you fall and even alert emergency contacts if need be, as well as an electrical heart rate sensor that works with an app to alert you to heart health issues. The electrocardiogram (ECG) app has been certified by the Food & Drug Administration, but it's not out yet.
The Martian Passport wants to give you the best of both watch worlds, by offering a mechanical, analog watch face and a small LCD. If you prefer a traditional-looking watch and want the "smart" component to be unobtrusive, this model may work for you. It comes in three varieties, all with silver bezels: a white face with a black or white band or a black face with a black band.
The new Diesel Full Guard 2.5 has a 47mmx56mm casing which is bigger than most Wear OS watches, and there's a 1.39-inch display at the center of that. This new refresh of the watch also includes NFC for Google Pay support, a heart rate sensor, and built-in GPS. Diesel also says this watch will last two days on a charge from the 300mAh battery. The watch also has 3ATM water resistance.
The Charge 3's screen has 40-percent more active space than the Charge 2 has, and it makes for a better touchscreen overall. From the watch face, swipe from top to bottom to reveal the notification drawer; from bottom to top to see the daily dashboard; and side to side to see available apps. Transitions between screen pages are smooth, and stick-figure animations in apps like the Exercise app move with ease.
Basically, smartwatches are wearable-technology devices that maintain a relatively persistent wireless connection to your mobile device—usually a smart phone—and can receive notifications of incoming calls, texts, instant messages, social-network updates, and more, from that device. Some can also let you accept and conduct phone calls right on the watch. And even newer models (the Samsung Gear S, for one) can act as smart phones all on their own, without needing a paired phone nearby.
Wirecutter writers have been researching, testing, and writing about smartwatches since early 2013, just after the first Pebble watches were shipped to Kickstarter backers. I've personally worn nearly every notable smartwatch since that first Pebble and have written about them for a number of publications, including IT World and Fast Company. I also have extensive experience with Android phones, having written the (since outdated) Complete Android Guide and numerous articles about Android. I also contribute to and help edit the Wirecutter guide to the best smartwatch for iPhones.
But the Ionic, the first of Fitbit's devices to include an SpO2 monitor, came out more than one year ago. It's frustrating to hear about exciting features that are "coming soon," when "soon" ultimately means not weeks or months, but years. While I understand it takes time and effort to develop features like this (especially if Fitbit hopes to pursue medical device clearance or approval from the FDA in the future), I don't think Fitbit should hype features that it isn't ready to let users put to the test.
When we compared the storage space of the Samsung Gear Sport with the other contenders, it didn't have the most. With 4 GB — only a quarter of what you'll get with the Apple Watch Series 3 GPS — you will have to manage your apps so you don't run out of room. If you like to carry all of your music with you and you have an extensive library, you might run out of space with the Gear Sport.
No other smartwatch offers this much variety and customization, especially when it comes to female-friendly options. The Apple Watch is the only smartwatch I've ever worn regularly each day for months on end. I've reviewed dozens of WearOS watches, and although many of them are nice looking as well, they're not as fully featured or easy to use as the Apple Watch.
Using your voice with the Google Assistant function built into the Q watches (and every modern Wear OS watch) is generally okay, though only roughly 80 percent reliable. The combination of a microphone on the side of your watch, a Bluetooth connection to your phone when you're away from Wi-Fi, your phone's cellular Web connection, and the imperfect acknowledgement of human speech by Google Assistant do not make for anything near a 100 percent success rate. When it works, Google Assistant makes you feel connected and advanced; when it fails, you can be seen as a person who asks their wrist about the capital of Malaysia. This is more a reflection of the state of connectivity and digital assistants than of the Q watches themselves—or any Wear OS watch, for that matter—although in our experience Wear OS watches fail on voice queries more often than Siri on the Apple Watch. That said, voice dictation on the Q watches is far more reliable, at least when it comes to recognizing words and phrases, than Google Assistant. If transcription fails, it's more likely to be because of the watch/phone connection than the watch mishearing your words.
The headline features are the new ECG monitor that unlocks the ability for serious heart health monitoring. It's been FDA cleared, so the feature can be used to detect heart rhythm irregularities - however, it's only in the US only for now. There's also a new fall detection mode that can let users access Siri to contact emergency services or a emergency contact. Apple's new smartwatch offers groundbreaking features and an improved design that makes it the standout option for iPhone owners right now.
As far as the number of sports available to track: while it's more of the same, there are some notable exclusions - like golf tracking and open water swimming (pool swimming is a there though). Heart rate monitoring is decent if not class-leading, and it won't keep you waiting around for a GPS signal. There's also all the stress tracking goodies from Garmin's fitness trackers, too. As multi-sport smartwatches go, this is the best in our eyes, and builds on all the good work Garmin did with its previous iterations.
Get connected and stay up-to-speed with Misfit smartwatches, a family of complex timepieces that have been designed to help you live, work and play a little smarter. If you're looking for a smartwatch that can do far more than just tell you the time, consider a timepiece crafted from premium materials that showcase both its strength and its style. With a variety of customization options, you can personalize any Misfit smart watch to suit your unique personality, and then configure it to stay in-sync with your day-to-day activities.
For a device that gives you more of the functionality you enjoy with your smartphone, you'll want to opt for a dedicated smartwatch. The leading players at the moment are the Apple Watch for iPhone users and the Samsung Gear S3 for those with Android phones. Apple Watch has its own operating system, Samsung employs its Tizen OS, and a host of other smartwatches use the Google Wear operating system.
