Bucket Tech: HUAWEI Innovative Product Launch 2025

Last week Friday in Paris saw HUAWEI launch the latest model in their Watch GT Series as well as other products part of their Innovative Product launch. The Watch GT 6 Pro is a perfect blend of Sport, Health and lifestyle wearable that looks stylish but packs more features than most of the smart watches available on the market. HUAWEI always marketed this particular model as "Fashion Forward" highlighting that while the competition might have their own devices on the market, they don't really fit into everyday wearables whiles the HUAWEI Watch GT can look great whether you're training or at a black tie event. At the Innovative Product Launch event in Paris under the banner of "Ride the Wind," unveiling a new line up of products including its next-gen HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 Series, HUAWEI WATCH Ultimate 2, and HUAWEI WATCH D2, combining high-fashion aesthetics with advanced health and fitness monitoring. Other exciting announcements included the debut of the HUAWEI nova 14 Series, HUAWEI FreeBuds 7i, and HUAWEI MatePad 12 X. 

The HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 Series embodies the "Ride the Wind" philosophy, blending fashion with athletic performance. With a ground-up engineering overhaul, the smartwatch delivers an impressive 21-day battery life and pinpoint outdoor positioning, powered by the all-new HUAWEI TruSense System for all-round, fast, and accurate health tracking metrics.

Building on a library of over 100 workout modes, the HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 Series introduces substantial upgrades to four essential outdoor activities: cycling, trail running, golf, and skiing. The new Cycling mode introduces a virtual power meter, providing professional-grade performance analytics without the need for a pro-level power meter, and unlocks a more advanced cycling experience. The Trail running mode gains next-level features, such as pinpoint positioning, altitude trend charts, and real-time grade analysis. Meanwhile, the upgraded Golf mode comes with a host of high-level features, including high-definition fairway maps.

HUAWEI WATCH Ultimate 2 and WATCH D2: Breakthroughs in Professional Fitness and Health Monitoring

The HUAWEI WATCH Ultimate 2 debuts as the industry's first smartwatch rated for 150-meter diving with audio functionality. Its groundbreaking sonar-based underwater communication enables underwater watch-to-watch messaging up to 30 metres and a one-touch SOS up to 60 metres, delivering more efficient underwater communication and greater peace of mind to deep-sea explorers.

The latest iteration of the HUAWEI WATCH D2 comes in a dazzling new Blue colour and supports more comprehensive blood pressure monitoring features, including single reminders and recurring reminders. Combined with individual measurements and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, these features create a robust and versatile system designed to meet the diverse needs of users for effective blood pressure management.

HUAWEI nova 14 Series: Reimagined Professional Portraiture with Ultra Chroma Camera

The HUAWEI nova 14 Series reimagines mobile portraiture with a pioneering Ultra Chroma Camera and a new and improved XD Portrait Engine, producing portraits of exceptional depth and texture. It excels in challenging low-light environments, such as live music venues, rendering scenes with stunning clarity and nuanced detail. The 50 MP front camera supports auto-focus Portrait Dual Camera and a special 5x portrait zoom, delivering remarkable selfie capabilities. There is also a wealth of groundbreaking AI photo editing features, including AI Best Expression and AI Remove, which place a professional editing suite at users' fingertips, ensuring that each shot shines through and is blemish-free.

HUAWEI MatePad 12 X and M-Pencil Pro: A New Era of Paperless Learning and Creativity

The newly unveiled HUAWEI MatePad 12 X PaperMatte Edition tablet comes equipped with an ultra-clear PaperMatte Display designed for visual comfort. The MatePad works seamlessly with the HUAWEI M-Pencil Pro stylus, which supports handy features like one-pinch in-app radial menu pop-ups, one-tap HUAWEI Notes access, and seamless twist-to-switch brush adjustments.

Huawei also announced the official kick-off of the GoPaint Worldwide Creating Activity 2025. GoPaint 2025 will continue with its four signature categories: Narrative Art, Digital Watercolour & Ink, Sci-Fi Art, and Cutting-edge Painting, while introducing a new category, Animation. The initiative encourages creators worldwide to embrace their imagination and express it through digital art.

