Category: Wearables
#IFA2015: Top 5 trends including women’s smartwatches and health wearables
Europe's biggest annual consumer electronics and home appliances show in Berlin, IFA was packed full of exciting products as usual. Sadie Hale from ShinyShiny highlights the top five trends from this year's show 1. Women's smartwatches are definitely a thing While there have been some stylish-looking smartwatches released recently – the Apple Watch and the Alcatel OneTouch watch, especially –…
Could this Kingii wearable help to prevent drowning? Indiegogo campaign raises $400K in 2 days
It doesn't seem you can go a day without some new wearable asking for money on crowdfunding websites like Kickstarter or Indiegogo. But here's one that promises to be more useful than most - in fact so useful it might actually save your life one day. Called Kingii, it's a device that claims to help…
Boring Office Job given the GoPro advert treatment
GoPro famously claims that it doesn't need to hire an external advertising agency, as videos from its users do a good enough job of selling the product. But not everyone spends their days snowboarding, surfing, or doing other "extreme" activities. Some of us work in offices. That didn't deter one YouTuber though - who used…
Android Wear gets native wifi support, gesture controls and more
Google has announced a big software update for Android Wear adding a bunch of new features. In what we're sure isn't a coincidence, this news comes just days from the launch of the Apple Watch. According to TechCrunch, Wear is getting native wifi support, so that your watch can connect directly, rather than via bluetooth…
Google Glass meets sports with Recon Jet glasses
Whilst Google Glass never really found an audience, the heads-up technology could surely find use in more niche applications like in industry or, as Recon Jet suggests, in sports. The new eyewear does the sorts of things you might expect a wristband to do - like track your lap times, or distance travelled, but instead…
O2 gets a “high street exclusive” on Moto 360 in “Light Gold”
O2 has today announced the availability of a "Light Gold" Moto 360 Android Wear watch at its stores. The Moto 360 is one of the most highly acclaimed Android smartwatches - and unlike the Apple Watch features a round screen, just like a real watch. O2 says "The stunning stainless steel with a light gold…
Apple “likely” to increase Apple Watch production to meet demand
Apple Watch pre-orders launched last week in a blaze of publicity - with demand massively outstripping supply. In fact, many customers who were hoping to get their hands (well, wrist) on a watch on the April 24th release date look like they'll have to wait as late as June for their order to arrive.
Here’s how fancy the Apple Watch Edition box looks
Whilst us peasants are stuck picking up the Apple Watch Sport (or maybe the 'normal' Apple Watch if we're feeling particularly extravagant), what do the rich people get? If you're willing to part with upwards of eight grand for a piece of technology that isn't technically better than the £300 version, and that will be…
Why you should probably wait for the Apple Watch 2 before splashing out on Apple’s latest gadget
Let me guess. You've followed all of the Apple Watch coverage, and now you're torn. Your brain is telling you to wait, and that you probably don't need an expensive smartwatch... but your deeply irrational heart has bought into the hype hook, line and sinker. Don't worry - I'm there too. But there's some very…
Apple Watch pre-orders start TOMORROW!
Apple has announced that from tomorrow at 8:01am UK time you'll be able to pre-order the Apple Watch online or in-store. Tomorrow will also mark the start of your opportunity to try the watch on - with demo units coming to Apple stores worldwide, as well as high-end fashionable shops, like Selfridges on Oxford Street.…
