The rugged Casio WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch was unveiled at CES 2016 and went on sale in the U.S. on March 25th as per its original plans. The company has now reconfirmed that it has no plans to expand the Casio WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch availability beyond the U.S. and Japan at this point. In a statement to Wareable, a Casio spokesperson explained, “At the moment […]
Wearables
New Apple patents hint at modular smart bands for Apple Watch
A trio of new patents filed by Apple suggest that it could turn to accessories to offer new features and capabilities to the Apple Watch. The patents suggest that the smartwatch’s capabilities would be complemented by interchangeable smart straps or even user-customizeable modular smart bands assembled from individual links. This modular hardware ecosystem would allow Apple to offer a range of functions without having to […]
Ottm wooden bands for smartwatches
Bands for watches and smartwatches typically come in a limited number of materials: Leather, metal or plastic, rubber and silicone. Ottm is looking to change that by offering wooden watchbands for a range of smartwatches. Thanks to the grain patterns of wood, each Ottm watchband promises to be unique to your Apple Watch, Android Wear smartwatch or Pebble Watch. Featuring a link bracelet design inspired […]
April Fools: Google Cardboard Plastic puts “real” in “virtual reality”
Recent rumours suggest that Google’s virtual reality ambitions go far beyond Google Cardboard. A more rugged version of its first VR viewer could be unveiled at Google I/O with more products, including an all-in-one VR headset, possibly coming later this year. In the meantime, it yesterday announced Google Cardboard Plastic, billed as “the world’s first actual reality headset.” It’s our latest step toward […]
April Fools: Samsung announces Internet of Trousers line of smart pants
Samsung today announced a new line of IoT-enabled smarter fashion products called the Internet of Trousers. The “exciting collection of pants” brings a number of smart features to an item of clothing that most of us cannot do without. Available in a range of styles, the new Internet of Trousers aims to “address the pain points of everyday apparel” by giving them […]
Fitbit Alta and Fitbit Blaze shipments top 1 million each in first month
Fitbit unveiled its latest wearables, the Fitbit Blaze and Fitbit Alta, earlier this year. It today announced that both are off to strong starts with shipments topping a million units for each device in the first month of availability. Both devices are also among the bestselling devices in their respective categories on Amazon.com. Both have also garnered strong reviews on […]
Samsung Gear S2 by de GRISOGONO to sell for US$15,000
Samsung unveiled a new version of its Gear S2 smartwatch at Baselworld 2016. It collaborated with Swiss jewelry and watchmaker de GRISOGONO to come up with the aptly named Samsung Gear S2 by de GRISOGONO. Set to go on sale sometime this summer, Samsung did not announce pricing for its limited edition smartwatch at the event. Germany’s AllAboutSamsung has learned […]
Study: Companion apps hindering wearable device growth
A new study by Argus Insights has found that consumers may love their wearable devices but they are not so enthused by the companion apps they come with. An analysis of some 136,000 consumer reviews of wearables devices and applications found that there is a gap in consumer satisfaction between the hardware and the apps. Furthermore, this gap could hinder future wearable device growth. […]