Universally regarded as the best looking Android Wear smartwatch, the Huawei Watch was so far somewhat lacking in options for the ladies, even if Huawei press material suggested otherwise. Well, that’s no longer the case with two brand new versions just announced at the company’s CES 2016 keynote.

The Huawei Watch Jewel is all about Swarovski crystals (68 of them, 1.5mm each) lined around the watch’ bezel. The case itself is the rose gold plated stainless steel affair, already familiar from one of the men’s models, same 42mm size too.

If the Zirconia sparkle is not your thing, you can opt for the Watch Elegant model, which substitutes the stones for a fine dotted pattern. Both models get thinner leather straps to go better with gentler wrists and have customized feminine watch faces, and that’s about it.

The first wave of availability includes 27 countries with most of Europe covered, as well as the US, Canada, and Taiwan to name a few.

The Huawei Watch Elegant gets a list price of $499 in the States, and licensing Swarovski crystals means the Jewel commands a $100 premium. Expect those numbers to be higher and in Euro this side of the…

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Welcome to the US, Huawei Mate 8, but sorry you can’t stay here. Huawei opened up its product presentations with its new flagship (which was already official, by the way) and unveiled the first-wave launch markets, along with the price. The phone that is coming to the US is the Huawei GX8, a version of the G8 / G7 Plus that’s already available in other markets.

The Huawei Mate 8, a 6″ metal behemoth, will launch across Europe, the Middle East, Southeast China, South Africa and Mexico. Here’s the full list:

The price was unveiled in Euro only. For the 3GB RAM / 32GB storage model prepare to shell out €600, while the 4GB RAM / 64GB storage model will set you back €700 (that’s with VAT included).

Oh, and did you hear about the Mocha Brown color? Huawei is quite proud of this Mate 8 paintjob and underlined that it’s a unique color among smartphones.

The Huawei GX8 will be available in Q1 from Amazon US and GetHuawei.com for $350.

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Over at CES, Fitbit has announced a proper smartwatch for fitness buffs, the Blaze. More than just an activity tracker, though, the Blaze wouldn’t be out of place in a less sweaty environments, or at least, that’s the idea.

The Fitbit Blaze features a color LCD touchscreen display (no diagonal specified) built into a quite larger case and a bold, sharp-edged one at that. The case, or more like the frame, is made of stainless steel while the straps are made of an elastomer material like that found on other sports watches. The Blaze will be available with a choice of Black, Blue or Plum wristbands, but you can also pick up leather straps in three different colors ($99.95) and a stainless steel bracelet ($129.95).

Fitbit Blaze with different colored bands

In terms of functionality, you’re getting heart rate monitoring, all-day activity and sleep tracking, on top of call and text notifications and other alerts, and music control. Connected GPS requires your phone to supply the positioning data for your workout stats.

MultiSport lets you select an activity like running or biking and give you the relevant data while SmartTrack will recognize exercises even if you’ve gone all old school and not told your wearable what you’re going to be doing.

Fitbit promises a 5-day battery life out of the Blaze (no capacity), with a charge time between an hour and two hours. Connectivity takes place over Bluetooth 4.0. The smartwatch is “sweat, rain and splash proof” (no rating), but not swim proof and the company advises against showering with it, stating skin care reasons. Hmm.

The Fitbit Blade is available for pre-order right now at a price of $199.95, a good $50 less than the Surge’s MSRP. It won’t ship until March, though.

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Huawei has started its press event at CES today by boasting about its smartphone market share, among other things. The Chinese company has told us that its brand recognition has improved dramatically over the past few years, and the trend is for it to become even better in the future.

But that’s not all. Not only do more people know about Huawei now, but more and more people are buying its smartphones. According to the company, it’s been the world’s No.3 smartphone maker in the third quarter of 2015, with 9.7% market share.

That’s almost twice as much as the next contender has managed (which, surprisingly, is Oppo). Huawei’s aim is to one day be No.2, and it thinks it may actually achieve that in a few years. One thing is clear, though – the company is very much focused on…

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