All these years of wearing wireless earphones on my jogs, I've waited for something like the Samsung Gear IconX, which landed in Singapore in June .

Along with the Gear Fit2, Samsung launched the Gear IconX in the Philippines that brings wireless music and activity tracking to its users. Here's our take on this portable fitness device.

Above average sound quality; Portable; Ambient sound feature

In 2014, several companies started to develop wireless headphones with built-in memory and the ability to measure heart rate, intended for sports and fitness. The first company with headphones, which measure the pulse, once was the Motorola, but the popularity of this product is not earned, but gave...

Getting fit usually means wristbands and watches, but a handful of companies are trying out ears. Samsung is now in the fitness earphone game with the Gear IconX, debuting later this year. They're small buds that combine fitness tracking with Bluetooth earphones that also can store music locally.

Samsung's newest fitness gadget aims for the ears, with two independent wireless buds and full on-board fitness tracking.

The battery life on these earbuds is only decent at best, and you can get an estimated time of 1.5 hours while you will be able to use it for playing music and to use it for the fitness tracking features.