Smartwatches

Sony has launched the SmartWatch 2, an update of its Android-based watch, while the competition still seems largely to be in development mode. The company is also hoping to attract users that want a smartphone with a really big screen with the 6.4-inch Xperia Z Ultra. Smart watches have been in the spotlight recently, with Continue Reading →

Sony seems to be timing the launch of a new smartwatch for next week. A series of tweets posted by the company’s Xperia account have laid a trail of breadcrumbs pointing to the possible debut of a new watch at the Mobile Asia Expo 2013 trade show, which runs from June 26 to 28. The Continue Reading →

The Japanese watch company Tokyoflash has long turned heads with their odd (if unreadable) designs but in a first they’ve added a breathalyzer to their Kisai watch, thereby allowing you to see just how drunk you’ve gotten at la Jetée. The video below is a bit, shall we say, obvious: the company hired a charming Continue Reading →

Consumers awaiting Apple’s rumored wearable, watch-like device might need to wait until next year before the gadget sees the light of day. That’s according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who said Apple “may not have adequate resources” to develop a version of iOS for the device given its efforts to revamp the software as Continue Reading →

With Apple’s “iWatch” likely to release this year, it’s not surprising that we’re starting to hear rumors about components being cobbled together just before the company starts ramping up production of the device. Japanese blog Macotakara points us to a new report from Taiwanese publication Economic Times claiming that Apple is testing out 1.5-inch OLED Continue Reading →

Apps for the Pebble smartwatch are about to get a whole lot smarter. On Thursday, the company is releasing a new developer toolkit that will allow Pebble apps to fully communicate with a paired iOS or Android app. Until now, existing apps have been limited to the watch’s basic functions, but this won’t be the Continue Reading →

It’s that time of year when I am training for half marathons and Tough Mudder competitions and the MOTOACTV keeps finding a place on my wrist to help me train. TomTom just revealed their new GPS Sport watches that no longer has them locked into the Nike ecosystem. I previously took a look at the Continue Reading →

Attention, people of Earth: the time has come to stop getting hit by cars while you stare at your smartphones. In the future, you will be hit by cars while staring at your wrists. With Apple believed to be working on a smart watch, and with Google and Samsung hot on its heels, it was Continue Reading →

The Financial Times is reporting that Google is making its own version of a smart watch. What’s interesting is that it’s not Google’s experimental arm X Labs developing the watch but rather Google’s Android unit. According to FT, this smart watch would be completely different from Samsung’s smart watch (which is also reportedly in development). Continue Reading →

Rumors have been swirling about Apple and Samsung building smartwatches, but they’re not the only ones. One Chinese company is reportedly looking to get into the time-keeping game Firefox OS. Known for its e-readers and an Android-fueled smartwatch released last year, a subdivision of massive Chinese tech outfit Shanda called Guoke plans to sell a Continue Reading →