Garmin had quietly launched five new smartwatches from its MARQ series of luxury wearables. Now, it appears that the company is yet again gearing up for another launch. This time, it appears that its a hybrid smartwatch model, dubbed the Garmin Instinct Crossover.

However, prior to any official announcement, it appears that the upcoming hybrid smartwatch has been leaked. One of the brand’s manufacturers accidentally leaked a new outdoor watch, which was spotted on the manufacturer’s Taiwanese website. THe product page showcases three color options as well, namely Black, Solar – Tactical Edition, and Solar – Graphite. These solar models will feature solar powered batteries, while the tactical edition will offer notable features like night vision and stealth modes.

The watch will sport a display that has a 176 by 176 px resolution and a circular panel. As per the listing, the device can last for up to 28 days on a single full charge on the Smart Watch Mode or up to 30 days, with the solar charging feature. Furthermore, the wearable also supports dual format GPS and can even receive notifications from a connected Android or iOS device. It also supports contactless payment through Garmin Pay.

In many ways, the Instinct Crossover is similar to the regular Instinct smartwatch models. However, the key difference lies in its analogue clock with luminescent physical watch hands situated on top of the display. This is what makes it a hybrid watch, which also features RevoDrive auto-calibration technology that ensures accurate time being displayed in the case of any shocks that the watch might face. The pricing for this model is still unknown, so stick around for more updates.

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Smartwatches have been advancing rapidly in terms of features offered — from fitness and lifestyle features to now medical features. Continuing the same, Withings has announced its new product named Withings ScanWatch at Consumer Electronics Show 2020.

The company claims that it is the first hybrid to offer medical-grade Electrocardiogram and sleep apnea detection. The device comes with a larger display than any of the company’s previous models.

It also comes with a redesigned crown and is powered by a battery that is claimed to offer 30-day usage on a single charge. As for the highlighting feature, similar to the Apple Watch, this new Withings ScanWatch looks for early signs of AFib. When the user is experiencing symptoms, or the watch is alerting an irregular heartbeat, an ECG can be taken within 30 seconds.

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There’s an SpO2 sensor that emits and absorbs a light wave passing through blood vessels which can help the watch detect sleep apnea. It measures oxygen saturation within the blood, centralizing all the info in the Health Mate app, together with sleep monitoring data for length, depth, and quality.

Users can also track activity and workout through Health Mate which is also capable of sharing data with more than 100 third-party apps such as Apple Health, Google Fit, Strava, or MyFitnessPal among others.

The Withings ScanWatch will be available in two sizes — 38mm and 42mm. It will go on sale starting Q2 2020 in Europe and the U.S. for €249/£229/$249 (38mm), and €299/£279/$299 (42mm), after it gets CE and FDA-clearance.

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Honor will announce a brand new Honor Watch smartwatch alongside the Honor Magic 2 flagship on October 31. Before the official launch, the watch is up for registrations starting tomorrow. The teaser poster also reveals a few details about the watch including its basic design.

We are used to seeing beautiful watches from Honor’s parent company, Huawei, like the new Huawei Watch GT. On the other hand, Honor has usually stuck to smart bands and the most smartwatch-like device from the brand has been the two-year-old Honor Watch S1. However, this might change with the new Honor Watch as the first image of the device shows promise. The design is very much like the Huawei Watch GT with a circular dial and two buttons on the side.

What’s interesting is that the watch seems to have physical hands. We can’t confirm it for sure, but the hands seem to be very prominent in the pictures. A hybrid watch would make sense to some extent since Honor leans towards the affordable market and a smartwatch hybrid would be a much cheaper and good looking option than something like a full-fledged smartwatch similar to the Huawei Watch GT.

The Honor Watch goes up for registrations from tomorrow (October 23) at 10:08AM on VMall, JD.com and Suning. So, we are expecting more details soon.

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