The Huawei Watch generated a fair amount of buzz when Huawei first showed it off back in March at Mobile World Congress. It took until September for the company to bring it to market. It showed off models finished in stainless steel, black stainless steel and 22K rose gold plated stainless steel at IFA 2015. The first went on sale later in September but the black […]
LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE cancelled over “hardware issue”
LG unveiled its new LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE in early October. It was billed as the first Android Wear device to feature native cellular connectivity thanks to the latest version of Android Wear. Set to hit both AT&T and Verizon Wireless, it has now been abruptly cancelled. Without providing much in terms of specifics, LG has discovered a “hardware issue which […]
Modular Blocks smartwatch Kickstarter campaign closes with US$1.6 million raised
The Kickstarter campaign for the modular Blocks smartwatch wrapped up today. By all accounts, the campaign was a success with UK-based Blocks Wearables raising more than US$1.6 million from more than 5,000 backers. Blocks met its funding goal of US$250,000 less than an hour into its Kickstarter campaign. Two weeks later, it had raised more than US$1 million. With the campaign reaching its […]
Android Wear-powered Google Nexus Band fitness tracker coming in 2016?
Google could broaden its line of Nexus devices beyond smartphones and tablets in 2016. CCS Insight predicts that Google will launch a dedicated fitness tracker called the Google Nexus Band sometime next year. In 2016, Google develops a lightweight version of Android Wear to offer low-cost fitness bands @george_ccs #ccspredicts — CCS Insight (@CCSInsight) November 18, 2015 With fitness tracker and […]
Apple launches Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Dock
Apple today unveiled a new accessory for the Apple Watch. As the name implies, the Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Dock is an elegant accessory to recharge your Apple smartwatch. Needless to say, it works with both 38mm and 42mm models and uses the same inductive charging connector that comes with the Apple Watch. Unlike many other charging accessories, the Apple Watch Magnetic […]
Latest Google Fit update adds new Android Wear interactive digital watch face
It has been more than six months since Google last updated Google Fit. It rectified this situation yesterday with a new version that adds a number of new features. The biggest addition is the new Fit Challenge feature that works with your Android Wear smartwatch. It is essentially a basic personal trainer that shows you how to do some basic exercises and then […]
Withings unveils Withings Activité Steel smartwatch
Withings today announced a new addition to its growing family of Withings Activité smartwatches. As expected, the new Withings Activité Steel offers up a look similar to that of the more expensive Activité at a price closer to the colourful Activité Pop models. “While the tracker market is booming we see growing demand from health conscious people who are not willing […]
Next-generation Apple Watch to come by end of Q2 2016?
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 […]