Chinese tech company UMIDIGI has revealed via a tweet posted recently that it will launch a new smartwatch which has as its biggest feature a SpO2 monitor. The smartwatch will be called UMIDIGI UFit and isn’t just a smartwatch but a fitness and health tracker. The product will be launched on March 16.

In the face of the Coronavirus outbreak, the focus on health and fitness has increased. The blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) level is a vital indicator of a person’s health. This tracking the SpO2 level is also a new wearable tech metric getting adopted by more manufacturers. It might sound complicated but SpO2 can reveal conditions. For example, coronavirus and sleep apnea may cause low blood oxygen saturation.

The SpO2 monitor is already in some big-name wearables: Fitbit and Garmin already have an SpO2 sensor on most of their devices, and Huawei has jumped in too. UMIDIGI UFit is expected to also have a SpO2 sensor but it would be much more affordable, in line with UMIDIGI’s market strategy.

There’s still a lot we don’t know about the device, but there are a few things we can speculate from the teaser image. Besides the SpO2 monitoring function, it apparently has a curved screen and 2.5D glass. And there’s a side button to control the watch. We won’t have to wait long to learn more about the smartwatch since it goes official on March 16.

UMIDIGI is also running a giveaway with five units of the UMIDIGI F2 smartphone and fifteen units of the UFit up for takes. You can join the giveaway on their official website. You can also pre-order the UFit on AliExpress.

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Partnering with Amazon, UMIDIGI is holding its Holiday Sale in conjunction with Amazon’s Prime Day. At the same time, the company took the opportunity to launch its new smartwatch Uwatch2 open sale at $24.99. The deals are available on the company’s stores on Amazon’s local websites in different countries and the biggest deal is the $60 discount that the S3 Pro gets so that you can get it for just $239.99.

The UMIDIGI S3 Pro is the world’s first ceramic phone featuring the 48MP Sony IMX586 camera. Having already received several software updates, it now comes with some high-end flagship phone camera features like super night mode and AI scene detection. The $60 off discount makes it really competitive in the $250 range. Also, other UMIDIGI phones like the F1 Play and A3 Pro also get 20% off.

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Besides Amazon, UMIDIGI decided to hold the sale promotion on its official store on Aliexpress from July 15th to 17th. There, you can find the A5 Pro with its ultra-wide angle triple camera just $95.37 while the UMIDIGI Power with 5150mAh battery and slim design will come at $129.99. What’s more, the first 300 orders of S3 Pro and first 200 orders of F1 Play will receive the company’s new smartwatch Uwatch2 for free!

As we said previously, the new smartwatch is now available to order at $24.99. It comes with an improved full touch color screen over its predecessor and new features like 24/7 heart rate monitoring and IP67 certification.

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UMIDIGI Uwatch2 was recently announced featuring an improved full touch color screen as well as 24/7 heart rate monitoring and IP67 certification. Now, it is time for the new wearable from UMIDIGI to hit the market with the first global sale going live on July 15th, the first day of UMIDIGI Holiday Sale, for just $24.99. And the first 500 units of Uwatch2 will be offered at the bottom price of $19.99!

Compared to the first generation, the Uwatch2 got an improved full touch color display that is protected by a round face 2.5D curved glass on top. Also, the case is an aluminum alloy unibody with IP67 rating. In the box, you will find not only the metal band but an extra sport silicon band as well. The Uwatch2 supports 7 sport modes like running, jogging, cycling, etc to track your fitness and continuous heart rate monitoring to improve your exercise efficiency. The company claims that the new smartwatch can go on for up to 25 days on standby or 10 days of continuous use on a single charge.

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If you’re interested and want to get it at the best price possible, you should add it to your cart right now to be among the first 500 that will get it for $19.99. Of course, you’ll have to act fast on July 15th (PDT) to finish your purchase. As always, UMIDIGI is globally recruiting 10 users to test it and help with its improvement. You can participate here.

Besides the sale for Uwatch2, UMIDIGI Holiday Sale will kick off on both its Amazon and AliExpress stores. The biggest discount is the $60 off (20% off) for S3 Pro, the company’s 48MP ceramic flagship phone. Also, the latest neckband earphones Ubeats and the first generation of Uwatch will also get 20% off on Amazon. You can learn more about it here.

