Pebble’s latest Kickstarter campaign is in full swing (with more than US$10 million already raised) but that has not stopped the company from continuing to enhance its Pebble operating system and apps. Its latest firmware, Pebble 3.13, comes with an improved Pebble Health app, an official Weather app and more. Pebble Health has been improved with enhanced step and sleep algorithms. […]
Wearables
Samsung WELT smart healthcare belt spun off as independent company
Samsung showed off its WELT (short for “wellness belt”) smart healthcare belt at CES 2016. Developed under the umbrella of the Samsung Creative Lab (C-Lab), it is one of five projects that became an independent startup company after Samsung deemed it to be not only creative but also having high potential for commercial success. “This year is the fourth year since C-Lab was initiated,” said […]
Coach Apple Watch straps appear briefly on retailer’s website ahead of announcement
Rumours that Coach was getting ready to launch a line of Apple Watch straps were effectively confirmed over the past few days. We learned back in April that the U.S. fashion house best known for its leather bags and purses was readying up to nine different bands in different colours and decorations like custom stitching patterns and charms like flowers and stars. […]
Samsung Gear Fit2 now available for pre-order in U.S.
Samsung unveiled the Gear Fit2 fitness band last week, adding that it would be available starting on June 10th. It is now available for pre-order in the U.S. ahead of that date on Samsung’s own website. When you’re looking for motivation to stay at your best, the Samsung Gear Fit2 keeps you going. It automatically recognizes whatever you’re doing—from walking […]
Cortana now available on Android for Microsoft Band 2
The Microsoft Band 2 continues to get better. Introduced in October 2015, Microsoft has steadily been adding new software features to it. The latest addition is support for Cortana when the wearable is paired to an Android smartphone. This feature had previously been limited to Windows Phone devices. With Cortana on your Band, you can access your personal assistant for instant notifications […]
Concept Sunday: Sugar glucose watch
A number of concept wearables for diabetics have already been featured on Concept Sunday. Among these are the Glycount diabetic management wearable and the Simplo glucometer smartwatch. Today we bring you another and this one may well be the most stylish of them so far. The Sugar glucose watch was developed by North Carolina’s BOLTgroup, a design and innovation firm, for people with […]
Sony Xperia Ear coming to Canada later this summer
The Sony Xperia Ear was unveiled earlier this year at Mobile World Congress along with a number of new Xperia smartphones. It is among the first in a new line of smart products that Sony will offer to give our devices the ability to “understand preferences, activities and behaviour, to provide useful and contextual information.” While Sony only said that it would launch this […]
OnePlus scraps plans for smartwatch to stay focused on smartphones
Rumours first surfaced back in mid-2014 that OnePlus might be planning to launch a smartwatch. They faded away quickly, leaving the Chinese company to focus on smartphones. A number of competitors, including market leader Apple, have since released smartwatches of their own. Somewhat surprisingly, it turns out that OneWatch may have come quite close to launching a smartwatch before it decided to […]