The Samsung Gear S3 was our prior pick for Samsung phone owners because of its smooth dial rotation and interface. But it was notably large, with a 46 mm face, and the Frontier model was half an inch thick, notably bulky even for a smartwatch. The Gear Sport, our runner-up pick, is less bulky, less expensive, less overtly masculine-styled, and provides most of the same features, minus the LTE option.
Unfortunately, you won't be able to respond to alerts (like messages and emails) from the Charge 3. That's a feature sequestered to smartwatches, but you can see most of the content of an alert on the device's screen. Considering how narrow the device's screen is, reading through a long email won't be the most comfortable experience. But at least that message will be glanceable on your wrist, as will news headlines, text messages, and other alerts as well.
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If fitness is your top priority, the Apple Watch Series 1 has a good number of shortcomings compared with a dedicated fitness tracker. It doesn't have onboard GPS, so you'll need to carry your iPhone to accurately track outdoor activities, like running or cycling, and it's not waterproof enough for swimming. And unlike a dedicated fitness tracker, the Apple Watch can't automatically detect and track workouts—you have to manually start it—though this feature is coming with new Watch software this fall. And Apple's built-in Activity app doesn't provide much detail, so if you want to dig into your fitness data, or access sleep tracking at all, you have to download third-party apps.
Smartwatches, like smart phones, can also run apps, via your smart phone or right on the watch. These include health and fitness apps (thus the comparison with activity trackers), apps that control functions such as music and the camera on your phone, navigation apps, and more. Because most smartwatches have open software platforms (at least so far), developers are coming up with new and innovative apps that can increase the functionality of the devices.
Why we like it: Compared with a smartwatch or fitness tracker, a dedicated GPS running watch is focused on one category of exercise: outdoor movement. GPS watches offer the fastest GPS signal lock-on and more-precise maps, while also showing up to the second details on your pace, heart rate, mile split times, and a host of other stats on an always-on display. The physical buttons on a GPS watch are easier to use while moving (and without looking), rather than having to swipe or tap on a tiny glass screen. A GPS watch's longer battery life can better handle endurance events than a smartwatch. And the software and apps behind a good GPS watch provide more statistics and training programs to improve your efficiency. While GPS watches can show notifications, the weather, and a few other smartwatch-like conveniences, they're much more limited in what can be done from a wrist than a smartwatch—or even a fitness tracker like the Vívosmart.
Waterproof to 165 feet and tested to military standards for durability, it includes features like a digital compass, altimeter, and barometer that you won't find in most other smartwatches, as well as more standard tools such as GPS. The WSD-F20 can also function as a flashlight — handy in an emergency — and lets you download maps for offline navigation when you're far from the nearest cell signal.
A smart watch is nice to have and it can be a neat buffer when deciding if you want to answer an incoming call or let it go to voicemail. Smart watches with apps for fitness and travel are also a lot more convenient in some cases than having your smartphone. However, if you prefer to use your iPhone for these and other activities, you probably won't get much more out of a smart watch.

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Description of 131 Belle Terre Dr, Madison, Mississippi, 39110 - BELLE TERRE
STUNNING CUSTOM HOME in Beautiful and Convenient Belle Terre! You will be the envy of all of your friends when you make this house your home. This open concept, nearly 3500 sqft home, with a very large backyard backed up to woods, provides plenty of room for entertaining but also the comfortable and intimate feeling of home. You will love the flow and openness of the kitchen with the large granite center island, gas cooktop with pot-filler, double wall oven, and built-in refrigerator. All appliances are matching, top-of-the-line Kitchen Aid appliances. The large living room, with its high ceilings, built-in cabinets, fireplace, wood floors, and wall of windows, is the center point of the home. The master bedroom feels calm and inviting and just the right size. The spacious master bath has two sinks, an abundance of counter space and cabinets, a jetted tub, and a beautiful, large glass shower. In the master walk-in closet are custom shelves and cabinets and access to the audio-visual controls. Also this home has network cables run to every room, with a total of 24 ports, so you can easily have multiple WiFi hotspots throughout the home and never worry about a weak signal from across the house. Two bedrooms downstairs share a Jack-and-Jill bathroom; the fourth bedroom and another full bathroom are also downstairs. Upstairs is bedroom number five, which can also serve as a bonus room, with another full bathroom and closet and lots of room to let your imagination run wild. Three Nest thermostats ensure you are always comfortable. Just wait until you entertain in your outdoor kitchen cabana with sink, minifridge, and gas grill! With nothing but trees and farmland behind the home, you will experience a truly private backyard that you won't want to leave. Having built-in speakers throughout the home means your high-quality music goes where you do. No more listening to your little iPhone speaker. Come and experience the home for yourself. Set up an appointment TODAY, while you still can!
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- Days on Market151
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Scheduling Eastern Washington part of Washington football's change in philosophy
For years, the Huskies have played what have been considered among the toughest schedules in the country, often filled with nonconference heavyweights. Never was that more the case than 2008, when UW played Oklahoma, Brigham Young and Notre Dame, all at home. It was an attractive slate of opponents for the home fans to watch, to be sure. But that gauntlet played a role in UW's 0-12 season.
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A game against Eastern Washington on Saturday not only ushers in a new football season for the Washington Huskies, but also a new approach to scheduling.
For years, the Huskies have played what have been considered among the toughest schedules in the country, often filled with nonconference heavyweights.
Never was that more the case than 2008, when UW played Oklahoma, Brigham Young and Notre Dame, all at home.
It was an attractive slate of opponents for the home fans to watch, to be sure. But that gauntlet played a role in UW's 0-12 season.
So when athletic director Scott Woodward hired Steve Sarkisian in December 2008, the two agreed it might be time to get a little bit more pragmatic about UW's nonconference schedules.
