Smartwatches and fitness gear, plus recovery tools like massage guns.
The Motorola Moto 360, announced in the US in March 2014, became officially available in Singapore on 23rd February 2015 at a recommended S$380, in black only. Reportedly it's exclusive to Rakuten and MSTATION, though I doubt that.
The LG G Watch R has been available in Singapore since 15th November 2014 for S$398. It runs a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 with a 1.3-inch P-OLED display, 512MB RAM, 4GB storage, and a 410mAh battery, on Android Wear.
Xiaomi's Mi Band finally arrives in Singapore on 16th December 2014 for S$19.99. The fitness band tracks your activity and monitors your sleep, much like the Fitbit Flex. 10,000 units go on sale in flash sales at noon and 8pm.
Jawbone has announced the new UP MOVE (S$85) and UP3 (S$288), arriving in Singapore by year's end and early next year respectively. The UP MOVE is an easy-to-use activity tracker capturing your sleep, steps, exercise, and calories, with personalised guidance.
Good news for Fitbit fans: the newly announced Fitbit Charge, Charge HR, and Surge are coming to Singapore in early 2015. The Charge began selling here from 19th December 2014, while the Charge HR and Surge remain on track.
The Striiv Touch merges an activity tracker and a smartwatch into one. In Singapore, Striiv is distributed exclusively by Axtro Sports, and the Touch sells for S$139, online at axtrosports.com or in stores like Axtro Sports, Perfect Watch & Electronics.
Some may recall my earlier review of the Fitbit Flex, a wireless activity tracker for fitness metrics. Here I cover Lazada's 100th celebration, with its top 100 sellers at best prices and a voucher giveaway.
Three official Android Wear devices are out, two already on sale, the Samsung Galaxy Gear Live and the LG G Watch. The third and most anticipated, Motorola's Moto 360, should arrive next month. Android Wear is Google's smartwatch-focused version.
The Jawbone UP24 launched in Singapore on 10th April 2014 and retails for S$249, in three sizes and two colours, Onyx and Persimmon. An update to the original Jawbone UP, still sold at S$189.90, the UP24 adds wireless syncing.
Two months after the Pebble Smartwatch reached Singapore, sole distributor Leader Radio Technologies has officially launched the Pebble Steel here from 1st August 2014. It retails for S$359, and to celebrate, the first 500 units sold come with a bonus.
I hadn't heard of Martian Notifier before, but it's a nicely designed watch combining an analog clockface with phone notifications delivered through its Smart Notifications app. The app offers three distinct levels of notification support.
More than a year after I got my Pebble, the Pebble Smartwatch is now officially available in Singapore, brought in by Leader Radio Technologies as the sole distributor. It's been on sale since 26th May 2014 for S$249.
The LifeTrak Zone C410 is a fitness watch from Salutron, Inc. Founded in 1995, Salutron was among the first companies to develop On-Demand, ECG-accurate heart rate monitoring, growing from commercial cardio equipment into a name for chest straps and watches.
The TomTom Multi-Sport GPS Watch tracks activities like indoor and outdoor running, cycling, and swimming. It features an extra-large display, full-screen graphical training tools, and easy one-button navigation, monitoring key metrics such as pace and calories burned across your workouts.
The Fitbit Flex retails for S$129 and launched in Singapore on 29th May 2013. This wireless activity tracker logs your steps, distance, and calories burned, and also monitors sleep quality, including how well you sleep and how often you wake.
I bought the Fitbit Aria from Amazon's Black Friday lightning deals for US$93.99, shipping included thanks to AmazonGlobal Saver. In Singapore it's S$169 on the Apple Online Store, so I saved S$51, though I forgo the one-year warranty.
Officially launched on 22nd October 2013, the Sony SmartWatch 2 comes in two versions: with a black metallic strap at S$338 or a black silicone strap at S$288. Sony also sells straps separately, and it uses a standard 24mm strap.
I bought the Belkin EaseFit Plus Armband for iPhone 5 from Funan's Challenger for S$35, or S$31.50 with member's price, ahead of my 10km Straits Times Run in the Park 2013 on 25th August. A simpler Ease-Fit Armband costs S$29.
Jawbone UP has finally launched in Singapore. After being announced in late March 2013, I spotted it at Challenger Funan on 10th April. I bought mine on the 14th, after mulling it over for four days.
The Pebble Watch was the 9th Kickstarter project I backed, and it broke the record as the most highly funded ever. Against a US$100,000 goal, it raised US$10,266,845 from 68,929 backers when it funded in May 2012.
Thanks to Benjamin Eng and his cousin for helping me buy the Nike+ FuelBand (Black Ice) from the US. I'd tried myself via a freight forwarder, but neither my credit card nor PayPal would go through. I paid US$180.
I got the Tanita Glass Digital Bathroom Scale HD-382 at TANGS for S$78. Its large LCD with a blue backlight is handy when reading from above. I finally have my own scale, having previously had to weigh myself elsewhere.