Pebble kicked off its latest Kickstarter campaign back on May 24th for the new Pebble 2 and Pebble Time 2 smartwatches and Pebble Core wearable. Just a little over half way through, it has raised more than US$11 million courtesy of more than 58,000 backers. It today announced that it has added two new Pebble Time Round Special Edition smartwatches to the campaign. These […]
Wearables
Apple Watch 2 to launch alongside iPhone 7 this fall?
Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference is taking place this week. The company yesterday unveiled watchOS 3.0 along with a rebranded macOS and other software during the keynote. As expected, there was precious little in terms of hardware announcements. The hit-and-miss Digitimes now reports that a second-generation Apple Watch could launch sometime this fall, likely alongside the upcoming iPhone 7. According to its sources […]
Basis Peak smartwatch sales halted due to overheating concerns
Basis has temporarily halted sales of its Basis Peak watch due to overheating concerns. it has also asked its partners to do the same and has reached out to existing customers to warn them as well. Basis is going as far as advising customers not to wear the Peak until they remedy the situation with a future software update. “A small number of […]
WWDC 2016: Apple unveils watchOS 3
As had been widely expected, Apple today unveiled watchOS 3 during the keynote for its latest Worldwide Developer’s Conference. The latest version of Apple’s wearables operating system promises “significantly improved performance” with apps that launch instantly, improved navigation and new fitness and health capabilities. “Apple Watch is the ultimate companion for a healthy life and with watchOS 3, there’s now even more to […]
No Android Wear 2.0 upgrade for LG G Watch and first generation Moto 360
Google unveiled Android Wear 2.0, the first major upgrade to its wearables operating system, at Google I/O. The Developer Preview is compatible with the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE and the Huawei Watch, effectively confirming that they will be upgraded. Then Tag Heuer confirmed that its Connected Watch will be upgraded as well. With some Android Wear smartwatches having been announced […]
Concept Sunday: Hermès Vendome smartwatch
Hermès currently offers a number of leather straps for the Apple Watch. But what if it decided to make its own smartwatch? France’s Edward Folberth has one potential answer, the Hermès Vendome smartwatch. The design features a very simple and elegant stainless steel case (the size is not specified). The bezel is adorned with wave-shaped accents at the 4 and 10 o’clock […]
Modular Blocks smartwatch now available for pre-order
The modular Blocks smartwatch Kickstarter project closed last November after raising more than US$1.6 million from more than 5,000 backers. With shipments expected to begin this fall (later than originally expected unfortunately), anyone who missed out on the crowdfunding campaign can now pre-order one as well. The world’s first modular smartwatch is here. BLOCKS lets you choose the features and designs […]
MWD49B firmware update rolling out to Moto 360 (2nd gen) and Moto 360 Sport
New firmware is now rolling out to both the Moto 360 (2nd Generation) and Moto 360 Sport smartwatches. The MWD49B firmware update is a maintenance update. It does not contain any major new features but does include a few welcome additions along with some security updates and the usual bug fixes and stability improvements. The full change log includes the following: Moto […]