While Mobile World Congress has traditionally focused on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, we can expect to see more than a few wearable devices at this year’s event. For example, Samsung is expected to unveil its Galaxy Gear 2 smartwatch alongside the Galaxy S5 at the event. According to The New York Times, you can now add Huawei […]
Smartwatches
Video: Typing on a smartwatch with Minuum keyboard
Do you remember Minuum, “the little keyboard for big fingers?” Unlike most keyboards, it combines a layout that consists of a single line of characters with an auto-correction algorithm that corrects highly imprecise typing that comes with using a small input area. Currently available for Android smartphones and tablets as a public beta, work continues on improving it and making […]
Concept Sunday: Revisiting the Nokia smartwatch
Last week, we featured Phone Designer’s take on what Nokia’s smartwatch could look like should the company move forward with this project. Based on leaked images that surfaced back in October 2013, they showed a very simple and elegant device with a touchscreen display. All that was really missing was a closer look at the interface that could drive this […]
Concept Sunday: Nokia smartwatch
Do you remember the leaked images of a Nokia smartwatch that surfaced back in October? Little was revealed but they appeared to show a casing made of the same polycarbonate as Nokia’s Lumia smartphones. But they were enough for Jonas Daehnert, perhaps better known as Phone Designer, to come up with concept images of what it could look like. This […]
Archos bringing smartwatches and other connected devices to CES 2014
Archos today announced that it is bringing a “most comprehensive selection of connected objects for home and self” to CES 2014. In the line of Connected Home products will be accessories like a mini cam, motion ball, movement tag, weather tag and smart plug that will help automate certain functions around the home. A 7-inch “Home Gateway” Android tablet will also be unveiled to act […]
HTC hints at future beyond smartphones
We learned this morning that HTC CEO Peter Chou and Chairwoman Cher Wang had shuffled their roles and responsibilities a bit. Chou will now focus on product development while Wang will take on a more operational role, looking after sales, marketing, logistics and customer service. The two also gave The Financial Times some details about what the company is now […]
Leaked pictures reveal Nokia smartwatch?
A number of hardware manufacturers have already launched smartwatches or are planning to do so in the near future. Among the smartwatches already released are the Sony SmartWatch 2 and the Samsung Galaxy Gear. Other players looking to get into this market include Apple, Google, Microsoft and Motorola. You can now add Nokia to that growing list. Two leaked pictures […]
Google to launch Gem smartwatch alongside Google Nexus 5?
Here’s an interesting rumour courtesy of Artem Russakovskii, AndroidPolice‘s founder. Google may have one more device up its sleeve for its next event. Alongside the Google Nexus 5 and next-generation Google Nexus 10.1 tablet, it could also announce a smartwatch codenamed Gem. Little is known about Gem at this point. It remains to be seen if it will be powered […]