IDC‘s latest Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker reconfirms the market research firm’s prediction that global wearables shipments will continue to grow at a strong clip over the next few years. It predicts that they will hit 213.6 million units in 2020. Smartwatches and smarter watches (traditional watches offering some connected capabilities) will dominate the market but smart eyewear and clothing are expected to […]
Pokémon GO Plus wearable and game to launch in July
Nintendo announced the Pokémon GO mobile game last September. Developed in partnership with Niantic, the company behind Ingress, it will allow players to search an augmented reality version of the real world to catch, trade and battle various Pokémon. Nintendo will also offer a companion wearable, the Pokémon GO Plus, that will make it easier to perform certain game actions right from the wrist. Nintendo […]
Samsung Gear Fit2 now available in Canada
Samsung Canada today announced that the Samsung Gear Fit2 are now available in Canada at Samsung Experience Stores across Canada. The Samsung Gear IconX earbuds will follow sometime in Q3. “We know that living a healthy lifestyle is a top priority for Canadians and our two new wearables, the Gear Fit2 and Gear IconX, are a perfect fit for keeping fitness goals […]
Pebble Time Round Special Edition joins latest Pebble Kickstarter campaign
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 […]
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 […]