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UMIDIGI Ubeats that was announced recently is the first product that marks the company’s new Ecosystem era and now UMIDIGI just launched another product, the UMIDIGI Uwatch2 smartwatch. It is the successor to last year’s Uwatch and comes with an enhanced full touch LCD screen design and other improved features.

The top upgraded feature in the new generation is the improved full touch AMOLED display that offers better readability than before and is more convenient to use. The 1.3″ AMOLED color full touch display offers a 240×240 resolution and is protected with a layer of 2.5D curved glass on top. The Uwatch2 has a similar round face design and aluminum alloy unibody with the previous generation, looking premium and elegant.

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In the box, you will find 2 free bands, one metal and one silicon, helping you easily switch depending on the occasion. So, that’s a plus, as you don’t need to buy another band.

The Uwatch2 comes with IP67 water-resistant rating, along with several fitness tracking features, like running, jogging, cycling, besides the step counter. Also, compared to the first generation, the Uwatch2 now supports continuous heart rate monitoring to improve your exercise efficiency. In terms of battery life, with the help of the Nordic-Nrf52832 chipset, you can get up to 25 days of standby and 10 days of continuous use.

The UMIDIGI Uwatch2 is expected to go on global sale at $24.99 on July 15th. If you’re on the hunt for an affordable LCD smartwatch, you should consider giving it a chance. The Uwatch2 is already listed on the company’s official store on Aliexpress and you can add it to your cart to make sure that you don’t miss the global open sale. And as usual, UMIDIGI is globally recruiting 10 users to test it and help in its improvement. Learn more and join the Giveaway here.

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Apple has started sending out invites for an event on September 7. The invite has teasers such as the date which corresponds to the name of the next iPhone (iPhone 7) and the bokeh effects of the lights which hints at the dual cameras expected on the iPhone 7 Plus.

The launch is expected to be for the new iPhone but rumour has it that Apple will also launch the second generation iWatch.

Over the past couple of months we have covered several details and leaks about Apple’s next device must especially the absence of a 3.5mm audio jack and the use of dual cameras. One of the rumours we shall confirm on the launch day will be the presence of connector pins on the iPhone 7 Plus variant which no one has heard of lately or seen on the prototypes making rounds on the internet and if blue will indeed be amongst the colour variants.

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The event will hold at 10:00 A.M. at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.

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Rumours are there about the launch of ‘iWatch’ by the leading innovators in the field of smart gadgets, Apple. The product has already been claimed as a “new wearable” by John Paczkowski. It is anticipated that the ‘iWatch’ will make its debut along with the ‘iPhone 6’. The event where this big launch will occur is the IFA, Berlin, which is going to be held on 9 september 2014.

Earlier in June, John Paczkowski avowed that ‘iWatch’ will be launched in October 2014, but the before time release of ‘iWatch’ is definitely a good news for the Apple lovers. But it is still expected that Apple will conduct an event in October for the launch of iPads. There is no confirmation about the ‘iWatch event from the officials of the Apple. Rumours are there that Apple will only uncover the product and will launch the product at some other event.

It is expected that ‘iWatch’ will have biometric sensors and it will be more focused on health and fitness. The device will be able to measure the heart rate and other feedback depending on the user’s activity. This data could be linked and used with the help of an app of iOS8, Health app. There are no comments from any expert over the specifications and hardware of the device.

This product from the global leaders could be a medical expert for the users in today’s fast moving life.

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Apple’s iPhone 6 has high exposure rate all the time, information from lot of channels make the phone is no secret left. Days before, some foreign tech site has concluded 10 possible features of the new iPhone, which is your most focused?

1. Newly designed appearance

From the old generation iPhone, we can find they seem to follow a “S mode”, meaning they are more possible to redesign iPhone’s appearance after S types. For example, iPhone 3G and 3GS have almost same design, and so as iPhone 4 and 4S, and 5 paired with iPhone 5S. So the new coming iPhone 6 is certainly to be redesigned. And the industry reckon it will combine features from iPod Touch and iPad Air.

2. Large Screen and Higher Resolution

Although Apple do not follow the trend, but in large screen population trend, Apple will certainly not let its new generation iPhone to be left behind, it is no argument to prepare larger screen. Certainly, to maintain Apple-made Retina screen standard, iPhone6 needs higher resolution in case it has larger screen. By far, most possible iPhone 6 screen resolution is 960 x 1704 pixels, the evidence is to be 3 time resolution to iPhone ‘s base resolution, the 568×320 pixel.

