Apple today released a new firmware update for the Apple Watch. While there are no new major features, watchOS 2.1 does include a number of language enhancements as well as a number of bug fixes. It is the second update to be offered since Apple released watchOS 2.0 back in September after announcing it at WWDC 2015. Language support now includes Arabic (including Siri […]
Apple planning to unveil Apple Watch 2 in March
Apple formally unveiled the Apple Watch at its Spring Forward event back in March. Rumours now suggest that Apple will hold a similar event in March 2016 to unveil its second-generation Apple Watch possibly along with a new 4-inch Apple iPhone 6C. smartphone. The new Apple Watch 2 (name still to be confirmed) would likely begin to ship in April, […]
CES 2016: Samsung press conference set for January 5, 2016
CES 2016 and its tidal wave of announcements and new products is less than a month away. Between now and then, we can expect a raft of rumours and company teasers. Samsung yesterday formally kicked things off by starting to send out invitations to its press conference for the event. The aptly-named 2016 CES Samsung Press Conference will take place on January 5th between […]
Fossil Q Founder now available on Google Store
If you were looking forward to the day that the Fossil Q Founder launched on the Google Store, today is your lucky day but only as long as you live in the U.S. The Fossil Q Founder is the first smartwatch in Fossil’s new line of Fossil Q wearables that the company unveiled back in October. The other wearables consist of the Fossil Q Grant […]
Tag Heuer Connected Watch production to be increased
Tag Heuer jumped into the smartwatch game last month when it unveiled its Tag Heuer Connected Watch, the first device to emerge from its new partnership with Google and Intel. The Swiss watchmaker will increase production from 1,200 to 2,000 units a week to meet demand. Company CEO Jean-Claude Biver told Bloomberg via email that now reports that the company has already received requests from some […]
Concept Sunday: Bentley Smartwatch
Wearables are a quickly growing new product category. Luxury brands have started to notice and many have already jumped on with their own connected devices. The Frederique Constant Horological Smartwatch, the Breitling B55 Connected Chronograph and the Tag Heuer Connected Watch are but three examples of high-end wearables already on the market. Many other luxury brands have yet to make the jump, leaving […]
Sunu Band uses ultrasonic technology to guide the visually impaired
A growing number of wearables are looking to improve the lives of those dealing with a range of medical conditions and physical limitations. We have already featured a number of such devices, ranging from devices like the Braille Smart Gear and Dot Braille smartwatch to epileptic seizure-detecting smartwatches and wearables like the now-funded BuzzClip wearable that can assist the visually impaired in navigating their way around the obstacles that can limit their […]
Microsoft patents smart ring capable of controlling smartphones
Microsoft entered the wearables space with the Band and its recent successor the Band 2. It’s unlikely that its ambitions stop there and a recently discovered patent submitted to the USPTO (United States Patent Office) back in 2014. It suggests that the company has been working on a smart ring that would control other mobile devices through gestures and other actions […]