It looks like the type of device you’d stumble across while shopping for gadgets from an airplane magazine, but the Huawei Watch Buds are very real, turning a smartwatch into a charging case for wireless earbuds that are accessible by lifting up the screen.

According to The Register, Huawei first revealed its Swiss Army Knife of wearables with a teaser video shared through the Chinese social media platform Weibo on November 29, with the promise of a full reveal today. However, just a day later, the company followed up with another post on Weibo stating that, “Huawei’s winter full-scene new product launch conference originally scheduled for December 2 will be postponed,” but with no explanation as to why, and no details about a new release date. Some have speculated the delays could be Covid-related, but it could also be that Huawei simply didn’t want to steal the spotlight from the first trailer for Cocaine Bear, released earlier this week.

As a result, we don’t have any technical details on the Huawei Watch Buds, which is unfortunate because we have a lot of questions about battery life (given smartwatches already struggle in that department), and a pair of wireless buds charging inside is another source of power drain.

We also have no idea what these will cost, but a video on YouTube does provide a brief hands-on with the device, which is reminiscent of last year’s Huawei Watch 3, but a bit thicker to accommodate the earbuds inside. We hope it’ll also come with a larger battery, as the Watch 3 mustered just a couple of days’ use between charges. It’s not a bad idea for a smartwatch, especially given how easy it is to lose wireless earbuds and their charging cases, but usually when a device tries to do too many things at the same time, it ends up doing none of them well.

(Pocket-lint) - A hands-on video has revealed a strange new Huawei product that uses a smartwatch as a charging case for earbuds, aptly named the Huawei Watch Buds.

As unusual as it seems, it could actually prove quite handy. At the very least it's one less thing to remember to charge, and it'll also save some valuable pocket space.

At first, we assumed this would be some kind of attention-grabbing tech demo, wowing people at a show like CES, but destined to never hit the retail shelves.

However, Huawei has acknowledged the existence of its Watch Buds since the video went up. The brand posted a teaser video on its Weibo account that shows a glimpse of the watch before promising a reveal on December 2 2022.

Unfortunately, this event has now been delayed, reportedly as a sign of respect to former CCP General Secretary Jiang Zemin, who passed away on November 30.

This means that we'll need to wait a little longer to learn more, but the tease has definitely piqued our interest.

What we can tell at the moment is that the design is reminiscent of the Huawei Watch GT 3 series, with a digital crown and a slight curve to the display.

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There's a decent chance that this product could make its way to Europe, too. Notebookcheck reports that Huawei has sought a European trademark for the device.

As is the norm for Huawei devices, it'll likely first launch in China, before coming to other regions a few months later. Whatever the case may be, we're looking forward to learning more.

Writing by Luke Baker.

Few things scream “GADGET” like a watch that flips open to reveal wireless earbuds, so for that reason alone, I have to thank Huawei. The Huawei Watch Buds sure is a gadget.

Huawei first teased its smartwatch and wireless earbuds combo on the Chinese social media site Weibo, with a proposed launch date of December 2. It followed that teaser video with another Weibo post announcing its planned hardware launch was postponed without a clear reason as to why. Tragic for anyone tickled by the possibility, but not a total lost cause, because the Huawei Watch Buds appear to have made it out in the wild.

Watch & Buds — In terms of appearance, the Huawei Watch Buds share surface-level similarities with the Huawei Watch 3, the company’s first smartwatch to run its in-house HarmonyOS after Google suspended its business with the company in 2019.

The major difference, based off a hands-on video of the device shared on YouTube, is the button along the bottom of the watch that, when pressed, pops up the screen to reveal two bullet-like earbuds on the top, and their charging slots below.

New features, new problems — Without a proper press rollout from Huawei, it’s hard to say how combining two of your smartphone's most important accessories will impact using either of them. The Huawei Watch 3 reportedly lasted about two to three days between charges. But is that the same with wireless earbuds sipping from the same battery? I have to imagine there will be some drawbacks. Given the limited space, will these earbuds even be able to offer all of the audio features users expect?

What’s clear is that the switch to wireless audio and the abandonment of the headphone jack on smartphones created new problems (a whole new case you have to fit in your pocket). Huawei’s smartwatch is an interesting solution. I bet it’s hard to lose your AirPods case while wearing it on your wrist, and it’s pretty convenient to charge both at the same time. We’ll never see Huawei take on the idea in the U.S., but manufacturers should take note: it might be wild enough to work.

Dec 1 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss bank fraud and other charges against Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies [RIC:RIC:HWT.UL] whose 2018 arrest strained relations between the U.S. and China.

Meng struck a deal with the prosecutors last year for the charges against her to be dismissed on Dec. 1, 2022, four years from the date of her arrest in Canada on a U.S. warrant, as Reuters reported first.

With no information Meng violated the deal, "the government respectfully moves to dismiss the third superseding indictment in this case as to defendant Wanzhou Meng," Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Carolyn Pokorny wrote in a Dec. 1 letter to U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly.

Huawei, a telecommunications equipment maker the U.S. views as a national security threat, is still charged in the case, which is pending in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York. No trial date has yet been set, and a status conference is scheduled for Feb. 7th.