"I think it (had been) a little heavily laden with top BCS schools," Woodward said.
In fact, UW had long boasted of the stat that it was one of just a handful of schools to have never played a team from a lower division (or what is now the Football Championship Subdivision).
But that will end when Eastern Washington — the defending FCS champion — comes to Husky Stadium for a 4 p.m. kickoff.
"I paid attention (to that fact)," Woodward said. "But that was a pride-ego thing more than a scheduling-making-sense thing, and so we went with 'hey, let's do the scheduling-making-sense thing.' "
And what makes sense for Washington, Woodward and Sarkisian say, is what is commonly referred to as an "A-B-C" schedule.
That means playing one established-power type team (or A) that might be a toss-up in terms of getting a win or a loss; another game, typically at home, against a team the Huskies would be expected to win but that would figure to be competitive (B); and another against a team against whom UW would usually be a substantial favorite (C).
The Huskies appear to have almost a perfect A-B-C schedule this season, only in reverse order, opening against the lower-division Eagles (UW has been installed as an 18-point favorite) then hosting Hawaii before playing at Nebraska.
Woodward said he thinks such a schedule "just makes sense" when considering UW's larger aspirations of winning the Pac-12 title.
"Our end goal is to win championships and that's how we schedule and that's the overarching philosophy," he said.
Woodward said making sure the nonconference schedule isn't overloaded is even more important given that the Pac-12 will continue to play nine conference games each year. Of the five other BCS conferences, only the Big 12 also plays nine conference games (though the Big Ten has announced it will also play nine conference games beginning in 2017.) The rest play no more than eight, allowing for more wiggle room in their nonconference scheduling.
Many Pac-12 coaches believe the conference should go to eight conference games to chart an easier path to winning seasons and bowl games. But Woodward says "there is no desire (in the conference) to go to eight."
So instead, UW will adjust, creating schedules in which the Huskies will have a good chance to win two or three nonconference games.
Woodward said he hasn't heard much grumbling from UW fans.
"From a competition standpoint, I think our fan base is more worried about us winning conference championships and Rose Bowls," he said. "And that's our goal, and scheduling is all a part of that mixture of winning championships and that's where we are headed."
Woodward said it's also a misnomer that big-name foes are needed for financial reasons. Washington is paying Eastern Washington a $400,000 guarantee but will otherwise get to keep the rest of the gate from Saturday's game.
When UW schedules teams such as Nebraska for home-and-home series (meaning playing once at home and once on the road) the gates are split (UW keeps what it gets for its home game, Nebraska keeps what it gets for its home game).
"So it's essentially a wash," he said. "Even though you swap money, you swap it evenly so you lose that whole gate that could have been a home game."
And with BCS teams trying to schedule as advantageously as possible, the ante has risen in attracting opponents. San Jose State, for instance, got $900,000 for a trip to Alabama last year. Woodward said "it's just nuts" what some non-BCS FBS schools are seeking in guarantees.
All of that, he said, made FCS teams like Eastern Washington and Portland State (which UW will host in 2012) even more attractive as opponents (UW is also scheduled to play Eastern in 2014).
And, Woodward notes, "Eastern could be competitive with a lot of (FBS) schools that we have played in the past. ... Playing them is comparable to playing an (FBS) team."
Eagles coach Beau Baldwin said the game is a win-win for his program. Eastern has played at Cal and Nevada the past two years, games it desires to bring in needed money.
"We know most years we are going to play one game like this," he said of facing the Huskies. "So we look forward to it. Our kids love it as a challenge, but adding to that the fact that it's an in-state Pac-12 team, it's just a no-brainer for us to be excited about."
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– Planning for wildfire at the edge of development –
Idaho Department of Lands, University of Idaho and Idaho Smart Growth have teamed up to conduct six one-day community workshops to review and assess level of wildfire preparedness, identify additional strategies to pursue and create an action plan.
Community Workshop Opportunity:
We invite communities to apply for one of six one-day workshops around the state. As a part of the workshop, we will review and assess level of wildfire preparedness and set next step actions in place for further planning.
Outcomes for communities who are selected will include:
- Review of existing wildfire preparedness
- Were all stakeholders involved with developing their county's community wildfire protection plan?
- If you have multiple wildfire planning efforts are these connected?
- Are all agencies collaborating on wildfire planning?
- Have opportunities for improvements been identified if a fire does come to their community?
- Identify additional planning they need/want to do to improve their wildfire preparedness and resiliency
- Identify who needs to be further engaged
- Prioritize strategies to improve prevention and recovery such as education, building codes, land use decisions, mitigation, revegetation, etc.
Who should attend?
While the focus of the workshop will be the hosting community, others may attend to learn more about how to better prepare for wildfire to reduce the economic impacts to the community and protect homes, businesses, other development and working lands. Wildfire is no longer something that happens only in wildlands. City planners, fire and police, mayors and citizens all have role to play in making their community ready in the event of a wildfire.Learn More
Wildfire planning resources:
- Planning for Wildfire in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI): A Resource Guide for Idaho Communities
- Idaho Firewise, Inc.
- Headwaters Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire (CPAW)
- National Community Mitigation Assistance Teams (CMAT)
- Barrett, Kimiko. "Communities Utilize Land Use Planning to Reduce Wildfire Risks and Costs." Headwaters Economics. 2018.
- Kolden, Crystal. "What the Dutch Can Teach Us About Wildfires." The New York Times. 2018.
- Miller, Stephen. "West must develop wildfire ethic to survive." San Francisco Chronicle. 2018.
