New Nevo Balade Parisienne comes in four styles

Nevo Balade Parisienne

Nevo is a French company that specializes in smart timepieces or “smarter watches” as we call them around here at EyeOnMobility. It got its start back in 2014 a successful Indiegogo campaign for the original Nevo watch. Much like similar devices like the Fossil Q Grant, it adds basic fitness tracking and notifications to what is otherwise a traditional analog watch. Nevo has now […]

Apple preparing mid-March press event for launch of multiple new products?

Apple

The rumours that Apple will hold its next major event in mid-March got another boost yesterday. Sources have told 9to5Mac that the company’s next event will introduce a number of new products that include some new Apple Watch models. As reported earlier, Apple will unveil new variations on the current Apple Watch model rather than a redesigned one. The report […]

More than 5 million Google Cardboard VR viewers shipped

Google Cardboard

Virtual reality can be a costly proposition. The Oculus Rift can be pre-ordered for US$599 (about CA$850) and the upcoming HTC Vive is expected to fall in the same price range. If you’re looking for cheaper, the consumer version of the Samsung Gear VR headset goes for US$99 (CA$140) but you’ll need a Samsung smartphone to go with it. Even cheaper […]

Another record quarter for Apple but still no Apple Watch sales numbers

Apple

Apple last night announced financial results for the first quarter of its 2016 fiscal year. The company had another banner quarter with record revenues and net income. Quarterly revenues came in at US$75.9 billion and recorded a quarterly net income of US$18.4 billion. “Our team delivered Apple’s biggest quarter ever, thanks to the world’s most innovative products and all-time record […]

Olio Devices and Microsoft announce patent licensing agreement

Olio Model One

Olio Devices, the company behind the Olio Model One smartwatch, and Microsoft yesterday announced a patent licensing agreement. The terse announcement explains that it covers wearable devices but provides no specific details. Nick Psyhogeos, president of Microsoft Technology Licensing, said, “Mutually beneficial and collaborative patent licensing agreements like this one promote innovation and lead to better products and experiences for consumers.” With few details […]

Apple Watch 2 mass production to start in Q2?

Apple Watch 2 concept by Eric Huismann

Recent rumours have pushed out the launch of the next generation Apple Watch from March to September. The latest word is that Apple Watch 2 mass production will begin sometime in Q2. Citing supply chain sources, the notoriously hit-and-miss Digitimes reports that Quanta will be the sole supplier. We first learned back in November that Quanta, which built the original Apple Watch, would manufacture the […]

Apple Watch WATCHe skeleton mechanical watch face

WATCHe_ skeleton watch face for Apple Watch

Some of the most interesting watches are skeleton watches. These let you see the inner workings of a watch through a dial cut-out or simply doing away with the dial face completely. Components are often stripped down to their basic skeleton elements, leaving us to see exactly how the watch operates. This experience has now made its way over to the Apple […]

Google Glass no longer smart glasses market leader

Google Glass

Google Glass made smart glasses a household name among early wearables adopters and consumers at large. While it’s not clear how well (or poorly) it sold, it became the defacto standard to which all other smart glasses were compared. Google put an end to its Glass Explorer Program in January 2015 but promised that it was not done with smart glasses. […]