Apple formally unveiled the Apple Watch in March before launching it in April. Since then, it has quickly established itself as the most popular smartwatch. While Apple has yet to reveal specific numbers, Canalys estimates that it has shipped more than 7 million watches to date and completely eclipsed its competition. Despite dominating the market, many have found that the […]
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Samsung Gear S2 iOS compatibility could come as soon as end of year
The Samsung Gear S2 is the first Gear smartwatch to be compatible with smartphones other than Samsung’s own. It currently works with a range of smartphones running Android 4.4 or higher and with at least 1.5GB of RAM. A report in September suggested that Samsung was also looking at expanding compatibility to the Apple iPhone. It now appears that Samsung has been able […]
LG readying new GizmoPal 2 and GizmoGadget wearables for kids
Sometimes retired leakster @evleaks yesterday revealed that LG is readying some new wearables. Headed to Verizon Wireless, these new devices have a particular audience in mind. Much like last year’s LG KizON, the LG GizmoPal 2 (in blue in the image above) and LG GizmoGadget (in red in the image above) are geared at parents looking to know where their children are at […]
Pebble to announce round smartwatch on September 23rd?
A countdown on Pebble’s website is quietly counting down to September 23rd. We surmised that Pebble might be getting ready to announce the release of the Timeline UI upgrade (Pebble OS 3.0?) for the original Pebble and Pebble Time smartwatches but it turns out that Pebble could make a hardware announcement after all. According to Ubergizmo, Pebble will announce a new smartwatch. Unlike […]
Is this the Microsoft Band 2?
The original Microsoft Band is many things but a fashion statement it is not. If new images leaked by Spain’s MicrosoftInsider.es are any indication (and legitimate), Microsoft is looking to improve that with the Band’s successor which has been the topic of rumours since the summer. Expected to launch as the Microsoft Band 2, the new fitness tracker was codenamed “Envoy” […]
Elephone readying Android Wear Elephone ELE-Watch
When we learned earlier this week that the Moto 360 would launch in China with a version of Android Wear customized to the Chinese market and local laws, we wondered whether other companies would follow in Lenovo’s footsteps. It did not take long for an answer to surface. Elephone, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, has announced such a smartwatch. The company is […]
HTC working on Android Wear smartwatch codenamed Halfbeak
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 […]
Moto 360 and Android Wear headed to China
The Moto 360 and Android Wear are headed to China. With Lenovo now owning Motorola, the first may not be as big a surprise but the latter certainly is more of one. Google withdrew from China back in 2010. With many of its services blocked by the Chinese government, Google will partner with Chinese companies to offer alternatives to offer a […]