It’s been a strange week. Huawei’s CEO revealed that he’s not a big fan of smartwatches despite just launching the Huawei Watch 2. Then we learned that Fitbit is having both hardware and software problems producing its much-rumored smartwatch. And in other problematic news, Samsung confirmed that Bixby will be delayed by a bit.
On the plus side, there were three new device announcements this week, with the Garmin Vivosmart 3, the Misfit Flare and the ZTE Quartz smartwatch all breaking cover. We also learned that Fitbit is making a pair of bluetooth headphones that sit around your neck, though we don’t know if there are any other functions.
But that’s not all. There was more that went on this week, and if you need an even bigger news fix be sure to head on over to our dedicated news page.
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