Now is Yours: Huawei Deepens Dialogue with Young Consumers

Another highlight of the event was the debut of Huawei’s new vibrant brand position, "Now is Yours." Representing its commitment to engage more closely with a new generation of global consumers, “Now is Yours” is underpinned by openness and inclusivity, aiming to create cultural and emotional resonance through technology that is both innovative and human.

Looking to the future, Huawei reaffirms its commitment to championing youth culture and utilising innovation as a universal language. By designing technology with greater warmth and empathy, Huawei aims to synchronise its rhythm with the global community, embarking on a shared journey into a future of infinite possibilities.

Bucket Tech: Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced the availability of the One UI 8 Watch update for Galaxy Watch Ultra, unlocking the motivational health features and refined, intuitive interface unveiled with the new Galaxy Watch8 series to a wider range Galaxy users. With the update, Galaxy Watch Ultra users now have access to powerful tools  like Running Coach, Vascular Load, Antioxidant Index, Bedtime Guidance, and High Stress Alert - all designed to help users build healthier habits through motivational insights.

With One UI 8 Watch, the user interface is optimised to deliver essential information at a glance on a smartwatch-sized screen. Multi-Info Tiles pull everything from health metrics to weather into a customisable view, delivering the information users need, exactly when they need it. Now Bar  ensures that whatever users are working on is always accessible. These One UI 8 Watch features integrate seamlessly with Galaxy Watch Ultra’s robust performance and durability.

Galaxy Watch Ultra remains the ultimate wearable companion for those who love outdoor adventure, all available in four stunning titanium finishes - including the newly introduced Titanium Blue. Meanwhile, Galaxy Watch8 is designed for everyday wellness with comfort and style, while Galaxy Watch8 Classic offers timeless sophistication paired with advanced functionality. The Galaxy Watch8, Galaxy Watch8 Classic and Galaxy Watch Ultra in Titanium Blue are available now for purchase at Samsung.com and in stores.

Bucket Tech: Huawei Watch 3

If your devices are going to keep up with your fast-paced, always-active lifestyle, they need to interact seamlessly with one another. Syncing and interconnectivity issues simply won’t do. You need devices – laptops, tablets, smartphones, and wearables – that work as one, with each updating the others as you complete or set certain tasks.

Multinational technology giant Huawei understands this all too well and has always set out to create super devices that can connect to other Huawei products. This means that devices “speak” to each other with ease, and that you can carry on living your life while your favourite pieces of tech offer super-smooth support in the background. The HUAWEI WATCH 3 and WATCH 3 Pro, both of which are now available in South Africa, are no exception. Huawei has once again gone above and beyond in ensuring that these smartwatches add value to your world, rather than frustrating or hindering things in any way.

Running on HarmonyOS 2, the HUAWEI WATCH 3 Series has been designed with the internet of things in mind. HarmonyOS 2 provides a unified language that allows devices to connect and collaborate intelligently, so that you can enjoy a convenient cross-device experience. HarmonyOS 2 also brings a smartphone-like interactive experience to your smartwatch, ensuring everything is within reach on its control panel. View and schedule meetings without needing to take your phone out of your pocket, and receive instant notifications to ensure you don’t miss anything important. A simple swipe will also give you access to your watch’s workout modes, stopwatch, voice assistant, weather, phone, taxi services and navigation.

Yes, you read that right: “phone”. The HUAWEI WATCH 3 Series offers calling capabilities, just like your smartphone. Huawei knows that it’s not always possible or convenient to carry your phone with you, particularly if you’re doing activities like running, swimming, skateboarding or rock climbing. The HUAWEI WATCH 3 Series therefore supports a standalone communication system. By activating the eSIM service on your phone, you can use the same phone number on your Huawei watch, and enjoy the same data and tariff plan. Even if your mobile phone happens to run out of battery on the go, you can still use the HUAWEI WATCH 3 Series for real-time communication. Talk about smooth and seamless!

In emergencies, the HUAWEI WATCH 3 also supports fall detection and SOS alerts to enable phone calls to local emergency services. In help mode, you can choose from “Emergency call”, “I fell but I’m fine” or “I didn’t fall” and your smartwatch will provide you with the necessary support. If you want to take your safety to the next level, you can also activate AA Armed Response on your HUAWEI WATCH 3 or WATCH 3 Pro for just R35 per month. This powerful app enables you to ask for immediate and urgent help from the AA just by selecting the AA panic button. You’ll be able to see when the AA has received your alert, and how long it will take for one of their experienced responders to reach you.

