The start of the Kickstarter campaign for the modular Blocks smartwatch is now less than 24 hours away. While UK-based Blocks Wearables has revealed a fair bit about its smartwatch, it has until today described pricing only as “flagship affordable,” leaving us to wonder exactly how much it will go for. It turns out that “many of you have asked about prices.” […]
Our first glimpse at the TAG Heuer Connected smartwatch
Tag Heuer today launched a new website in preparation for the launch of its first smartwatch on November 9th. A countdown reminds us that the launch is only 27 days away as we write this. A tweet announcing the new site has also given us our first look at the new timepiece which should be based on the TAG Heuer […]
Specifications of upcoming Android Wear Elephone ELE-Watch
Additional details have emerged about the Elephone ELE-Watch. Elephone is far from a well-known name in North America but its first Android Wear smartwatch could start to change that. The Elephone ELE-Watch has now popped up on online retailer GearBest‘s website with new details in tow. It is billed as “the next step in smart watch evolution.” In terms of specifications, here […]
Omega Watches showcases Orbis Flying Eye Hospital in World Sight Day documentary
October 8th was World Sight Day. On that day, Omega shone the spotlight on its partner organisation Orbis International, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving sight worldwide, and their their Flying Eye Hospital, a fully equipped mobile teaching ophthalmic hospital. To celebrate the fourth year of the partnership, Omega released “The Hospital in the Sky,” a documentary in which Cindy […]
Concept Sunday: Minimalistic Watchin’ smartwatch user interface
While many traditional timepieces distinguish themselves with a number of complications, a number strive instead for as simple design as possible (not that we have featured many here on EyeOnMobility. The same cannot be said for smartwatches where the race is on to pack as many features in a bid to stand out from the competition. But what if a […]
Google Nexus 6P now listed as “unavailable” in Canada
Google unveiled the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P last month. The latter was the first to be available for pre-orders in Canada the same day with shipments set to leave the warehouse “in three to four weeks.” The Nexus 5X followed a few days later. In an odd turn of events, the Nexus 6P is now listed as “unavailable in your country.” Given […]
Google makes first executive changes under new CEO Pichai
When Google in August announced that it was restructuring and becoming a larger collection of companies known collectively as Alphabet, it announced Sundar Pichai as the new CEO of the company that would continue to carry the name Google. New CEO Pichai this week made his first executive shuffle, promoting three from within the company. Hiroshi Lockheimer, with Google since 2006 […]
ASUS releases ZenWatch FaceDesigner app to create watch faces
The ASUS ZenWatch 2 launched on the Google Store and other retailers in the U.S. earlier this week. If none of the included watch faces appeal to you, ASUS has released an app that just might be able to get you exactly the one you want. Aptly called the ZenWatch FaceDesigner, it lets you design custom watch faces for its latest smartwatch as well […]