Category: Smartwatches
Is Microsoft joining the smartwatch race?
The smartwatch seems to be the next big battleground for the tech industry. Samsung is leading the race with its Galaxy Gear, while the Pebble is not far behind. And Apple is also developing a smartwatch of its own, rumoured…
Have a Pebble smartwatch, want to make an app but aren't a coder? CloudPebble might be a good place to start.
Over 300,000 Pebble smartwatches were sold in 2013, and as a result the monochrome crowdfunded watch has become one of the major smartwatch platforms. Earlier this year the company launched app stores on both iOS and Android, and as a…
LG show off their new Android smartwatch
LG have posted a video showing off more details of their forthcoming Android Smartwatch – the LG G Watch. Unfortunately the video doesn't give much away about how the software will work, but at least now we have a good…
Is Microsoft developing a smartwatch?
A new patent reveals that Microsoft is working on a smartwatch to rival the Samsung Galaxy Gear and the rumoured Apple iWatch. The patent application, which was filed in 2012 but only published by the US Patent Office this week,…
Apple's med-tech hiring spree hints at iWatch plans
Apple is building a team of medical technology experts, fueling rumours that the company is adding a health and fitness focus to the iWatch. Reuters is reporting that in the past year, Apple has snapped up at least half a…
Hands on with the Samsung Gear Fit
Samsung were showing off their new Smartwatch – the Gear Fit, at the Wearable Tech Show in London – and I got to have a (very) brief play. Read on for more. After not quite getting smartwatches right the first…
Smartwatches are the future… and Pebble proves it
A couple of weeks ago, I caved in and splashed out on a Pebble – the gadget that is widely believed to the be the first credible smartwatch. And though I'm perhaps late to the hype on this, and though…
Samsung go back to the drawing board for Galaxy Gear 2
Samsung's next smartwatch – the Galaxy Gear 2 – looks set to debut around March/April, alongside the Galaxy S5, if rumours are to be believed – and word is that it will sport an entirely new design. The original watch…
BURG launch a new smartwatch – could it be a game-changer?
Smartwatches are an emerging technology, and today Burg have launched a salvo at the likes of Apple and Google, by beating them to market – with a watch that has it's own SIM card, meaning there's no need to tether…
