Kaitlyn Cimino

3 days ago | androidauthority.com | Kaitlyn Cimino

The HUAWEI Watch 5 is a sleek, health-focused smartwatch that delivers in comfort, battery life, and wellness tracking. While it lacks the app ecosystem and smart features of market leaders like Wear OS, its unique design and innovative X-Tap sensor give it standout appeal. It's not for everyone, but for the right user, the Watch 5 is a quietly capable and charming device.

2 weeks ago | androidauthority.com | Kaitlyn Cimino

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority I've been wearing Garmin's Vivoactive 6 for nearly a month, and I love the device's bright display, all-day health and fitness tracking, and improved recovery tools. However, one of its most intriguing new features hasn't quite delivered. In theory, Smart Wake should have me starting each day feeling a little more human, with promises to wake me at the optimal moment in my sleep cycle. In practice, I might as well be using a regular alarm.

2 weeks ago | androidauthority.com | Kaitlyn Cimino

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority After a month of testing a handful of powerful e-readers, I've come to an annoying conclusion: Most of my reading (and note-taking) happens on my phone. This isn't because it offers the best experience, but because it's always with me. Whether I'm standing in line, waiting for pasta to boil, or winding down before bed, my phone is typically in my hand, and so is the Kindle app. Yet, I'd happily ditch my phone for reading if there were a truly portable alternative.

2 weeks ago | androidauthority.com | Kaitlyn Cimino

The Kobo Libra Colour is a versatile e-reader that combines a color display, standard reading features, and an open ecosystem, while also offering handy physical buttons for extra-tactile page turning. While the stylus and writing experience can use some refinement, the Libra Colour is a strong alternative to Amazon's Kindle lineup. I've been a long-time Kindle user, but when offered the chance to try the $219 Kobo Libra Colour, I was intrigued.

2 weeks ago | androidauthority.com | Kaitlyn Cimino

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Oura rolled out a new trend view for users' active minutes and GPS-based fitness tracking metrics. The company also announced new integrations with CorePower Yoga, The Sculpt Society, Technogym, and Open. Most features are live now, with some Android-specific updates coming in June. Smart ring maker Oura has announced the global rollout of new activity-tracking features.