The latest installment of the Star Wars saga is less than 100 days away. We’ve already seen Nixon announce a line of new Star Wars watches. It unveiled the limited edition Nixon Ranger Imperial Pilot and Stormtrooper at Comic-Con back in July with more models to come later this year. But if your tastes in Star Wars merchandise run to […]
Concept Sunday: Modular Project OMNI smartwatch
While Project Ara’s modular smartphone has been delayed to 2016, the Blocks modular smartwatch is weeks away from its big crowdfunding kickoff. It promises to give us the ability to build our own smartwatch using a core module and link blocks that come together to form the bracelet. But others are also thinking about modular smartwatches. Project OMNI from UK’s Thinkable Studio is […]
ALCATEL ONETOUCH Watch launches in India
The ALCATEL ONETOUCH Watch was unveiled just days before CES 2015. It has since gone on sale in a number of markets including Canada and the U.S. This week, it launched in India via Flipkart. Sporting a sleek, cutting-edge design, the Alcatel Onetouch smartwatch is so much more than just a watch. With a vibrant touchscreen for all your notifications and […]
Latest Jawbone UP2, UP3 and UP4 firmware adds new features
Jawbone this week announced it has begun to push out a new firmware update for the UP2, UP3 and UP4 fitness trackers. It updates what many have considered some glaring omissions to date. First up, the UP3 and UP4 will both gain daily passive heart rate monitoring (the UP2 lacks the necessary hardware to support this feature). Both the UP3 and UP4 already measured your […]
Pre-order your Samsung Gear S2 at Best Buy Canada
Samsung unveiled its latest smartwatch just before IFA 2015 kicked off. While it did not announce pricing and availability for the Samsung Gear S2 and Gear S2 classic at the time, it later revealed that the new round smartwatches would arrive in Canada in early October. Best Buy Canada has now begun to take pre-orders in anticipation of that launch. It’s […]
Elephone readying Android Wear Elephone ELE-Watch
When we learned earlier this week that the Moto 360 would launch in China with a version of Android Wear customized to the Chinese market and local laws, we wondered whether other companies would follow in Lenovo’s footsteps. It did not take long for an answer to surface. Elephone, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, has announced such a smartwatch. The company is […]
Pebble Time firmware 3.4 adds new features
Following the update of the Pebble Time Android and iOS apps last week, Pebble today announced the release of a new firmware for its Pebble Time and Pebble Time Steel smartwatches. Firmware 3.4 comes with two key new features. Quiet time allows you to silence notifications and vibrations when you don’t want to be disturbed. A number of settings allow you to […]
Pokémon GO Plus wearable helps you catch them all in upcoming Pokémon GO!
Nintendo today announced a new mobile game called Pokémon GO that you will soon be able to play on your Android or iOS device. Developed in partnership with Niantic, the company behind Ingress, the game will let you “search far and wide in the real world to discover Pokémon.” As with many other Pokémon games, players will be able to […]