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Huami Amazfit GTR 3 and GTS 3 series wearable devices launching on October 12

Jeet — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 05:28:02 +0000

Huami has today confirmed that it will be hosting Amazfit 2021 Global Annual New Product Launch Conference on 12th October where the company will be launching the Amazfit GTR 3 and Amazfit GTS 3 series wearable devices.

As the name itself indicates, the devices will be launched as the successor of the Amazfit GTR 2 series and GTS 2 series smartwatches that were launched last year.

While the company has not revealed what the upcoming wearable products pack in terms of features and specifications, some details are already known because of leaks. The GTR 3 was recently spotted on Brazilian regulator Anatel’s database with model number A2035, showcasing the same circular body as its predecessor and two buttons on the right side.

Like many other smartwatches, this one too will come with support for heart rate monitoring and blood oxygen sensor. It remains to be seen if the company upgrades the heart rate sensor to include blood pressure measurement.

It is also being claimed that the Amazfit GTR 3 is water-resistant up to 5ATM and is powered by a 440mAh battery, which should be enough to make the device run for about two weeks on a single charge.

To know more about these upcoming smart wearable products from Amazfit, including features, specifications, pricing, and availability, we will have to wait for the official launch event which is scheduled to take place in a couple of weeks.

Developing OS is as difficult as making chips, says Huami CEO Huang Wang on Zepp OS

Jeet — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:05:58 +0000

Xiaomi-backed smartwatch and fitness tracking device maker Huami Technology held a new product launch event in China where the company has unveiled a new self-developed operating system — Zepp OS.

This newly launched Zepp OS is developed upon FreeRTOS microkernel open-source code. The system package size is around 55MB only which is about 1/10th the size of Amazfit OS used by Huami Technology.

The company is projecting the Zepp OS as not only a smartwatch operating system that is powering the hardware but as an open health management platform. Huang Wang, CEO of the company says that the difficulty of making a smartwatch operating system is actually no less than that of making a chip.

Huami has done both of these “difficult” things. Along with announcing its new self-developed operating system for wearable devices, the company has also launched Huangshan 2S which is the industry’s first dual-core RISC-V wearable chip.

Having the company’s own operating system ensures that the software is optimized to perform better compared to using an existing system and implementing it on the device. Optimized software is what offers a good performance out of the hardware.

It is claimed that the operating system reduces operational power consumption by 65 percent and increases battery life by 190 percent compared to the preview version, which offers an overall improved user experience for wearable devices.

Further, Zepp OS integrates many different functionalities, including support for dynamic dials with smooth motion effects and different interfaces. Most of the interfaces on the watch achieve more than 60FPS, and the animation effects are smooth, delicate, and vivid, allowing users to watch every time they interact with each other.

Huami unveils a new Huangshan 2S chip & self-developed Zepp OS for smartwatches

Jed John Ikoba — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:29:04 +0000

Chinese tech startup Huami Technology today held its Next Beat 2021 conference at Hefei, China. The conference is themed “The Future of Health” and indeed, the company announced several new products tailored towards promoting the health of users of its products.

Two of the products released include a new generation of smart wearable chips dubbed Huangshan 2S and a new self-developed operating system named Zepp OS. The new operating system focuses on health.

The Huangshan 2S chip is said to be the industry’s first dual-core RISC-V wearable chip. It also features an independent GPU. The processor comes with artificial intelligence and can achieve super-computing power and ultra-low power consumption. The chip can perform high-load calculations such as graphics and UI operations. Among them, the large-core system also integrates FPU and supports floating-point operations.

The processor takes over from the Huangshan 2 chip which was released around this time last year. Compared to the previous-gen model, the Huangshan 2S has an improved computing performance by 18%, while operating power consumption has been reduced by 56%. The sleep power consumption has also been reduced by 93%. Huami claims the processor can process sensor data for 24 hours and realize continuous monitoring of biological data in all weathers.

The Huangshan 2S chip integrates a 2.5D GPU which improves the graphics acceleration performance of the new chip by up to 67% compared to the previous generation. The GPU can independently and efficiently process graphics-related instructions, making the operating system run more smoothly. In addition, the convolutional neural network acceleration processing unit on the chip can quickly identify the type of disease; taking atrial fibrillation as an example, its recognition speed is 26 times faster than pure software calculations.

Huami also unveiled a new Zepp OS to provide an alternative to the Android Wear OS and others. The self-developed OS is entirely developed for smartwatches. Huami’s co-founder and the rotating president of the Global Innovation Center, Fan Meihui stated that the new OS comes with three main features – lightness, smoothness, and practicality.