3. Carrying iOS 8 System

IPhone 6 will carry new iOS 8 system, but the system will not be much different with previous regarding the

4. Support Healthbook healthy application

The IOS8 will main focus on healthy APPs, and exposed Healthbook APP can follow multiple healthy and fitness data, including heartbeat rate, moisture content, blood pressure, body movement, nutrition, blood sugar, sleeping, breath rate, oxhemoglobin saturation and weight etc. In case of the source of these data, it is possible from Apple’s futuristic wearable device , the iWatch.

5. Lighter, Thinner

Apple’s iPhone has pursued light and slim for long time, this has been continued by iPhone 6. From the information we know, the iPhone 6’s body thickness is between 6.1 to 7.6 mm, and the border will be narrower too.

6. Sapphire glass

For the sapphire glass has better anti-scratch function, which can resolve smart devices screen from been scratched or damaged. So the sapphire screen has been Apple’s pursue. However, compared to popular solution of lens and TOUCH ID, Apple seems planning to make the whole screen by sapphire glass. This made huge need, and Apple is going to purchase to control the sapphire industry chain.

7. Improved 64 bit A8 processor

iPhone 5S has the industry’s first 64 bit processor, which has shaken the industry, especially 1.3GHz duo core structure, Apple’s A7 processor has shown amazing performance. And now, Apple’s iPhone 6 is going to build better A8 processor, main change is said to be lowing the energy consumption, which can improve previous iPhone’s poor endurance.

8. Better resolution iSight camera

Although iPhone 5s ‘s 8MP is good, but it is not improved in next generation many may be disappointed. So it is loud voice to change it. But you may not expect this too much, even the rumored optical anti-vibration will not apply, because this will make the camera module too large for the silim iPhone body to carry.

9. High quality music

Apple has planned to purchase Beats Audio, the medias have lot explanations. But refered to iPhone6 , it may be utilizing Beats Audio tech to improve the phone’s sound quality, and another possibility is change the earphone that come together within iPhone’s pack.

10. Water resistant and dust resistant function

Smart phone is popular to add anti water and dust feature, brands include Samsung and Sony has put out related products. Although iPhone 6 is low possibility to add the function, but related rumor has come out. So the possibility is still unknown.

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Apple is likely to use flexible or curved screens for iWatch as a smart watches device. Apple was said to be almost come with one of the screen supplier to manufacture these components.

According to the Korea Herald Media, LG will becoming the vendors for  flexible display supplier for Apple. For your information, the South Korean company has already released a smart phone with a flexible OLED display, LG G Flex.

Even so, LG said it will not be the main supplier. According to rumors initially, Apple has appointed Taiwanese display manufacturer, RiTDisplay to produce the flexible screen. While LG will be the second source of supply for the iWatch flexible screen.

Apple is also rumored to have talked to Samsung about this flexible display production. However, they fail to reach an agreement. It is not known which party ultimately decided to withdraw from the negotiations.

Previously, Apple is rumored to be tested for three screen size of iWatch thats the 1.4 inch, 1.5 inch and 1.6 inches. All three prototype device is made from plastic OLED screen. Apple will not release three of those products, but choose one that is considered the most appropriate screen size.

Different from its competitors, Apple seems a little late in releasing this wearable product. Sony and Samsung have released their version of smart watches and it is believed there will be more vendors soon to make smartwatch devices. While, Apple is rumored to be released smart watches in 2014.

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Back to last February, Apple is reportedly ready to enliven the smart watches, according to rumor, the specifications of Apple smartwach will be named as iWatch increasingly popping up. This time, according to a source quoted by The Cosun Ilbo said that Apple will use a flexible screen.

The Apple “iWatch” will using plastic OLED screen that is claimed can not be broken. Last month, Samsung also recently launched a smartwatch, but the screen is not the kind of flexible and weighs about 73 grams.

Further rumored, to develop iWatch, Apple prepared three different models. Apple iWatch has been available as a prototype that packs with 1.4 inches and 1.5 inches screen size. The source also informed that the iWatch 1.5 prototype has been produced.

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