Of course, these incredible connectivity features are only part of what make the HUAWEI WATCH 3 and WATCH 3 Pro super devices. They also come standard with world-class technology, boasting over 100 different workout modes, and the capability of monitoring every aspect of your physical health you might be interested in tracking.

The HUAWEI WATCH 3 Series is available now online at the Huawei Store. The HUAWEI WATCH 3, priced at R7,299, comes in Active Edition and the HUAWEI WATCH 3 Pro, priced at R7,999, comes in Classic Edition. Both devices are also available at Vodacom and Takealot. Ts and Cs apply.

Bucket Babe: Lara Horne

Welcome to level 4 of lockdown, so we decided to let out another edition of the Bucket Babe! Today's model is based in the Western Cape, other than looking gorgeous in front of the camera, she is also quite a tech savy gal, specializing in social media among other things. She leads quite an active lifestyle as there's nothing she doesn't do but also finds time and comfort with a good book in bed with her furry friends. In her busy lifestyle she still finds time to give back as she lends a hand at her local NGO. I'm sure you're tired from hearing from me, so here's .

Lara Horne

BIO

Lara is a Social Media Marketing Specialist who works full time-time at a Cryptocurrency Exchange and part-time as a Freelancer. When she is not setting up social media ads, she is jamming PC survival games while munching homemade chocolate treat or cuddling her two recused cats while reading in bed. Lara is a big believer in leading an active lifestyle and giving back to those in need. On Weekends you can find her climbing, skating and weight training, when she's not exercising she is volunteering as a Meal Server for the homeless at NGO @HopeStreetCT

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1. Hot girls and hot cars go hand in hand, what ride would you like to  see yourself in?

• A camouflage Jeep Wrangler.

2. What sandwich are you most likely to make for me? and will it be toasted or plain?

• A Caprese sandwich toasted. 

3. Everyone loves popcorn (well I think they do) what is your topping/ sprinkle of choice?

• Salt and vinegar!

4. Dream cover shoot?

• Sports Illustrated Swimwear. 

5. If given a choice, full time model or full time executive, what would you choose?

• Full time model.  

6. Growing up you must have had someone you aspired to be, so who is your role model?

• I've had many over the years, but my most recent role model is Olivia Culpo.

7. Anyone holding that hand yet? or is it available?

• Someone is holding it.

8. Obviously being a female you would love fashion. Favourite label/ designer?

• I don't have one yet. 

9. What type of music gets your booty shaking?

• Metal!

10. Which city is your dream party destination?

• I don't party, but my dream travel destination is Turkey (for the food). 

Bucket Babe: Kayla Baker

We did it! After what seemed like an eternity, we've finally made it to the end of January and I think we deserve a pat on the back for that or some sort of celebration and we thought we'd kick things off with the years first installment of the Bucket Babe. This feature was started not to only showcase the beautiful woman that reside in our country but also celebrate their accomplishments or their passions. Today's featured model for example has a career in which she helps new mothers and mum's to be keep in shape during and after their pregnancy. She's an avid traveler and like most people who live inland, loves to spend time at the beach. She's got a good eye for cars and makes a mouth watering sandwich you can read up all about that a more with our interview with her below.

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Kayla Baker

BIO

Hi guys! My name is Kayla Baker and I'm a Pre and Post-Natal Fitness Instructor from Johannesburg, you can check our my Instagram page for what I do @mamavation_sa.

I have a passion for healthy living and helping ladies reach their goals, I love travelling and exploring different countries and cultures, I love anything beauty related.

My goals for 2020 is to expand my business, continuing to help woman with their fitness journeys and to keep travelling! 

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1. Hot girls and hot cars go hand in hand, what ride would you like to  see yourself in?

• There are so many! One of them being the Lamborghini Urus.

2. What sandwich are you most likely to make for me? and will it be toasted or plain?

• Provolone cheese, prosciutto and pickled aubergine. Its amazing! And probably, plain for this one. 

