Alcatel OneTouch today made its smartwatch available for preorder through its web site. The watch, announced earlier this year, runs a proprietary operating system and is compatible with both Android and iOS devices. The wearable can track workouts and heartrate, notify users to incoming calls/messages, and control music playback. Users can take advantage of a […]
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 […]
Google has added support for Android Wear to its Android Device Manager tool. With it, people will be able to locate their misplaced Android smartphone by asking their watch to find it. Smartwatch wearers can use a voice search or the menu system to locate a lost phone, which will ring at full volume when […]
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, […]
Pebble has released a new version of its smartwatch SDK, in preview. Version 3.0 is built with the Pebble Time in mind, including support for 64 colors in apps, a new animation framework, PNG and Animated PNG support, and automatic detection of which platforms the developer wants to build for when compiling. According to the […]
Motorola is prepared to add its Moto 360 smartwatch to its Moto Maker design tool. Motorola launched Moto Maker with the Moto X in September 2013. The online tool lets people design their own smartphone (within certain limitations). Beginning next month, people will be able to customize a Moto 360 smartwatch, too. Users will be […]
LG today announced a variant of its Watch Urbane smartwatch that adds support for LTE and NFC. Because Google’s Android Wear platform doesn’t yet support LTE and NFC, the Watch Urbane LTE runs LG’s proprietary wearables platform. LG said its own platform offers most of the same features found on the Android Wear version of […]
Broadcom today announced a new platform for Android Wear smartwatches that promises to deliver major gains in battery life. The Broadcom wearable system-on-a-chip includes a quad-core Cortex A7 application processor and 2G/3G modem support. It can be paired with Broadcom’s Bluetooth 4.2 and WiFi combo chip, as well as a GPS SoC with integrated sensor […]
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