Tag: smartwatch
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…
Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch to be revealed next week, says Samsung exec
Samsung executives – you just cant tell them anything and expect it to stay a secret. Samsung Mobile's executive vice president Lee Young-Hee has been chomping at the bit to talk about the company's smart watch plans since as far…
Apple iWatch staff hiring spree suggests launch still some way off
With rumours abounding that Apple are working on a smart, connected wristwatch frequently referred to as the iWatch, many had hoped that the device's launch was just around the corner. No smoke without fire and all that. However, a new…
REPORT: Google working on Android games console, wristwatch and new Nexus Q
Looking to move even further into the hardware manufacturing market alongside their software concerns, the Wall Street Journal are reporting a trio of new products on the way from Google, including an Android games console, Android wristwatch and new Nexus…
Microsoft also working on smartwatch, says latest rumours
Apple and Samsung are both almost certainly working on a smartwatch device, and now you can add another tech-heavyweight to the growing list of companies courting space on your wrist. Microsoft are now also said to be working on a…
Apple board member drops iWatch hint
Ready for the first acknowledgement of the potential of a smartwatch product by an Apple exec? Well here you go! Bill Campbell, Apple board member and Silicon Valley veteran, gave a talk to employees at Intuit, the software firm to…
Here's a sweet Apple iWatch smartwatch concept
Rumours of an Apple iWatch have been heating up over the last few weeks, with reports of some 100 product designers putting their heads together to create an iOS wristwatch at Apple's Cupertino HQ. While there's no official comment from…
Apple iWatch smartwatch nearing reality as 100 designers said to join the team
Apple's rumoured iWatch smartwatch may be closer to hitting store shelves than we first thought, with Apple now said to be building a significantly sized team around the project. Sources speaking with Bloomberg have claimed that the Cupertino company has…
CES 2012: Sony SmartWatch makes Android wrist-friendly
Almost lost amongst the hubbub surrounding Sony's smartphone and TV launches at CES was an exciting little product for Android smartphone owners. The SmartWatch is a wearable Bluetooth 3.0 device that, like a watch, sits on your wrist but has…
