Watches are first and foremost tools to tell the time. But, as we so often see, they are often also fashion accessories that easily blur the line into the world of jewelry. The Bracelet Time 2 Piece concept, designed by Israel’s Shirly NehaliMeresman, certainly appears to do that quite well. Designed for “women who know what they want, and how to get it,” […]
Jawbone out of the fitness tracker band business?
A rumour has emerged to suggest that Jawbone may be getting out of the fitness tracker business to focus on a new clinical-grade health tracking wearable. Tech Insider reported on Friday that it has stopped production of its line of UP fitness bands which include the UP2, UP3 and UP4. It also sold off its remaining inventory at a discount to a third-party […]
Powerstrap Pal Strap brings GPS and extended battery to Pebble Time
Smartstraps for the Pebble Time allow third-party developers to add new functionality to the smartwatch with new straps. For example, the Pagaré smartstrap which successfully funded on Kickstarter give the Pebble Time NFC payment capabilities. A new Kickstarter project for the the Powerstrap Pal Strap is now looking to give it GPS functionality and extended battery support. The world’s first GPS and battery […]
Android Wear 2.0 upgrade confirmed for Tag Heuer Connected Watch
Google announced the first major upgrade to its Android Wear wearables operating system at Google I/O 2016. Android Wear 2.0 will launch sometime this fall. Missing from the announcement was a list of what smartwatches would be upgraded. The Developer Preview effectively confirmed that both the Huawei Watch and LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition would be upgraded given that they are […]
HTC smartwatch launch slips again, this time to the fall
Anyone looking forward to the upcoming HTC smartwatch will have to wait a while longer than expected. Evan Blass, formerly known as @evleaks, early this year suggested that the long-rumoured wearable would finally see the light of day in mid-April. The month of April came and went without a sign of the smartwatch. A new rumour quickly followed to indicate that the […]
Citizen Watch acquires Frederique Constant group
Japan’s Citizen Watch Co. today announced that it will acquire Swiss-based Frédérique Constant Group. The acquisition covers not only the Frédérique Constant brand but also the Alpina and DeMonaco ones. “We have a great opportunity to expand the sales of Frederique Constant through our current distribution channels of Citizen branded watches, particularly in Japan and the U.S.” said Citizen Watch Co., Ltd CEO Toshio […]
Samsung done with Android Wear in favour of Tizen?
Samsung, one of the largest wearables manufacturers in the world, was named as one of Google’s partners when the latter unveiled Android Wear back in March 2014. Since then, Samsung has only offered one Android Wear device, the Samsung Gear Live smartwatch. It now appears that it will remain the sole such device in Samsung’s wearable portfolio as unnamed company executives have told […]
Pebble Core is Pebble’s first non-smartwatch wearable
Along with the Pebble 2 and Pebble Time 2, Pebble today unveiled the Pebble Core, a small 3G and GPS-enabled square-shaped device that is ideal for runners. It is also the company’s first foray into the world of wearables other than smartwatches. We all love our phones. But when you’re out for a run, strapping a big phone to your arm isn’t much fun. We […]