Pebble has finished its second crowdfunding campaign for its second generation of smartwatch, with the Pebble Time bringing in more than $20.3 million in funding from over 78,000 backers on Kickstarter. The final total makes the Pebble Time the most-funded Kickstarter campaign ever, eclipsing the original device’s $13.4 million haul from two years ago. The […]
Tag Heuer has announced plans to create a Swiss-designed smartwatch using Google’s Android Wear platform. Tag Heuer said it will collaborate with Intel to bring the device to market. The luxury watchmaker expects its device to compete with the Apple Watch, which is seen as a premium device thanks to the $17,000 gold Watch Edition. […]
WaterField Designs has announced the elegant Time Travel Apple Watch Case to organize Apple Watch accessories. The Time Travel Case stores extra watchbands, the Apple Watch charger, Bluetooth ear buds and other small accessories within its leather exterior and its padded interior pockets. The Time Travel Apple Watch Case is available in six naturally deer-tanned […]
Mobile accessory manufacturer Griffin Technology has announced the Griffin WatchStand, the first accessory in their new line of products for Apple Watch. This simple display dock provides a safe, secure place to charge Apple Watch when it’s not being worn. WatchStand displays Apple Watch on a sleek pedestal, and can be placed on any nightstand, […]
Motorola today added the Moto 360 smartwatch to its Moto Maker design tool. The online tool lets people design their own smartwatch, with some limitations. Moto Maker lets shoppers pick from three different finishes, two band sizes, and between leather and metal band materials. Motorola said Maker-made Moto 360s will be preloaded with custom watch […]
Apple said as of today it has tripled the number of locations that accept Apple Pay from 220,000 at launch to 700,000. The growth includes a large number of new retailers, 2,500 banks, and tens of thousands of vending machines. Apple today also said every major car brand has committed to adding CarPlay to their […]
On Monday, Apple CEO Tim Cook and other executives spent the majority of their time during the press event held today talking about the forthcoming Apple Watch. The company finally iterated pricing for the device, one of the biggest mysteries concerning the debut, by saying the Sport version would start at $349 ($399 for the […]
SanDisk announced its new iNAND 7132 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. This speedy storage for mobile devices comes in capacities up to 64 GB and features impressive performance specifications. The diminutive iNAND 7132 measures just 11.5 mm x 13 mm and comes as slim as 0.8 mm. iNAND still packs quite the […]
Earlier this year, it came out that the Galaxy S6 would support all three wireless charging standards: Qi, PMA (Power Matters Alliance) and Rezence. Today, Mediatek announced that it’s going to offer the first multi-mode wireless charging ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) to other OEMs interested in having the same kind of support for wireless […]
Pebble today followed the Pebble Time smartwatch with the Pebble Time Steel. The steel version of the Time offers all the same features, but uses a CNC-finished 316L stainless steel casing, includes a premium leather or stainless steel strap, and provides up to 10 days of battery life. Like the Pebble Time, the Pebble Time […]