Talking of lightness, the new operating system is based on the FreeRTOS microkernel open source code, which occupies a very small space compared to other general OS. The system package is only 55MB, which is about 1/28 of Apple’s watch OS and 1/10 of the Amazfit OS used by Huami Technology. From low-profile single-chip microcomputers to high-performance SoCs, the system is perfectly compatible and suitable for all types of wearable products.

Based on the lightweight underlying code and various power optimization methods, Zepp OS has further improved the battery life to ensure 24 hours continuous health data monitoring. The operating power consumption of Zepp OS is reduced by 65% compared to the previous Amazfit OS. Compared with the Amazfit Watch 2 running Amazfit OS, the battery life of the watch equipped with Zepp OS has increased by 190%.

Another major feature of Zepp OS is smoothness. The frame rate of most interfaces in the system can exceed 60fps, and the effect is smooth and delicate. In addition, the system also integrates 150 dials, including 15 cool dynamic dials.

Zepp OS also has powerful IoT connectivity and network functions. It can realize smart home control, NFC access control for cardless payment, etc. The OS also makes it easy to connect other heath equipment such as blood pressure monitors, blood glucose monitors, etc. In the future, through cooperation with GoPro, Huami smartwatch users will be able to control GoPro sports cameras to take pictures right from the watch.

At the same time, the system also supports various Internet cloud service applications, such as NetEase Cloud Music, Alexa, and Yuepaoquan.

In addition, Zepp OS supports 4G/5G connections and Wi-Fi connections. It also integrates a complete set of TCP/IP network protocols. This means that smartwatches equipped with eSIM can be directly connected to the cloud without a mobile phone, which is convenient for users.

For developers, Zepp OS is also equipped with a friendly and easy-to-use watch JS applet framework-Zeus Mini-Program Framework, which is convenient for developers to develop watch applets with a lower threshold. In the future, the same easy-to-use graphical development environment will be opened for dial design, and even individual users can easily design personalized dials.

Huami to hold conference to showcase ‘Future of Health’ on July 13

Sean — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:11:20 +0000

Earlier today (6th July 2021), Huami Technology announced that it will be holding its Next Beat Conference in China later this month. The conference will have the company showcase ‘The Future of Health’ on 13th July 2021.

The Chinese wearables maker shared a new image poster online, which revealed the date for the Next Beat conference. In the conference, the company is expected to discuss the future and results of research in the health related technology field. Notably, the Department of Cardiovascular Internal Medicine of Peking University Hospital worked with the company to carry out clinical research to detect atrial fibrillation in smart bands back in 2019.

At the moment, the brand’s products offers blood oxygen monitoring, heart rate sensors, among other features. So, we can expect the company to unveil new monitoring technologies in the field of health during this conference. Furthermore, Huami Technology might also have the announcement for the next generation Huangshan processor. For those unaware, the company is known to be working on its third generation self developed wearable chipset for its smart wearable products.

Huami Technology shipped 45.7 million units of its wearable devices in 2020

Jeet — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 05:16:56 +0000

Huami Technology, the wearable device-making company backed by Xiaomi, which has recently changed its name internationally to Zepp Health, has revealed financial details for the fourth quarter of 2020 and the whole year.

The company has revealed that in the fourth quarter of 2020, it generated an operating income of 1.973 billion yuan and the company’s adjusted net profit was 128 million yuan. For the same time duration, it managed to ship 11.3 million units of its products.

As for the whole year of 2020, the company generated around 6.433 billion yuan in operating income, indicating a year-on-year increase of 10.7 percent. The adjusted net profit stands at 294 million yuan. For the year 2020, the company shipped 45.7 million units with a year-on-year increase of 8 percent.

Huami also said that it spent around 538 million yuan in Research & Development, which shows around a 25 percent increase compared to 2019. It also revealed that as of 31st December 2020, the company held cash and cash equivalents of 2.273 yuan, which is approximately $348.4 million.

For those who are unaware, Huami Technology is one of the leading wearable device makers globally and owns Amazfit and Zepp lineup of products. The company changed its name to Zepp Health Corporation for the global markets, trying to better convey its aim of “Technology Connected Health” and is hoping for better performance in 2021.

The company predicts that the net income for the first quarter of 2021 will be around 1 billion yuan and 1.15 billion yuan. Huami Technology has also officially confirmed that the Mi Band 6 is “ready to go” and could soon get launched in the market by Xiaomi.