Articles tagged "Smart wearables"

Back in February when the first Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches (LG's Watch Sport and Watch Style) were unveiled, Verizon jumped on the bandwagon too by telling us that it would launch its very own smartwatch at some point. This is called Wear24 and...

LG finally started rolling out the update to Android Wear 2.0 for its smartwatches last week. The first two models to receive the coveted software update are the G Watch R and the original Watch Urbane. The updates for these are out already. On...

After launching the ZTE Axon wearable with Tencent OS in China almost two years ago, ZTE finally made an Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch. It is named ZTE Quartz and will be available for just $200 on April 14 or April 21 via T-Mobile. The...

Android Wear 2.0 finally started rolling out at the end of last month, even though it was initially supposed to come out last fall, and then got delayed to February. Better late than never, right? Well, yes, but then Google found a big nasty bug...

Are you a fan of Apple's wearables yet not impressed by the recently unveiled spring band collection (pictured below)? Are you anxiously waiting to hear anything about a third-generation Apple Watch? Well then, read this. The Apple Watch Series 3...

Microsoft has announced that it has entered into a patent licensing agreement with Casio. While not much details were shared, the agreement includes "broad coverage" for smartwatch technologies. "Casio’s smartwatches combined with...

Apple has decided that today's a good day to unleash a new ad for its latest wearable on the world. It's called "Live bright", and it's all about the Apple Watch Series 2 which launched last fall. The ad emphasizes the device's display, which is...

The Android Wear 2.0 update has started hitting the Polar M600 smartwatch. The information came courtesy of the company's official Twitter account. The tweet also noted that all M600 units will get the update within the next week. @kouzari...

To say that the state of the Android Wear 2.0 release is a mess would be an understatement. The new version of the wearable operating system was unveiled last year and its first release timeline was fall 2016. It didn't make that, being delayed...

Samsung's latest smartwatches are now in the process of receiving a new software update. Arriving as build R770XXU2BQC5 or R760XXU2BQC5 depending on whether you have the Gear S3 classic or frontier, the new release comes with quite a few new...

The Samsung Gear IconX has received an official price cut in the United States. A quick look at the South Korean company's US website reveals the wireless headphones are listed for $149.99, down $50 from the usual price. Although the listing...

Earlier this month the Movado group announced its commitment to developing a bunch of Android Wear smartwatches, including one that would bear the Movado brand. However, that press release was devoid of any images of the device. Fast forward to...

Back in January at CES, Misfit announced its first proper smartwatch, the Vapor. At the time though this was said to run a proprietary platform, and not Android Wear. Well, fast forward to today at Baselworld, and the company finally unveiled some...

Baselworld is the world's biggest trade show for the watch industry, and Samsung is at Baselworld this year. The Korean company really wants you to know that it's participating in Baselworld this year, so it's announced a bunch of concepts based on...

It seems Apple is having a very busy announcement day today - a red iPhone 7 and a new iPad. And it's not even done - there is something new for Apple Watch fans get a whole bunch of fresh new bands. Neither a handset or a tablet really...

The latest traditional watch brand to dive into the Android Wear space and announce some smartwatches is Guess. It will launch a new Connect collection this fall, and the watches will run Android Wear 2.0. As you'd expect, the Qualcomm Snapdragon...

Last month we first heard rumors about ZTE's intention of joining the Android Wear realm with its first smartwatch called Quartz. Today a bunch of live images showing that device have been leaked along with some details about the watch's...

The LG Watch Style, which debuted last month, got a price cut. The Android Wear 2.0-powered device is currently going for $180, which is $100 less than its launch price tag. Retailer Best Buy has the watch listed on its website for that...

Introduction Amazfit Moonbeam is a somewhat unorthodox fitness tracker in that it goes about design first and functionality second. There's a lot of sense in making elegance and style your top priorities, let's see how much compromise that...

Update: This isn't a public roll out; it's meant for testers only Original story below: Earlier this month, Huawei Deutschland revealed that the original Huawei Watch will start getting the Android Wear 2.0 update by March end. Well, the good...