- Pohl, Kelly. "Building a Wildfire-Resistant Home: Codes and Costs." Headwaters Economics. 2018.
Workshop Presentation Materials:
- Elizabeth Allen, University of Idaho – presentation
- Tyre Holfeltz, Idaho Department of Lands – presentation
- Brett Van Paepeghem, Idaho Firewise – presentation
- Michael Pellant, BLM – presentation
- Jaap Vos, University of Idaho – presentation


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Vivo X5 Max
Vivo X5 Max Mobile Price in India
Vivo X5 Max Best Priceshown in Indian Rupees.
Vivo X5 Max latest priceupdated on 11:38:44 AM October 16th 2019.
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A popular Chinese company Vivo launched its new device naming X5 Max which is the slimmest smartphone in the world as per claims of the company. The Indian markets are offering great opportunities to foreign smartphone manufacturers and this is the reason, Chinese company is availing this opportunity and launching its new device in the Indian market. This new device is quite affordable and produces best value for the money though initially other devices of this company were not very much durable as opposed to the claims of the company. This device also is equipped with decent features.
Features and Specifications
This is a dual SIM device which accepts both nano and micro SIMs. The screen of it is 5.5-inch of type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen that offers 16M colors. The resolution of the screen is 1080x1920p offering multi-touch as well. OS is Android v4.4 KitKat and the processor is 1.7GHz Quad-core. RAM is 2GB and the built-in memory is 16GB and further can be expanded using microSD card up to 128GB. The primary camera is 13MP with the support of an LED light and has many features like touch focus, autofocus, geo tagging, face detection, panorama, and HDR. The front camera is 5MP for the video calls and selfies. Battery is non-removable 2300mAh Li-ion and the connectivity options are microUSB, TBC, A-GPS, Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi and GSM/LTE.
Design and Quality
Chinese companies are struggling to manufacture thinnest smartphone like Gionee, Vivo and Oppo but as seen in iPhone 6 Plus, which is another slimmest phone and is quite flexible. The build of this device is very good and the metal and aluminum are used in its build. The weight of this device is 146g. It has glass towards the front and the frame is of metal while the back is also of metal having plastic towards bottom and top. The look of the device is very premium and solid. It measure 4.75mm and 3.98mm making it the slimmest device and this is the first thing noted when someone picks this device. It has the slimmest speaker, slimmest display and the slimmest motherboard. The screen of the device is very great providing great viewing angles.
OS and Tech
It has been loaded with Android KitKat OS and a decent support from the RAM and the processor, the performance of the device is not bad but it would have been improved much if Lollipop OS would be integrated in it. There is enough quick multitasking already provided by the current OS.
Camera and Multimedia
The interface of the camera is easy to be used and understand having separate video recording and shutter buttons. Under daylight, the pictures seem clearer and descriptive but under low light, there is quite lot of noise and creepiness in the pictures which is clearly observed and the details of the pictures also get less. Camera need to be held fixed in order to avoid shakiness in the videos and images. Overall the quality of images is good. The videos recorded by it are also of presentable quality but observes shakiness due to hand shaking. The front camera is perfect for the selfies and the video conferencing and produces quality results.
Batter and Memory
The battery provided to it is non-removable and looking at other specifications of the device, this much battery is not enough. Under light or moderate use, this battery may last for about half a day but under heavy use or 3G use, this would require frequent charging which is though not a good symbol. The RAM is good here while the internal 16GB storage is also decent along with decent expansion to the memory up to 128GB.
Pros and Cons
For Pros:
· Decent design
· Slimmest phone
· Decent camera
· Latest OS
· Expandable memory
For Cons:
· Poor battery
· Expensive device
This is not at all a bad device. Its distinguishing feature is its audio quality which can hardly be matched with any other smartphone. Camera here is quite decent as compared to other mid-range devices. It is no doubt the slimmest handset in the world by now but looking at its performance, then this device is not very inspiring as its performance is similar to all other mid-range devices in the market like Yu Yureka and Moto G who are less costly than this device.


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Sales Executive - Pretoria
- Recruiter:WDC Distributor
- Location: Pretoria, Gauteng
- Salary: R 22000 per month
- Sector:Marketing & PR Jobs
- Job Type:Permanent
- Date added:08 July 2019
- AA/EE opportunity?:No
- Benefits:Not included
- Similar Jobs:Marketing & PR Jobs in Pretoria
If you would like to build your career this is for you.
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First and foremost, the Movado Connect runs on top of the standard Android Wear specs package — a Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor, 512mb of RAM, and 4GB of storage. It also includes a 1.39-inch 400×400 AMOLED display, 300mAh battery, and a typical array of sensors including an accelerometer and gyroscope. There's also an ambient light sensor here and support for NFC, meaning you'll be able to use Google Pay with this watch.
We loved Samsung's characteristic bezel navigation. Instead of having to swipe your finger across the touchscreen repeatedly, all you have to do is gently twist the bezel. It's a much smoother way of scrolling through your list and it just feels more natural. The are other side buttons which lie almost flush with the side of the watch, making it difficult for them to catch on sleeves.
The hardware is now "swimproof" with improved water resistance and there's also now a heart rate sensor. Those work with the new Google Fit app to improve the fitness experience from your watch. Further, the Falster 2 has built-in GPS and NFC as well. This opens up Google Pay functionality for the watch for mobile payments in-store. Of course, Wear OS is still at the center of the experience, and the whole thing runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100.
