Fossil unveiled its line of Fossil Q wearables back in October. Among the new devices introduced was the Fossil Q Founder smartwatch and the Fossil Q Grant “smarter watch.” Today, the company introduced a new watch, the Fossil Q54 Pilot. Billed as a “smartwatch for analog watch lovers,” lacks a digital touchscreen display, opting instead for the connected approach we saw […]
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CES 2016: Android Wear-powered Casio WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch
Casio announced last summer that it would soon jump into the smartwatch arena with a watch “that tries to be smart, rather than a smart device that is also a watch.” It unveiled the Casio WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch at CES 2016. Powered by Android Wear, it offers a unique feature not seen on other smartwatches to date. The rugged Casio WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch sports a dual layer […]
CES 2016: Rose Gold and Platinum Samsung Gear S2 classic unveiled
Huawei was not the only smartwatch manufacturer to unveil new versions of a current model at CES 2016. As rumours suggested last month, Samsung today announced two new Gear S2 classic models. The first encased in 18K Rose Gold and the second in Platinum. “In 2015, we set a new standard with the Gear S2 in smart wearable category. We broke barriers to introduce […]
CES 2016: Huawei unveils Huawei Watch Elegant and Jewel
As rumours suggested last month, Huawei brought two new Huawei Watch models to CES 2016. The new new Huawei Watch Elegant and Jewel are geared at making smartwatches more appealing to women. Both new models retain the hardware specifications of the original Huawei Watch including the fully round display but come in a rose gold-plated finish, smaller 10mm wristbands and […]
MediaTek announces MediaTek MT2523 SiP for wearables
As the wearables market begins to mature, a growing number of manufacturers are beginning to develop components specific to these devices. Samsung recently announced an all-in-one Bio-Processor for health wearables. MediaTek today announced its own solution for active and fitness smart watches. Built around an ARM Cortex-M4 processor, the MediaTek MT2523 is system-in-package (SiP) that offers GPS, dual-mode Bluetooth Low Energy, […]
CES 2016: New Garmin fenix 3 multisport watches unveiled
Garmin today announced an update to its line of Garmin fenix 3 multisport watches at CES 2016. The new models come with updated hardware, new software supporting more activities and new watch bands. The new watches include a premium model with a titanium bezel and band, another with easily interchangeable leather and nylon straps and a fenix 3 HR model that adds a Garmin Elevate wrist-based heart rate monitor. […]
CES 2016: Mio Slice ditches step counting for Personal Activity Intelligence index
Canada’s own Mio today announced a new activity tracker that aims to make fitness monitoring more personal. The Mio Slice focuses on a new Personal Activity Intelligence (PAI) index that focuses on maximizing your lifespan and reducing lifestyle-related diseases rather than the more usual daily goals like 10,000 steps. The Mio PAI algorithm is based on the Hunt Study, a long term health project that monitored more than 60,000 individuals were closely […]
Oculus Rift pre-orders open January 6th
Oculus VR had promised last year that its Oculus Rift virtual headset would go up for pre-order in early 2016. The Facebook-owned company today made good on its promise. It announced that Oculus Rift pre-orders will begin on January 6th. Pre-orders will include the headset as well as two games, EVE: Valkyrie by CCP, a first-person spacecraft game, and Lucky’s Tale by Playful, a platformer. […]