Smartwatches

Technology giants such as Samsung, Microsoft, Google and maybe even Apple are just now realizing there may be a future in wearables, but other tech companies have already been dabbling in smartwatches for some time now. Sony is one example, having recently released its second-generation “SmartWatch 2″ in Europe and Asia, and Sony on Tuesday Continue Reading →

I recently heard word that Google was putting the finishing touches on a Watch product. Details are slim but the person seemed to think that Google Now functionality would be at the center of the product. Thinking about this, Google could put a lot of the functionality of Google Glass in the watch product. Push Continue Reading →

Tomorrow will not be like today. Today you will experience the slowest rate of technological change in your lifetime. Tomorrow, it will be faster and the pace of change will continue to increase. Managing this change and learning to adapt will separate the successful from the extinct. Adapt or die. That’s what the 6th Annual Continue Reading →

An Apple iWatch may not be a huge revenue booster but it could still capture as many as 10 million customers. Based on a Piper Jaffray survey of 799 US consumers, analyst Gene Munster believes Apple could sell between 5 million and 10 million smartwatches during the initial launch year. The recent poll asked people Continue Reading →

The future of wearable devices is one of the hottest topics at the 2013 Innovation by Design Conference, but according to Jawbone CEO Hosain Rahman and designer Yves Béhar, there is no one iWatch to rule them all. In fact, as they told a live audience at a Q&A panel moderated by Fast Company’s Austin Continue Reading →

Apple has lured away top Nike design director Ben Shaffer, according to a source at Nike with knowledge of the details behind Shaffer’s departure. At Nike, Shaffer was the Studio Director of the Innovation Kitchen. This is Nike’s research and development lab where new product designs are created. Under Shaffer’s lead, Nike was named the Continue Reading →

Crowdfunding website Indiegogo has helped launch all sorts of interesting and wacky stuff. Now one group wants to use it to give you the worlds first smart… belt? Yeah. That’s right. The hype around still-unproven smartwatches like the Galaxy Gear has yet to cool down — or produce a truly awesome product (pebble aside?) — Continue Reading →

My colleague Kevin Tofel noted this morning that the smartwatches appearing on the market all serve a similar purpose: pushing notifications from a smartphone. But maybe they should be smarter about delivering contextual information. Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky’s words during a Techcrunch Disrupt talk this morning indicate he agrees. There are plans for the smartwatch Continue Reading →

Though the device’s anticipated launch is still about a year away, a new report suggests Apple is having big problems with the processes involved with manufacturing its upcoming iWatch. Digitimes on Tuesday cited market chatter in reporting that Apple’s upstream supply partners may only be able to accommodate between 30% and 40% of Apple’s expected Continue Reading →

Samsung finally unveiled its Galaxy Gear smartwatch after months of anticipation and leaks leading up to last week’s event. The smartwatch pairs to a smart device via Bluetooth and features a 1.63-inch touchscreen and a 1.9 megapixel ‘Memographer’ camera that is activated with a single tap. When the watch hits shelves on September 25, it Continue Reading →