FitBit may currently the largest wearables manufacturer but it knows that its competition is working hard to dethrone it from the top spot. The company is well aware that it will continue to have develop innovative wearables to stay where it currently is. CEO James Park recently told Time that the company is looking to do so with more advanced sensors in future […]
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IWC Schaffhausen unveils three new IWC Aquatimer models
IWC Schaffhausen unveiled one more surprise before the holidays. The company earlier this week announced three new additions to its IWC Aquatimer family of diver watches. First up is the Aquatimer Chronograph Edition “La Cumbre Volcano.” Second is a new variant of the Aquatimer Automatic 2000 with a black dial and yellow hands and markers. The last the Aquatimer Automatic Edition “Expedition Jacques-Yves Cousteau” honours the French […]
Win a Vector smartwatch with the Vector Watch Faces Competition
Vector Watch unveiled its first smartwatches back at Baselworld 2015 in March. The Vector Luna and Vector Meridian both offer up to 30 days of battery life thanks to their monochrome displays and custom operating systems. The company is now inviting designers to come up with a new watch face in their Vector Watch Faces Competition. Challenge your creativity by designing new […]
New designer watch faces for Android Wear
he world of fashion is quickly embracing smartwatches. Recent examples include the new Android Wear-powered Tag Heuer Connected Watch and the Fossil Q Flounder (along with a range of other Fossil Q wearables). Other brands have chosen to partner with a technology partner. Apple’s partnership with Hèrmes on the Apple Watch Hermès is one such example. Today, Google announced that nine brands will offer new […]
US$50 discount on Pebble Time Round for the holidays
Pebble did not offer any Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals on its new Pebble Time Round smartwatch. With the holidays in full swing, Pebble has now given its first round smartwatch a bit of the promotional spotlight. It can now be yours for US$199 (about CA$275), down US$50 from its regular US$249 price. The new discount is good news for Canadians as it makes […]
Kyoto University to ban watches at entrance exams
We first told you earlier this year that a number of universities in the UK were starting to treat watches the same as smartphones and other mobile devices when it came to writing exams. Students were asked to store their smartwatches and watches alongside their mobile devices in a plastic wallet under their desk in a bid to cut down on cheating. The […]
7% of Americans planning to gift an Apple Watch this holiday season
The Apple Watch dominates the smartwatch market. It accounted for 74% of all smartwatch shipments in Q3 according to Strategy Analytics. Its domination could grow even further this quarter if a recent Reuters poll is any indication. According to the Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted last week, about 7 percent of U.S. adults plan on giving an Apple Watch to someone (or themselves) this holiday […]
Concept Sunday: Slash smartwatch – The most powerful smartwatch
Technology often imposes limitations on design. For example, a number of smartwatches including both generations of the Moto 360 and Olio Model One both feature displays that are not completely round. Their flat tire design is needed to accommodate some components including an ambient light sensor. Romanian designer Burzo Cipri has now given his Slash smartwatch concept a similar display not because of any […]