Wearables

Samsung to showcase three Creative Lab wearable projects at CES 2016

2015/12/30By Jerome Skalnik

The Samsung Creative Lab (C-Lab) allows the company’s employees to develop their own creative business ideas. Samsung will bring three wearable C-Lab projects to CES 2016 which kicks off next week. The three projects are the WELT smart healthcare belt, the rink hand-motion controller for mobile VR devices and TipTalk watch strap that allows you to hear sound transmitted through your own body. Samsung Welt Welt is described as […]

US$50 discount on Pebble Time Round for the holidays

2015/12/15By Jerome Skalnik

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 […]

Nokia wearables coming in early 2016?

2015/12/09By Jerome Skalnik

Nokia gave a big hint as to its future plans back in October when it amended its Articles of Association to include consumer wearables. The company’s objectives were updated to include “mobile devices and consumer wearables.” New job postings suggest that the company is now getting ready to bring some of these new Nokia wearables to market in early 2016. The postings […]

HTC working on Android Wear smartwatch codenamed Halfbeak

2015/09/09By Jerome Skalnik

We first learned that HTC was looking to jump into the wearables market all the way back in 2013. Former CEO Peter Chou even confirmed that the company was still working on a smartwatch as recently as March of this year. In the meantime, the only wearable announced and then cancelled by HTC to date is the HTC Grip fitness tracker. New information […]

Rogers files court injunction to block GLENTEL sale to Bell

BCE’s plan to acquire GLENTEL, a Canadian mobile products distributor, has hit a speed bump. Rogers Communications this week filed an injunction with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to block the CA$670 million deal. It claims that its agreement with GLENTEL requires that the distributor obtain approval from Rogers before it can proceed with the acquisition. GLENTEL today responded and […]

Tag Heuer Carrera Wearable 01 to be unveiled on November 9th

Tag Heuer announced at Baselworld 2015 that it would partner with Google and Intel for its first smartwatch. Company CEO Jean-Claude Biver yesterday told CNBC that the Tag Heuer Carrera Wearable 01 (based on the TAG Heuer Carrera – Heuer 01 pictured above) will be formally unveiled on November 9th in New York. The success of the Apple Watch is already having an effect […]

A closer look at the Rogers Vicinity rewards program

Introduction Have a look in your purse or wallet right now. Chances are that you have more than one loyalty card in there. You probably also have a few punch cards tracking your purchases as you work your way towards a discount or that free coffee or sandwich at your favourite local shop. For example, my own wallet holds five […]

Concept Sunday: Cancelled “value-tier” Moto 360 concept

Motorola this week unveiled its new Moto 360 Collection. Last year’s smartwatch has grown into a line consisting of three different models. Along with a new 46mm model, there is now a smaller 42mm model and a more rugged model, the Moto 360 Sport, geared at more active users. Under different circumstances, there might also have been a cheaper model geared […]

Discommon Goods Watch Wallet for your travels

It can sometimes be difficult to keep track of all of your important but small items when travelling. As if keeping track of essentials like your passport and credit cards was not enough, add a couple of watches (you’ve got to have the right watch for every occasion after all) and you may be wondering how best to carry everything in a convenient […]