3. Everyone loves popcorn (well I think they do) what is your topping/ sprinkle of choice?

• Lightly salted, topped with Astros, for sure.

4. Dream cover shoot?

• Anything fitness related or swimsuit/ beach related.

5. If given a choice, full time model or full time executive, what would you choose?

• Depends what the executive is for? I enjoy modeling, so that would be my first choice.  

6. Growing up you must have had someone you aspired to be, so who is your role model?

• Honestly, I never had anyone I wanted to be like. i was just learning to grow and enjoy myself.

7. Anyone holding that hand yet? or is it available?

• It's being held, Married.

8. Obviously being a female you would love fashion. Favourite label/ designer?

• We travel to the states for this exact reason! LOL. Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger are some of my best. 

9. What type of music gets your booty shaking?

• Anything really, depends on my mood.

10. Which city is your dream party destination?

• Ibiza. 

Photography by Epix Shoots & Embers & Envelopes

Bucket Tech: Huawei Watch GT2

As a brand committed ushering in technological innovations, Huawei has unveiled the its new HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 42mm series. The 42mm series is the more feminine version of the HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 46mm series, which was released in October. The 42mm series boasts some distinctly superior tech aspects and features, well as an elegant design and aesthetic.

The HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 42mm series has advanced power-saving capabilities, Bluetooth calling, music playback functionalities, and, most importantly, boasts brand new multi-sports modes with richer programmes and better monitoring. The HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 is also Huawei’s first sportswatch with an all-in-one 3D glass screen that has undergone artisanal polishing, allowing the warm elegance of the device to flow all over the screen, making it the ideal wearable for women who love partaking in sporting activities, while maintaining a stylish look.

Here are some of the unique features of the all-new HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 42mm series:

üThe Huawei Kirin A1: energy-efficient power. 

The new HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 42mm series comes built in with the Huawei Kirin A1, which has an ultra-energy efficient Cortex-M7 processor. This processor has achieved a maximum consumption rate of 10uA/MHz – sitting well below the industry's 30uA/MHZ power consumption level. This enables the device to achieve the perfect combination of advanced performance and ultra energy efficiency. 

ü A high definition touch screen: crystal-clear clarity 

With its 1.2 inch AMOLED display and highly accurate touch response, the HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 42mm reaches up to 390 x 390 pixels, delivering an unparalleled visual experience. The AMOLED HD screen provides contrast and colour vibrancy that surpasses what you’d typically find on a TV. ü 

üSmart battery saving algorithm 2.0: intelligent performance

The HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 42mm series’ software has also been upgraded from its predecessor, and boasts an all-new smart power-saving algorithm 2.0 mode. This mode can intelligently identify the user’s actions in different situations –such as standing, wearing, or sport scenarios – and adjusts energy usage for those different activities. This feature strikes a perfect balance between performance and energy consumption, enabling the HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 42mm series’ battery to last one week when:

· Worn 24 hours a day;

· Screen is turned on 200 times a day;

· 90 minutes of working out every week (GPS enabled);

· Heart rate monitoring enabled;

· HUAWEI TruSleepTM enabled for sleeping;

· Message notifications enabled (50 SMS messages and 3 alarms a day);

· 30 minutes music playing every week.

üHeart rate monitoring: precise body recognition

Combine the HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 42mm Cortex-M7’s powerful multi-sensors with the capacitive sensor, optical heart rate sensor and a range of others and it is becomes easy to understand why the HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 42mm series can provide users with some of the most accurate body recognition and monitoring capabilities. This multi-sports watch is so advanced that it will send you reminders when your heart rate has stayed above 100 bpm or lower than 50 bpm for over 10 minutes when you are resting. You can customise these limits and check your heart rate in the Huawei Health App.

ü An advanced sports device: 15 professional sports modes

The HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 42mm series boasts an impressive 15 sporting modes, including 7 types of outdoor activities – like hiking, running and cross country – and 7 indoor activities, including the elliptical machine, rowing machine and treadmill. The device is also able to track your activity from all of these sports, and uploads that data onto the Huawei Health App. Both Android and iOS users can easily download this app to sync with the HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 42mm series. This positions the watch as a smart workout partner, which is able to provide users with real-time guidance, and real-time workout status reminders.