These new smartwatches build on a pretty familiar package. Both are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor and run on Wear OS. Both also get GPS, NFC for Google Pay, and heart rate sensors as well. The Venture is the smaller of the two, measuring in at 40mm with an 18mm band. The Explorist, on the other hand, is a 45mm watch with a 22mm band.
The LTE connection will cost you about $10 a month at most carriers, and the LTE model does cost more. There's a non-LTE version, too, if you're not interested in the new feature. Most people probably don't need LTE, frankly, unless you regularly go on hikes or long runs and you don't want to be weighed down with your phone. Still, it's a nice option to have.
But smartwatches have the innovation advantage these days as most companies making such devices try to develop features that competitors don't have. As a result, fitness trackers have become a bit stale. And after wearing the new Charge 3 for nearly two weeks to see how well Fitbit's gentle marriage of smartwatch and tracker features turned out, it seems the form factor remains radically unchanged—but that's not a bad thing in practice.
Fossil is still keeping screen resolution and other specs under wraps, but we do know this generation (which includes the men's Fossil Q Explorist HR) is the most feature-packed we've seen from the company. Building on the design improvements of the third-gen devices, which saw the flat tyre removed and a slimmer form factor, the Q Venture HR now also harbours some serious tech under the bezel.
Fitbit OS 2.0 brings a new-look UI that offers more insights into your daily data and quick reply support for messages for Android phone users (iOS support coming at a later date). You can still download apps and a whole lot of watch faces, pay from your wrist using Fitbit Pay and tap into Fitbit Coach, while new women's health tracking has also been introduced for the first time, which is also available for the Ionic, too.
That same attractive stainless steel design is here. The 240 x 240 pixel display at the heart of the body is by no means the brightest or most vibrant you'll find, but crucially delivers strong visibility in most workout conditions whether you're sweating it out indoors or outside. However, there is no touchscreen or touchpad here, you'll have to resort to pressing some buttons - that could be a deal-breaker for some, but we're sure it won't be a massive one for most.
The SmartWatch 2 is a streamlined version of Sony's first smartwatch (which went on sale in 2013) with a number of new features. The SmartWatch 2 has a thin bezel; it's almost all screen, which gives it a modern, sleek look. You choose from one of two strap designs, black plastic or black stainless steel, or you can swap those out for a leather strap in one of seven colors ($20 each). We tested the model with the plastic strap, which is light and flexible and can fit close to your wrist.
Wirecutter writers have been researching, testing, and writing about smartwatches since early 2013, just after the first Pebble watches were shipped to Kickstarter backers. I've personally worn nearly every notable smartwatch since that first Pebble and have written about them for a number of publications, including IT World and Fast Company. I also have extensive experience with Android phones, having written the (since outdated) Complete Android Guide and numerous articles about Android. I also contribute to and help edit the Wirecutter guide to the best smartwatch for iPhones.
While internal hardware varies, most have an electronic visual display, either backlit LCD or OLED or Hologram.[4] Some use transflective or electronic paper, to consume less power. Most have a rechargeable battery. Peripheral devices may include digital cameras, thermometers, accelerometers, pedometers, heart rate monitors, altimeters, barometers, compasses, GPS receivers, tiny speakers, and SD cards, which are recognized as storage devices by many other kinds of computers.
In 2009, Hermen van den Burg, CEO of Smartwatch and Burg Wearables, launches Burg the first standalone smartphone watch which has its own sim card and does not require to be tethered to a smartphone. Burg receives the award for the Most Innovative Product at the Canton Fair in April 2009[36][37][38][39][40][41][42] Also, Samsung launched the S9110 Watch Phone which featured a 1.76-inch (45 mm) color LCD display and was 11.98 millimetres (0.472 in) thin.[18]
I've worn a smartwatch almost daily for nearly five years as of this writing. I often feel that it keeps me alert to what's happening, especially for things like texts from my wife and close friends, alarms that a parking meter is nearly expired, or reminders that dinner needs to start marinating or roasting. It has also encouraged me to get moving and take a walk when I'd otherwise stay in place. Sometimes it has made me feel rude, distracted, or overly attached to whatever little blip comes next. It has come in handy on my bike, and it has distracted me when I'm driving my car. Some of this can be better handled through settings and filters, but some of it comes from human nature.
As you'd expect, it has GPS and GLONASS alongside a heart rate monitor to bolster its fitness credentials. Other features include offline Spotify support, which is great for anyone who wants music without having to carry along their phone. Tizen is currently the only watch operating system to offer offline Spotify, too. Unfortunately, Tizen app support is otherwise lacking compared to rivals.
How frustrating. I really -like- the idea of a smart watch... but it's so hard to find the right one. I'm not an exercise freak so heartrate monitors etc are useless to me. I really like the design of the Samsung watches with their bezels to control it, but the Tizen OS with it's limited apps puts me right off. The Access Grayson watch is beautiful, but the lack of NFC is a deal breaker for me - Google Pay with the convenience of a watch is part of the reason I'd buy one. I don't need to be able to put a sim in it... that's what my phone's for, but GOS would be nice for when I travel, and as a motorbike rider some level of waterproofing is a must. Guess I'm waiting for the next round of watches to see what's on offer.
The primary differences with the Classic versus the standard include, first off, that this model lacks LTE. That, however, does mean that the Classic is built from a more premium "Titanium Grey" shell which has a bit less sporty look. A leather band is also installed out of the box rather than the silicone one found on other models. Pricing on the Huawei Watch 2 Classic is a bit higher than the standard model, asking $369 from retailers such as Amazon and Best Buy.
