Phones. TVs. Wireless Earbuds. OnePlus has been keen on expanding its universe of devices and their latest device continues this mission — the OnePlus Watch.
OnePlus says it’s made sure to give it a more timeless aesthetic and I’ve gotta agree it’s a pretty good looking watch. It feels solid and premium.
The company says the case of each watch sold is hand polished — so that the arc of the case is as smooth as can be. It’s a 46mm round watch face — with 2.5D glass — for a more seamless transition onto its frame.
It’s an AMOLED Panel. The material is stainless steel with a gossy greyish finish. On its underside, what feels like plastic, is cool to the touch.
The watch comes with only one watch band — black silicone. You fasten with this hook and tuck under to secure. But the straps follow the standard quick release system so you can easily replace them with something third party.
First impressions: It feels well built, is comfy when worn, and doesn’t feel too big even with my small wrists.
OnePlus custom Watch OS
The OnePlus Watch runs OnePlus’ own custom watch OS, not Google’s Wear OS.
Navigation is pretty basic. There’s a button that brings up all the available apps. Another press brings you home.
Another button is the customizable function key. Set to workouts by default but can be set to another app — like the stop watch. To go back you swipe to the right just like on Android.
From the home screen you swipe up to view recent notifications and down to view some quick settings. It’s pretty basic in its current state. But hopefully it gets better over time.
What can it do?
On the most basic level the OnePlus Watch is an optional way to keep track of notifications without having to look at your phone.
So for example if a text message comes in, you can have a notification it show up on your watch too. From there you can decide if you need to pull out your phone to reply.
You can also use the watch to make and answer phone calls as long as your phone is nearby. And nope the watch does not come with a cellular model.
Listening to music
The OnePlus watch comes with 4GB of storage — 2GB of which is actually usable.
Getting music on your phone is a manual process. You’ll need an MP3 on your device. Then from the Health App click add music — it’s a long process. I wish there were a quicker way to do this. Once the music is your watch you can just pair most Bluetooth earbuds and listen to your mp3 from your watch without your phone.
I used my OnePlus Buds Z — but had to pair them manually. Hopefully in the future, if the interest here is an ecosystem of devices that works together, you shouldn’t have to pair them if they’re already paired with your smartphone.
Control your TV
In markets where the OnePlus TV is sold, you can also use the OnePlus Watch as a remote for your OnePlus TV.I don’t have one so I can’t really show that to you. But I’m told that 30 minutes after your watch detects that you’re asleep it turns the TV off also.
Fitness Companion
The OnePlus Watch can automatically detect and track up to 110+ workout types. To manually start a workout you can just press on this button over here and pick your desired workout. It’s got built-in GPS to track your walks or runs.
It’s also IP68 water and dust resistant, so not only can you sweat with it, run in the rain or and rinse it off. You can also use it to track your swims.
Health Tracker
In terms of health related features — this is no Apple Watch. The OnePlus Watch provides merely the basics: Sleep and Stress Tracking, a Heart Rate Monitor, and Blood Oxygen Sensor.
Here is a complete list of sensors on the watch:
- Accelerometer
- Gyroscope
- Geomagnetic sensor
- Barometer
- Blood oxygen sensor
- Optical heart rate sensor
- Ambient light sensor
- Capacitance sensor
Battery
The OnePlus Watch comes with a 402mAh battery that’s rated to last up to 14 days on a single charge with average use and a week with heavier use.
If you were to go for a long run with GPS on continuously you’d have to run for a full day for the battery to die on you. This cradle comes in the box but no AC adapter is included.
OnePlus recommends a 5V=1A adapter so most chargers you have lying around will be more than enough. Speaking of the cradle — charging is via these two POGO pins. And not via the Qi wireless charging standard.
So is the OnePlus Watch your GadgetMatch?
Well, first let’s take a look at pricing — the watch will retail for US$ 159 dollars and will be available online starting April 14th.
Considering what else is in the market today, that’s a really competitive price. That said, while it’s already a good looking, solidly built watch that can do all the basics well.
I think in its current iteration the OnePlus Watch needs further refining. I feel like navigation could be better, haptics definitely needs some work, and things like having to manually sync your contacts and music is a chore.
If you’re a OnePlus user looking for a great companion smartwatch, for its asking price, it might be worth a look see.
CASETiFY has unveiled a new Marvel collaboration inspired by Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The collection marks the brand’s first Spider-Man release since 2023. It also arrives alongside Sony Pictures’ upcoming film, which opens later this month.