While Thursday's move was expected, it closes a chapter on a particularly fraught phase of U.S.-China relations that also thrust Canada into the middle of a broader clash between the two superpowers.

Meng had been accused of bank fraud and other crimes for misleading global bank HSBC Holdings Plc about the company's business in Iran to obtain banking services in violation of U.S. sanctions.

As part of her deal -- a deferred prosecution agreement -- she acknowledged that she had made false statements about the company's Iran business in a 2013 meeting with a bank executive.

Meng's untrue statements were in a statement of facts that she agreed was accurate and voluntary and would not contradict.

The charges against Huawei include everything from bank fraud to sanctions busting to conspiracy to steal trade secrets from U.S. technology companies and obstructing justice. It has pleaded not guilty.

In the wake of its alleged activities, Huawei was added to a U.S. trade blacklist, restricting U.S. suppliers from doing business with the company.

The United States also waged a global campaign against Huawei, warning that the Chinese government could use the company's equipment to spy. Just this week, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission adopted final rules banning new telecommunications equipment from Huawei.

Meng, the daughter of Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei, now serves as the company's rotating chairwoman and deputy chairwoman as well as its chief financial officer.

She flew to China from Canada on Sept. 24, 2021, the day she struck the deal. Two Canadians arrested in China shortly after she was detained were then released, and two American siblings who had been prevented from leaving China were allowed to fly home.

A lawyer for Meng declined comment and a spokesperson for Huawei did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Reporting by Karen Freifeld; Editing by Michael Perry

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Truly wireless earbuds and smartwatches have become a whole lot more popular in accurate years, and it seems like Huawei wants to merge the two as shown off in a new teaser.

Posted to Weibo (via Android Authority), the “Huawei Watch Buds” is just what it sounds like. It’s a smartwatch with Huawei’s software but with wireless earbuds built right inside. The smartwatch has its top dial open up to reveal a housing for a pair of earbuds with charging contacts inside.

A hands-on video posted on YouTube (below) adds more context to Huawei’s teaser.

The video shows a pretty hefty smartwatch that has a button to pop open the top of the watch to reveal the earbuds within. The design and software are apparently nearly identical to that of the Huawei Watch 3.

Of course, it remains to be seen how widely this watch will be sold. The Huawei Watch 3, for instance, isn’t sold in the United States as a result of the ongoing ban, but the product is sold in other countries such as the UK. In any case, this is certainly an intriguing idea.

Huawei is teasing a launch date of December 2, at least for its home market.

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Foodpanda and Huawei have tied up to launch the former's app on the Huawei AppGallery for all Huawei smartphone users. The foodpanda app will also be pre-installed on millions of new Huawei mobile devices across the region. Additionally, Huawei will run a series of integrated advertising campaigns on foodpanda’s adtech platform, panda ads. In turn, foodpanda will also be leveraging Huawei’s Ads platform, which includes Huawei’s own media and third-party media channels to reach out to Huawei users.

Since 1 November 2022, the foodpanda app has been available to Huawei smartphone users in foodpanda’s 11 markets. As part of the joint marketing efforts, Huawei will also run promotional campaigns in collaboration with foodpanda.

For example, in the Philippines, panda pro subscribers using Huawei’s nova 10, nova 10 Pro, and nova 10 SE devices can claim vouchers and save as much as about US$127 with each foodpanda order. Similar deals will be made available in all other markets. Panda pro is a subscription service for foodpanda users that offers free delivery, attractive discounts, and new features such as Dine-in.

The Huawei AppGallery has 580 million daily active users across 170 countries. It is part of Huawei Mobile Services (HMS), a set of applications, services, open devices and cloud functions provided by Huawei for its equipment ecosystem. 

To help sustain its growth, HMS is tapping on panda ads to reach millions of foodpanda’s customers who use the app daily. Officially launched in September 2022, panda ads is foodpanda’s suite of adtech and marketing solutions that will enable Huawei increase its visibility and build brand awareness to drive sales.

Panda ads is used to promote Huawei’s latest flagship products and user incentive campaigns for AppGallery and other HMS products, such as Petal Search, among millions of foodpanda customers. Similarly, Huawei will promote the foodpanda app on its AppGallery, encouraging users to obtain it and thereby giving foodpanda the opportunity to engage with new customers. The online-to-offline collaboration will also span across foodpanda and Huawei’s social media channels as well as foodpanda’s OOH billboards. This campaign will be rolled out in Southeast Asia.

Rei Xiao, director of mobile ecosystem business growth, Huawei APAC Region, said that with foodpanda on its App Gallery, it is able to elevate the experiences of its users, increasing convenience and making deliveries accessible to them. "Users can continue to look forward to more benefits and enhanced experiences through Huawei’s expanding cooperation with global partners," he added.

At the same time, Kiranjeet Singh Purba, senior director, advertising and partnerships at foodpanda, said the partnership opens doors for the company to engage Huawei users who wouldn't otherwise have access to the conveniences that on-demand deliveries offer.

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