The watch also has a new 1.2-inch 390×390 display which is a full circle and OLED this time around, providing punchier colors compared to the previous WSD-F20. It also still packs the dual-display technology with a special mode that turns off Wear OS and can provide up to 4 weeks of battery life. Standard usage will last around 1-1.5 days of use on a charge while a new "Extend" mode provides up to 3 days while using offline maps and GPS. Pricing lands at $549 and the watch will be available in January.
All but the Martian Notifier claim some degree of water resistance: the LG, Samsung, and Motorola models can survive underwater up to 1 meter for 30 minutes, the Cookoo2 up to 100 meters, and the MetaWatch up to 3ATM, which is equivalent to 30 meters. Only the Martian and Motorola models claim to have scratch-resistant screens (the Martian has an anti-scratch acrylic crystal and the Moto 3 uses Gorilla Glass 3).
The first digital watch, which debuted in 1972, was the Pulsar manufactured by Hamilton Watch Company. "Pulsar" became a brand name which would later be acquired by Seiko in 1978. In 1982, a Pulsar watch (NL C01) was released which could store 24 digits, making it most likely the first watch with user-programmable memory, or "memorybank" watch.[9] With the introduction of personal computers in the 1980s, Seiko began to develop computers in the form of watches. The Data 2000 watch (1983) came with an external keyboard for data-entry. Data was synced from the keyboard to the watch via electro-magnetic coupling (wireless docking). The name comes from its ability to store 2000 characters. The D409 was the first Seiko model with on-board data entry (via a miniature keyboard) and featured a dot matrix display.[10] Its memory was tiny, at only 112 digits.[9] It was released in 1984, in gold, silver and black.[11] These models were followed by many others by Seiko during the 1980s, most notably the "RC Series": During the 1980s, Casio began to market a successful line of "computer watches", in addition to its calculator watches. Most notable was the Casio data bank series. Novelty "game watches", such as the Nelsonic game watches, were also produced by Casio and other companies.[citation needed]
Most smartwatches have a fitness component for the very good reason that a watch is moving with you throughout the day. For counting steps, encouraging activity, and tracking occasional long walks, runs, or bike rides, most smartwatches will do fine. If you want a device to track your everyday runs or cycling sessions, you want a GPS running watch. If you're serious about tracking and improving your movement and sleep, a fitness tracker will do that for less money and look more discrete doing so (and if you have health insurance, you may get a discount or incentives to use one). There are smartwatches that lean heavily toward sports and fitness in their marketing, but there are drawbacks to each of them not found in a dedicated device. At the other extreme, if you all you really need is step counting, a hybrid smartwatch—with an analog face like a traditional watch, but with built-in motion sensors and months-long battery life—may be a better option.
Pebble (watch) was an innovative smartwatch that raised the most money at the time on Kickstarter reaching $10.3 Million between April 12 and May 18, 2012. The watch has a 32-millimetre (1.26 in) 144 × 168 pixel black and white memory LCD using an ultra low-power "transflective LCD" manufactured by Sharp with a backlight, a vibrating motor, a magnetometer, ambient light sensors, and a three-axis accelerometer.[47][48][49][50][51] It can communicate with an Android or iOS device using both Bluetooth 2.1 and Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth Low Energy) using Stonestreet One's Bluetopia+MFi software stack.[52] Bluetooth 4.0 with low energy (LE) support was not initially enabled, but a firmware update in November 2013 enabled it.[53] The watch is charged using a modified USB-cable that attaches magnetically to the watch to maintain water resistance capability.[49] The battery was reported in April 2012 to last seven days.[54] Based on feedback from Kickstarter backers, the developers added water-resistance to the list of features.[55] The Pebble has a waterproof rating of 5 atm, which means it can be submerged down to 40 metres (130 ft) and has been tested in both fresh and salt water, allowing one to shower, dive or swim while wearing the watch.[56]
Tizen is a Linux-based operating system for devices, including smartphones/tablets, in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) devices, smart TVs, laptops/desktops and other platforms. Tizen is a project within the Linux Foundation and is governed by a Technical Steering Group (TSG) composed of Samsung and Intel among others. Samsung released the Samsung Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo, Samsung Gear S, Samsung Gear S2 and Samsung Gear S3 running Tizen.[86]
Then your typical exercise activity will determine which model is the best fit. You can expect to pay $1500 - $350 for a fitness tracker. If you are simply interested in hitting your 10,000 steps a day, an entry-level Fitbit will do the trick for around $150. Garmin has fitness trackers designed specifically with runners and cyclists in mind, giving you accurate tracking of biking and cycling distance covered using GPS. They'll cost more as a result - $350 - $800.
Samsung's Gear Sport is not as stylish as Fossil's Q watches, and because it runs Samsung's Tizen operating system instead of Wear OS, it has nowhere near the app support of Wear OS. But as a smartwatch that shows your phone notifications and lets you respond to them, lasts all day, and tracks your recreational workouts, it is a great device. It's not meant for competitive speed training, but it has built-in GPS and heart-rate sensing, offline Spotify storage, and a rotating bezel that's much easier to use while exercising than a touchscreen. It does suffer from weak voice transcription and a barely-there S Voice "assistant," but it fits a lot of core smartwatch functions into a relatively smart-looking package that's better for fitness-minded wearers than our top picks.
Even today, fitness trackers have a few advantages over smartwatches: they're easier to wear since they have slimmer, lighter profiles. They're less complicated because they're designed primarily to keep you fit (not necessarily for things like emailing on the go). And, perhaps the most important distinction of all, fitness trackers are generally less expensive than smartwatches.