The lineup includes phone and tablet cases, MagSafe accessories, earbuds cases, watchbands, laptop sleeves, and wireless chargers. It is headlined by two premium phone cases. The Aluminium Spider-Man Mask Case costs US$84, while the 2.5D Silicone Case sells for US$78. Both are available for the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max.
Fans can also choose from five printed phone case designs: Spider-Man New Mask, Spider-Man Poster, Spider-Man Medley, Spider-Man Medley (Dark Version), and Spider-Man New Suit. CASETiFY also lets buyers personalize select phone cases and MagSafe wallets through its Custom Sticker feature.
More Spider-Man accessories
The collection goes beyond phone cases. It also includes MagSafe Grip Stands, Cardholder Stands, Wallets, a 2-in-1 Charging Stand, Earbuds Cases, Watchbands, Camera Lens Protectors, Laptop Cases and Sleeves, Tablet Cases, and Wireless Chargers. Prices start at US$24 for the Camera Lens Protector and go up to US$92 for the 2-in-1 Charging Stand.
The Marvel Spider-Man: Brand New Day x CASETiFY collection is now available through CASETiFY’s website, the Co-Lab app, and CASETiFY STUDiO stores worldwide.
Accessories
Going ‘back to school’ as an adult with the HP Smart Tank 580
Cost-efficient, high-performance printer for tangible memories
Make memories, keep them
I’ll be completely honest: I can’t recall the last time I held art materials for a creative workshop. Living in a digital world today, it’s been quite a while for sure.
I do write greeting cards for my partner every month — a habit I’ve had from way back and a way of keeping the old school tradition alive at the same time.
So HP inviting us for a hands-on workshop proved to be a welcome “throwback” as it brought us “back to school” for an afternoon arts-and-crafts session.
The HP INKredible Learning Day collaborated with visual artist and storyteller Geloy Concepcion, a photographer known for expressing thoughts through the creative use of images and other elements.
HP Smart Tank 580
At the heart of the event is the HP Smart Tank 580 printer, which helped reproduce high-quality HP Printables made exclusively available for the participants during the day.
Think of these as activity sheets, as if I really went back to school for art class. Coincidentally, I was part of my elementary school’s art club about two decades ago. DIY-ing stuff for journals, diaries, or just for displaying on a desk has been my thing.
Funny enough, we were handed out these plastic envelopes with sheets of paper, crayons, and more materials. It’s like completely going back to the first day of school and making sure all your stuff is complete.
Anyway, the four sheets each had a theme: To-Do List, My Family, How Are You Feeling, and Concepcion’s “Bad Days Are Temporary” artwork.
The cost-efficient, high-performance printer quickly prints the sheets, and users are assured of high-quality detail. That’s as the Smart Tank 580 is designed for such purposes and even small businesses that require high-volume printing.
I personally think they’re a great fit for schools for reproducing quizzes or short activities especially for the lower levels.
With crayons and colored markers, participants all had their take on the sheets, adding life and their own personal identities on each.
Make memories, keep them
With the right devices at home, you can definitely turn digital memories and even just everyday creative ideas into tangible forms.
Especially in this era, it’s easy to overlook photos that we have on our phones. Ironically, our handsets’ storage spaces fill up fast, but after a few years or so, we usually either lose such media.
So what Concepcion is also trying to get across is if there is the opportunity to turn these moments into tangible print-outs we can always look back at, then that would be better. It’s how the world has been anyway since the invention of the camera.
We all brought home the sheets, some art materials, and even a personalized postcard only available for those in attendance.
Samsung has announced the availability of its new 990 SSD with powerful performance and improved power efficiency.
The 990 SD is available in the 1TB and 2TB capacities. It is designed as a balanced storage solution optimized for gaming, creative workloads, and daily PC use.
Samsung’s new SSD model has up to 38% improved performance compared to the previous 990 PRO model.
It has a sequential read/write speed of up to 7,250/6,450 MB/s for the 2TB model. Meanwhile, the 1TB variant has a 7,150/6,450 MB/s read/write speed.
This way, users can achieve high performance but with low power consumption, as well as customized performance optimization.
For random performance, the 2TB model delivers up to 850K read and 1,200K write IOPS, while the 1TB model reaches read and write speeds of up to 700K and 1,100K IOPS, respectively.
The expanded storage capacity also allows users to store large amounts of high-quality content, or the latest AAA games.
Particularly, the 2TB model can store up to 30 large-scale games based on an average size of 64GB, making it an ideal solution for both gamers and creators.
The latest storage solution will be available for US$ 529.99 and US$ 269.99 respectively for the two capacities.
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