ü Dual satellite system: precise location

Through its accurate GPS, the HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 42mm series uses a dual satellite system for clear positioning. Because this sportswatch is able to search for a large number of satellites, it provides complete accuracy in location data. The GPS adopts a precise trajectory algorithm, enabling one-to-one trajectory optimisation in complex terrains and locations.

ü Huawei TruSleep™ 2.0: sleep monitoring and improvement

The HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 42mm series goes further than just tracking your physical activities and movements during strenuous exercises and sporting activities. It also comes built in with the Huawei TruSleep™ 2.0 – a game-changing feature that allows you to monitor your real-time heart rate, sleep quality and sleep breathing quality. Coupled with Huawei’s AI technology, the device can accurately diagnose six types of sleep issues and provide suggestions for better rest.

The elegant HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 42mm is available at a RRP of R4 499 and can be purchased at the Huawei online store (www.huaweistore.co.za), Sportsman’s Warehouse, Cape Union Mart and Totalsports.

Discovery Vitality members – the HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 42mm series can earn you up to 75% cash back on your purchase of this sportswatch and cash back on your monthly goals. Go to https://www.discovery.co.za/vitality/fitnessbooster -device to find out more.

Bucket Babe: Amber Brits

With Spring just around the corner we thought we'd start celebrating early with this months installment of the Bucket Babe. This weeks stunner hails from the fairest Cape, and can be found frolicking on the beautiful beaches, strutting her stuff in the most fashionable bikini's. She's a lover of fashion and more importantly cars! both modern and classic, speaking of classic she also has a classic taste when it comes to toasted sarmies. Her body is the epitome of "bikini bod" and we're honored to have her featured for Women's Month, here is...

Amber Brits

BIO

Hello, my name is Amber Brits and I am a free lance model based in Cape Town, Fashion played a big part of my life when I was young and growing up so transitioning into a model came very easy for me. I do a lot of fashion and swimwear shoots and recently was chosen as one of the contestants for the up coming Maxim Mag Cover Girl search, voting starts in September and I'll have the link in my bio on Instagram so make sure you hit follow on the link below!

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1. Hot girls and hot cars go hand in hand, what ride would you like to  see yourself in?

• Ah I really love cars, there is so many honestly, I love classics as well as modern cars, I'd have to say, Audi R8, Ford Mustang, Mercedes Benz G-Class for the modern ones and classics will be Dodge, Pontiac and Chevrolet Chevelle.

2. What sandwich are you most likely to make for me? and will it be toasted or plain?

• Toasted cheesey for for sure, when I prepare any food, alot of love goes into it. 

3. Everyone loves popcorn (well I think they do) what is your topping/ sprinkle of choice?

• I love popcorn! When I go to the movies, I always go a bit over board and put salt and vinegar, butter, so much that my taste buds are burnt off, haha but at home its salt and little Aromat.

4. Dream cover shoot?

• I've actually entered the Maxim Mag Cover model shoot so I would really love to get all the votes I can with that, voting starts on the 2nd of September, the voting link will be in my bio on Instagram.

5. If given a choice, full time model or full time executive, what would you choose?

• Full time model. 

6. Growing up you must have had someone you aspired to be, so who is your role model?

• Avril Lavigne was someone I really looked up to when I was growing up.

7. Anyone holding that hand yet? or is it available?

• Taken, I'm with an amazing man who treats me like an absolute queen, wouldn't trade him for the world.

8. Obviously being a female you would love fashion. Favourite label/ designer?

• Fashion! Where do I start?! Fashion is a big love of mine, my grandmother is where my love for fashion began, she is also my mom as she has raise me. I've always looked up to her fashion sense as I was growing up. She always had long red nails with red lips and always looked so fabulous. She set the stand of fashion for me. Fashion icons that inspire me now are all the Kardashians, as well as big international brands like House of CB, Princess Polly, Youaremi, Fashionova but also a lot of local brands such as Zouhar Designs, The Shopaholic and many more. 

9. What type of music gets your booty shaking?

• Deep Techno with a dirty beat.

10. Which city is your dream party destination?

• I would say LA.