I have the new version Samsung Galaxy watch 46mm. It is excellent. I do not have to use spotify premium to play music. I can simply add tracks (and images too) saved on my Note 8 phone. Bixby can open the apps without turning the bezel. The battery life is not 6 days as advertised, if used all day to make calls, text, listen to music, play games, check emails, read the news, search the internet, etc, then the battery lasts at least 3 days before recharging. There are several free watch faces available through the Galaxy app. This watch can also be used to make sos calls which can be preset for 911 or any contacts you wish to add. Then these contacts can call you back on low volume mode and listen for an hour. You can use this feature with a timer so if you accidentally activate it, you have time to turn it off before it makes the call. Adding a GPS app to this phone can allow you to take a screen shot of your location and send it if in a crisis. Of course the google app for navigation is also available for travel. You can use a wifi connection without your phone, if you turn off bluetooth and select wifi connection to your watch via phone. There is no need to buy the most expensive Samsung Galaxy with the built in sim. Also samsung pay is available on the watch. Of course it has Accelerometer, Gyro, Barometer, HRM, Circular Super AMOLED (360 x 360) Full Color Always On Display, Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX+. There is also a feature that tells you when to take deep breaths while it count the duration of inhaling and exhaling. This is great when you need to stay calm. The workout features are better than on previous Samsung watches. You can monitor calories, caffeine intake, water intake, track your sleep. You can swim with this watch. There is a water lock feature. Once you are out of the water you can expel water from the speaker by tapping a button. This watch has several other functions but It's too much to write in a quick review. Of course you can add a security pin to your watch, use locator to find your phone or vise versa. You check youtube for more of the features. Samsung doesn't have everything listed in specs. I'm still keeping my Ferragamo and Versace watches but I think I'm selling the rest of watch collection. The Samsung Galaxy watch has all of the features I need and changing watch bands is easy. I still recommend buying a screen protector and a tpu/silicone case or shell in case you drop your watch. Some sellers are offering a 2 year guarantee which includes accidents but I have the 1 year Samsung warranty. I would love this watch more if it had a nano sd slot. Specs are 768MB RAM and 4GB Internal Memory.
Bottom line: If health and fitness tracking is your priority, opt for a dedicated fitness tracker that gives you basic time and date information but includes the essentials of health tracking - accelerometer and altimeter, heart rate monitor and GPS chip to track distance and location. Carefully consider your exercise habits to match them to the right fitness tracker.
Basically, smartwatches are wearable-technology devices that maintain a relatively persistent wireless connection to your mobile device—usually a smart phone—and can receive notifications of incoming calls, texts, instant messages, social-network updates, and more, from that device. Some can also let you accept and conduct phone calls right on the watch. And even newer models (the Samsung Gear S, for one) can act as smart phones all on their own, without needing a paired phone nearby.
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Apple Watch is crisp, beautiful, high-resolution screen that's smaller than an Oreo cookie. No surprise, Apple knows what they're doing when they design a home product. Much like the other additions to the Apple suite, the Series 3 is sleek and stylish. Everything from the navigation to the screen layouts has been optimized to utilize the space given rather than be constricted by it.


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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Scientists and animal rights groups have urged the Romanian government to rethink its plans to allow the hunting of brown bears.
In April, the environment ministry said Romania needed to reduce its bear population from the current estimate of up to 6,640 animals down to 4,000. It said bears were encroaching on areas where people lived.
But WWF Romania and the Environmental Investigation Agency on Thursday called on international wildlife experts, Romanian and European Union officials to "to take urgent action to end this threat" to Romania's bear population, one of Europe's largest.
Ruud Tombrock, the director of Humane Society International/Europe, said the government initiative was "clearly in response to strong lobbying efforts" from trophy hunters and agriculture industries. He said it would threaten the survival of Romanian bears.
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Solvency II update
EC submits request to EIOPA for technical advice on the review of Solvency II
08 Apr 2019
It will be a busy year ahead for the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority ("EIOPA"). On 11 February 2019, the European Commission (the "EC") submitted a formal request to EIOPA for technical advice on 19 items ahead of the EC's 2020 review of Solvency II. The EC has asked EIOPA to respond to its request by 30 June 2020.
Some of the highlights
The end of the Matching Adjustment?
Perhaps of most interest will be the EC's request that EIOPA reviews the Matching Adjustment ("MA") and Volatility Adjustment ("VA") "whilst not precluding the possibility of a single adjustment mechanism".
With the United Kingdom's potential departure from the EU approaching, this could be a means of simplifying the regulation once the UK leaves. Once the UK departs, only 15 undertakings across the EU (all of which are in Spain) will apply the MA. Compare this to the VA: 673 entities across the European Economic Area (excluding the UK) apply the VA1.
If EIOPA were to take a single adjustment mechanism forward, how the mechanism would work is unclear at the moment. However, the EC does ask EIOPA to consider a "[volatility] adjustment that takes into account the illiquidity features and/or duration of insurers' liabilities"2 – perhaps hinting at an "upgraded VA"?
However, combining the MA and VA is by no means a foregone conclusion. The EC also asked EIOPA to consider further changes to the Matching Adjustment:
- Allow partial / full diversification across MA portfolios;
- A review of criteria for eligible assets.
The Volatility Adjustment
The VA has come under fire from some member states because under normal circumstances it is formulated based upon a currency portfolio, rather than a country-specific portfolio. Therefore, except under extreme circumstances, the VA for Italy will be the same as the VA for France, for example. The EC has therefore asked EIOPA to review the methodology for the activation of the "country component" of the VA.
In addition to reviewing the country component of the VA, the EC has asked EIOPA to consider two approaches to the VA:
- An adjustment that considers the illiquidity features and/or duration of insurers' liabilities; and
- The application of an adjustment that considers the weights of own assets holdings of each insurer.
