Garmin today unveiled its latest wearable, the Garmin vívomove, an analogue watch capable of activity tracking. These kinds of “smarter watches” have proven popular as evidenced by similar devices from companies like Withings, Runtastic and even Swiss watchmaker Frédérique Constant with its Horological Smartwatch. It should appeal to people looking for basic fitness tracking but unwilling to sacrifice their fashion style […]
Wearables
Production issues delay Xiaomi Mi Band 2 launch?
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun showed off the Mi Band 2 during a conference in China last week, leading to expectations that the company would unveil its latest fitness band on May 10th alongside the Xiaomi Mi Max and the latest version of its MIUI mobile operating system. The company has now decided to postpone the launch due to production issues. Like previous Mi […]
Business Insider: Apple Watch to account for 40% of luxury watch market by 2020
While the Apple Watch may have lost market share to other smartwatches in Q1 2016, its future prospects remain strong if one marketing firm is to be believed. A new study by Business Insider predicts that the Apple Watch will account for 40% of the luxury watch market (defined as watches that sell for US$350 or more) by 2020. The report […]
Huawei Watch gets CA$125 price cut in Canada
If you’ve been eyeing the Huawei Watch but have yet to pick one up, the next few days may be your best time to buy one if you live in Canada. Up until May 9th, Huawei’s first smartwatch is selling at a CA$125 discount on Canada’s Google Store. The Silver Mesh model is now available for CA$374 while the Black Links model is […]
HTC smartwatch coming “week of June 6th?”
The last we heard about the HTC smartwatch, it was to have been released “before the end of April.” Now a couple of days into May, there is still no sign of it. Evan Blass, formerly known as famed leaker @evleaks, today took to Twitter to indicate that the launch had been pushed back to the week of June 6th. […]
Huawei Watch Elegant and Jewel go on sale in U.S.
Huawei unveiled the Huawei Watch Elegant and Jewel back at CES 2016. Retaining the same hardware specifications as the original Huawei Watch, the two new watches are clearly geared at women thanks to a number of more feminine touches. Listed as “coming soon” to the U.S. Google Store since early April, it has finally gone on sale in the U.S. through a number […]
Concept Sunday: Porsche Design P’6400 Neowatch
Update (5/19/2016): We have been asked by Nicolás Ortiz to remove this post over concerns about legal action from Porsche Design.
Apple Watch 2 to come with built-in cellular connectivity?
The Apple Watch is now a year old and Apple has yet to reveal exactly how many it has sold. In an article published a week ago, The Wall Street Journal pegs sales at 12 million in that first year alone. At an estimated average price of US$500, that would have been worth about US$6 billion in revenues to the […]