Unveiled at MWC last week, Plantronics has announced its BackBeat Fit sport headphones. Offering a sweat-resistant and highly visible housing, the headphones stream music using Bluetooth. Its reflective markings and bright colors offer night visibility, and external sounds can still be heard while wearing the headphones. The BackBeat Fit also includes a built-in microphone for […]
Hipstamatic’s photo-sharing app Oggl has received an update, offering new features for image viewing and social sharing. Its new SurfMode feature enables users to view a slideshow of images by turning their device sideways into landscape orientation. SurfMode on AirPlay facilitates viewing the slideshow via Apple TV over a Wi-Fi connection, ideal for group viewing. […]
Samsung today announced the Galaxy Gear Fit, a health-focused wearable that offers a simpler experience than the more capable Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches. The Gear Fit has a curved 1.84-inch display with 432 x 128 pixels. The Fit has a number of sensors and can track steps, exercise, heart rate, and sleep. […]
SanDisk has announced its highest-capacity removable microSDXC memory card yet, which boasts 128GB of storage. The new card is optimized for Android smartphones and tablets. It is available from Amazon.
Samsung today announced the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, two new smartwatches that run Samsung’s Tizen operating system rather than Android. Where the original Gear device relied on Android 4.2.2 and used select Android-based apps, both the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo adopt Samsung’s home-grown, Linux-based platform. Samsung says that despite the OS […]
Garmin is releasing an updated version of its ruggedized Fenix GPS watch, with a number of smart watch-style improvements. The Fenix 2 offers a similar set of features meant for outdoor enthusiasts as the original, except it adds more to its recording capabilities, and is now capable of displaying call and message notifications from a […]
Nokia today announced Treasure Tag, an NFC and Bluetooth powered fob that will alert users when their phone is too far away from their keys and vice versa. The device, which Nokia says is about the size of a matchbook, can be attached to a keychain (or other item the owner wants to keep close […]
Pebble 2.0 launched last week. It finally introduced a new storefront that highlights watchfaces and apps built for Pebble, as well as some that use companion apps for the watch. The problem is that it launched only for the iPhone, leaving thousands of Android users wondering why they can’t run Pebble apps as freely as […]
Pebble indicated via Twitter that the app store for its smartwatch will officially launch on Monday, February 3. It will go live at 1PM Eastern time. Pebble will make the iOS version available first, with the Android version to follow shortly thereafter. Rather than use the Pebble watch to browse for apps, owners will be […]
AT&T has announced the FiLIP wearable device for children is now available both online and in stores. The FiLIP is a watch that includes a cell phone and GPS locator. Parents can use their smartphone to call the FiLIP and locate their kids easily on a map. The device stores up to five phone numbers […]
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