The Risk Margin
In February 2018, EIOPA published its Second set of advice to the European Commission on specific items in the Solvency II Delegated Regulation. In its advice, EIOPA stated that at that time it was only concerned with the cost of capital rate; kicking the risk margin can down the road. EIOPA stated that "the review of other aspects of the risk margin should be done as part of the review of Solvency II that the Commission is required to undertake after five years of implementation".
Now the 2020 review has arrived, and the EC has asked EIOPA to consider the following aspects of the risk margin:
- The design of the risk margin, considering work undertaken by EIOPA on transfer values following a recent request from the EC, in which "… EIOPA is asked to compare the transfer values with the valuation of the transferred liabilities and assets, if any, under the Solvency II framework.";
- Assumptions regarding the asset mix of the reference undertaking (in particular, interactions between market risk and the use of the MA / VA in the risk margin calculation);
- The use of a fixed cost of capital; and
- The assumptions used to derive the cost of capital rate, including the absence of leverage and the derivation of the equity risk premium.
Risk-free interest rate term structure
The EC has asked EIOPA to provide evidence on criteria to determine the last liquid point ("LLP") for all countries of the European Union. Where this analysis suggests the current LLP is inappropriate, the EC requires EIOPA to conduct an impact assessment of potential modifications to the LLP.
Although EIOPA has only been asked to comment on the LLP, EIOPA could, on its own initiative, decide to consider the Ultimate Forward Rate ("UFR") and convergence period as well. We note that EIOPA considered the impact of both of these on firms' solvency positions as part of its Long Term Guarantee Report 2018.
As we discussed in a previous newsflash ("Preparing for the discontinuation of LIBOR") it is expected that the London Inter-bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") and equivalent reference rates in other currencies will be discontinued in the near future. This begs the question of what will happen to the Solvency II risk-free rate curves, which are currently based on these rates. So far there is no indication of how and when any changes may be implemented, but clearly the impacts of any change will have potentially wide-ranging impacts for firms.
Interest rate risk
In its second set of advice to the EC on items in the Solvency II Delegated Regulation (published in February 2018), EIOPA included an "own initiative" to address issues it had identified with the assessment of interest rate risk within the standard formula. EIOPA believes that the current approach "underestimates the real interest rate risk in a low yield environment" and fails to stress negative rates, despite reality proving that these are an economic reality. Importantly, EIOPA also believed that the existing approach didn't comply with Article 101(3) of the Solvency II Directive.
To address its concerns, EIOPA proposed to model interest rate risk in the standard formula using a "relative shift approach" – an approach widely used by Internal Model users. EIOPA did acknowledge that the changes could impact correlations but considered this out of scope of its review at the time. These changes were rejected by the EC at the time. However, the latest call for technical advice explicitly includes interest rate risk. And it unambiguously asks EIOPA's review to take "into account the low interest rate environment".
Next steps
Should EIOPA recommend significant changes to the areas highlighted, this could potentially have a material impact on insurers' businesses. At this stage, it is too early to hazard a guess about what EIOPA may propose. However, we shall follow developments in this area, including any consultations that EIOPA may publish over the course of the review.
Hymans Robertson has a wealth of Solvency II experience. If you would like to discuss Solvency II with one of our specialists, please get in touch.


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It's been an awfully long time since I've been this depressed.
The last time was probably at that den of ego and incompetence I left to start the store, when I had to force myself not to swerve into oncoming traffic every day. I'd say after the store, but mostly there, I felt like a failure, but a failure with lessons to learn. There was somewhere to go. Plus, there was the relief of having been through worst case scenario and somehow still muddling through. There's something about losing everything that's kind of freeing. It forces you to make decisions. To think laterally.
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I don't ever remember having this little hope in the possibility of a future.
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I'm probably just jealous that she had the network to do that. My career trajectory took me in a direction where I know nothing and no one in the industry.
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I really have nothing else to say in the matter.
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I'm posting it now, post-birthday, because you know what? Things turned out just fine. My family showed up, I had a good time, and I think overall, the day went pretty well, save my sister's new puppy putting a hold in my new Deadpool bathing suit. She's pretty darn cute, though, that little mutt, so all is forgiven.
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"The compressors, which basically make the sheet of ice, have reached their life span," said Carolyn Griffith, the city's recreation manager. She explained that the 33-year-old compressors were well-maintained and have already lasted longer than was anticipated.
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All of the needed renovations will cost approximately $1.2 million and the city is currently about $200,000 short, said Griffith.
The manager added that the arena offers residents a variety of activities, like public skating and lessons, and is the home site for the Casper Coyotes ice hockey team.
David Cole, the head coach for the Casper Coyotes, said the group uses the arena every day. Given that there isn't another ice rink nearby, he's unsure where the team would go if the compressors fail.
"It's important to us obviously, but I think it's more important for the children," he said, adding that many kids enjoy taking hockey or ice skating lessons.
Although the City Council agreed to withdraw the request for funding to repair the arena, two council members expressed concerns about that decision at Tuesday's meeting.
"I don't like setting aside this ice rink thing," said Councilman Dallas Laird. "I coached there for 15 years, and I know how much children of this community love playing hockey."
Noting that he considered the ice arena to be a more serious issue than the seating at the Events Center, Councilman Chris Walsh said the Council should consider making it a higher priority.
Local leaders are continuing to negotiate over consensus funding. Mayor Ray Pacheco said Wednesday that he's hoping an agreement will be reached within the next week.