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Timex, the manufacturer of watches 

and accessories, has recently 

expanded its product portfolio by 

launching its latest activity tracker in 

India – the Timex Blink.

The device is a blend of a traditional 

watch and a fitness tracker, and uses 

Bluetooth to connect with a smartphone. 

Apart from just being a funky watch, 

the device is designed to track all day-

to-day activities such as calories burnt, 

distance covered, hours of sleep, etc. 

The tracker is capable of sending instant 

mails and SMSs with the GPS location 

of the user in case of an emergency.

Compatible with both Android 

and iOS, the Blink activity tracker 

comes with a 2.28cm (0.9 inch) 

OLED touchscreen display with a 

stainless steel 304L case and six-axis 

motion sensors, an SOS trigger and 

a Nordic nRF52832 CPU. Backed 

Travel- and 

pocket-friendly

 

leather headset 

from

 Astrum

Fitness smartwatch 

with the

 ‘tap to pay’ 

feature

 

from

 Garmin

Address: Timex Group India Ltd, 

Tower B, Plot No. B37, Sector 1, 

Near GAIL Building, Noida, Uttar 

Pradesh – 201301

Address: Astrum India, 3rd Floor, 

Plot No. 79, Sector-44, Gurugram, 

Haryana – 122003; Ph: 09711118615

Address: Garmin India, D186, 2nd 

Floor, Yakult Building, Okhla Industrial 

Area, Phase 1, New Delhi – 110020; 

Ph: 09716661666

Leading ‘new technology’ brand Astrum 

has unveiled a travel-friendly headset 

– the HT600. The affordable yet stylish 

headphones come in a lightweight, 

compact design with no wires.

The headset’s twist-folding design 

allows compact storage, making it 

easily portable. Packed with its own 

hard case and pouch, the leather 

headband ensures a perfect fit with 

foam earcups.

The headphones come with noise-

cancelling technology and 3.5mm 

drivers, delivering the full range 

of deep bass and clear high notes. 

These also come with handy controls, 

conveniently placed on the outside of 

the device for users to easily pause, 

play or rewind the music.

The HT6000 supports Bluetooth 

version 4.0, and can be paired with two 

smartphones on the go. It comes with a 

built-in microphone to make or receive 

calls. With NFC technology, a user can 

simply pair the headphones by touch to 

non-stop music. The headphones offer 

up to 96 hours of standby and eight 

hours of call and playback on a single 

charge, company sources claim.

They are available in black colour 

online and at retail stores.

sources claim, and seven days on 

smartwatch mode.

Compatible with all Android and 

iOS devices, the Garmin Vivoactive 

smartwatch is available in black and 

white colours via selected retail and 

online stores.

This activity tracker from 

Timex 

has an SOS trigger

Price:  

 

` 24,990

Innovative GPS technology firm, Garmin, 

has unveiled its latest smartwatch – the 

Vivoactive 3, in India. It is the first 

smartwatch from the company to 

offer a feature like ‘tap and pay’.

The device offers contactless 

payments and has 15 preloaded sports 

apps along with inbuilt GPS functionality.

With the company’s in-house 

chroma display with LED backlighting, 

the smartwatch features a 3.04cm (1.2 

inch) screen with a 240 x 240 pixel 

screen resolution. Its display is protected 

by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 with a 

stainless steel bezel, and the case is 

made of fibre-reinforced polymer.

The device offers 11 hours of 

battery life with GPS mode, company 

with a 90mAh battery, the device 

supposedly offers 10 days of battery 

backup on a single charge.

The Timex Blink is available in 

two variants – with a leather strap and 

as a bracelet, at retail stores.

Price:  

 

` 4,459

  

for the leather strap and

 

` 4,995

for bracelet style variants

 

Price:  

 

` 4,990