We’re about 15 hours from the Tag Heuer Connected press conference. The Swiss watchmaker is about to unveil its first smartwatch. Developed in partnership with Google and Intel, the TAG Heuer Carrera Connected promises to marry the looks of the TAG Heuer Carrera – Heuer 01 (pictured below) with the capabilities of Android Wear and, most likely, a low-power Intel processor. Tag […]
Events
Louis Moinet and Tissot winners at 2015 Concours international de chronométrie
The Concours international de chronométrie is a biennial competition in which watches are subjected to rigorous testing to determine which are the most precise timing pieces. For the 2015 competition which just wrapped up, watches were subjected to three chronometric certification tests as well as “severe attacks in the form of magnetic field and impact exposure.” Louis Moinet and Tissot emerged as the winners. […]
Wearables to become ingestables and implantables, says Jawbone CEO
Wearables today face a number of challenges on their way to ubiquity. Not only do most vie for limited space on our wrists and heads but they are only effective while we wear them. Take one off and the benefits they provide are all or nearly all immediately lost. Jawbone CEO Hosain Rahman knows that all too well and his company has been […]
AndroidTO 2015 set for December 1st
Mark your calendars! AndroidTO is coming back for its sixth year. AndroidTO 2015 conference will take place on December 1st as a part of the global Google DevFest initiative.. It will return to the MaRS Discovery District in downtown Toronto. Cancel your plans for December 1. http://t.co/M9nLU5IDu0 — AndroidTO (@androidTO) October 7, 2015 As with AndroidTO conferences in the past, […]
Google announces September 29th press event
As rumours suggested earlier this month, Google will hold its next press event on September 29th. While the invitation itself reveals little about what Google plans to announce, the invitation to “join us for some tasty new treats and much s’more” suggests that it will be focused on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The logical conclusion is that Google will unveil its latest […]
LG press event set for October 1st
LG today began to send out press invitations to an event on October 1st in New York City. Aside from date and location, LG provided little else in terms of information though. Speculation suggests that LG, which unveiled its LG G4 flagship smartphone only months ago, is about to follow it up with a new device known as the V10 […]
Apple unveils new Apple Watch colours and bands
Apple’s latest press event took place earlier today. While the main attractions were the new iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus as well as the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro and a completely redsigned Apple TV, the company also had some Apple Watch news to share. The Apple Watch Sport collection today grew to include new yellow and rose gold anodized aluminium models so that you […]
Tizen Developer Conference 2015 set for September 17-18 in Shenzhen, China
The latest Samsung smartwatch, the new Samsung Gear S2, is the latest to be powered by Samsung’s own Tizen operating system. With enhancements such as the new Rotary UX and SDK that uses the new smartwatch’s rotating bezel, Tizen is establishing itself as a worthy adversary for Google’s Android Wear and Apple’s WatchOS. Fresh off its Tizen Developer Summit in India in […]