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Will Google push Android or Google Now for wearables?

Will Google push Android or Google Now for wearables?

yesterday, 17:24 | by Michael H.
When we went through the 2014 outlook for Android, one of the biggest questions looming on the horizon...

Jawbone Up24 now supported on Android

Jawbone Up24 now supported on Android

yesterday, 16:31 | by Michael H.
Last week, Jawbone updated the iOS companion app for its Up health tracking bands to version 3.0 and...

Asus smartwatch will feature not only gesture based, but voice command and a more

Asus smartwatch will feature not only gesture based, but voice command and a more "natural" interface

2 days ago, 21:18 | by Maxwell R.
Thanks to their smaller screen, it would seem that gesture interfaces are the main way to go for...

Beware, Glass! Lumus, a military contractor, seeks to bring F-16 tech to smart glasses

Beware, Glass! Lumus, a military contractor, seeks to bring F-16 tech to smart glasses

2 days ago, 10:59 | by Peter K.
The manufacturer behind the helmet head-up displays of the F-16 fighter jets, Lumus, announced that it's...

SlickWraps lets Pebble owners fake the steel look

SlickWraps lets Pebble owners fake the steel look

2 days ago, 07:01 | by Luis D.
Thanks to SlickWraps, a provider of "skins" for mobile devices, you can make the older Pebble (convincingly)...

Perks highlight: check out these official Samsung Galaxy S5, Gear 2, and Gear Fit hands-ons

Perks highlight: check out these official Samsung Galaxy S5, Gear 2, and Gear Fit hands-ons

3 days ago, 04:12 | by Chris P.
Man, are times changing! Manufacturers' repertoires, while complex and dynamic, have been a thoroughly...

Google to offer Android SDK for wearables in two weeks

Google to offer Android SDK for wearables in two weeks

3 days ago, 17:56 | by Alan F.
At the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas on Sunday, Google's Sundar Pichai said that it will release an...

Pebble's Android users finally get the new appstore

Pebble's Android users finally get the new appstore

07 Mar 2014, 18:33 | by Alan F.
Pebble announced on Friday that it has updated the version of its smartwatch for Android users to version...

S Circle, a mysterious Samsung activity tracker, pops up at the FCC

S Circle, a mysterious Samsung activity tracker, pops up at the FCC

06 Mar 2014, 09:44 | by Peter K.
Samsung already announced the Gear 2, the Gear 2 Neo, and the Gear Fit wearables at this year's MWC....

Blocks might let you assemble a modular smart-watch sometime in the future

Blocks might let you assemble a modular smart-watch sometime in the future

06 Mar 2014, 08:48 | by Luis D.
Like Project Ara, but for smart-watches. This is Blocks in a nutshell. It's a concept that will let you,...

San Francisco bar in a somewhat techie area of the city bans Google Glass

San Francisco bar in a somewhat techie area of the city bans Google Glass

05 Mar 2014, 14:36 | by Maxwell R.
San Francisco is riding the latest wave of technological progress making it the center of a lot of really...

Siri to get better 3rd party app integration for the iWatch

Siri to get better 3rd party app integration for the iWatch

05 Mar 2014, 12:18 | by Michael H.
One of the most fun parts of this job is when you get to gather the rumors, rationally look at how all...

Samsung patents augmented reality interface for its Google Glass rival

Samsung patents augmented reality interface for its Google Glass rival

05 Mar 2014, 09:45 | by Peter K.
Samsung received a patent for an augmented reality keyboard, which might be used in Sammy's rumored smart...

Pebble updates its Android Beta app to v11 with bugfixes and improved stability

Pebble updates its Android Beta app to v11 with bugfixes and improved stability

05 Mar 2014, 05:22 | by Luis D.
Pebble has updated its Android Beta app to version 11, describing it as a "huge improvement to Beta 10"....

Intel pays between $100 and $150 million for Basis, a smartwatch manufacturer

Intel pays between $100 and $150 million for Basis, a smartwatch manufacturer

04 Mar 2014, 10:07 | by Peter K.
Back at CES 2014, CEO Brian Krzanich announced that Intel is determined to enter the market of wearables...

Logbar's Ring wearable jewel could be the one to rule them all

Logbar's Ring wearable jewel could be the one to rule them all

04 Mar 2014, 03:51 | by Luis D.
Ring is a silver Bluetooth ring that enables gesture control, texting, payments, alerts, and other staples...

Japanese researcher has a different idea for wearable tech

Japanese researcher has a different idea for wearable tech

03 Mar 2014, 22:54 | by Maxwell R.
All the rage about wearable tech is centered on what we can put on our face or wear on our wrist, but...

Google Glass to get KitKat; monthly updates are a thing of the past?

Google Glass to get KitKat; monthly updates are a thing of the past?

01 Mar 2014, 21:01 | by Alan F.
The XE14 update for Google Glass, originally scheduled to be released last month, has been delayed. Glass...

Telefonica inks deals to integrate services with wearables from Samsung, LG and Sony

Telefonica inks deals to integrate services with wearables from Samsung, LG and Sony

01 Mar 2014, 17:34 | by Maxwell R.
Wearable tech is only going to get more prevalent as carriers begin to integrate services in order to...

Cook says Apple is working on a secret project, most likely the Apple iWatch

Cook says Apple is working on a secret project, most likely the Apple iWatch

01 Mar 2014, 01:03 | by Alan F.
At Apple's stockholders' meeting on Friday, CEO Tim Cook might have been talking about the Apple iWatch...

Samsung UK lets you win a Galaxy S5 and Gear Fit

Samsung UK lets you win a Galaxy S5 and Gear Fit

28 Feb 2014, 12:37 | by Florin T.
A new UK-only contest will allow two lucky winners to receive a Samsung Galaxy S5 and a Gear Fit each....

Best wearable of MWC 2014: PhoneArena awards

Best wearable of MWC 2014: PhoneArena awards

28 Feb 2014, 08:57 | by Victor H.
Wearable devices are all the rage this year, and there were quite a few of them at Mobile World Congress,...

Moov isn't just a fitness tracker, it's your personal fitness coach

Moov isn't just a fitness tracker, it's your personal fitness coach

27 Feb 2014, 13:22 | by Michael H.
We've been seeing a ton of fitness and health trackers coming through the pipeline recently. Every company...

Google's Sundar Pichai says Galaxy S6 will run Android, no new Nexus phone before Q3 2014

Google's Sundar Pichai says Galaxy S6 will run Android, no new Nexus phone before Q3 2014

27 Feb 2014, 10:00 | by Luis D.
Sundar Pichai, head of Android and Chrome developments was in Barcelona to meet with fellow attendees...

Three new SDKs, and one update, offered by Samsung

Three new SDKs, and one update, offered by Samsung

26 Feb 2014, 17:57 | by Alan F.
In the wake of its new product announcements at MWC, Samsung introduced three new SDKs to developers...

Check out this early prototype of Google's Motorola-made smartwatch from 2013

Check out this early prototype of Google's Motorola-made smartwatch from 2013

26 Feb 2014, 08:01 | by Chris P.
Yesterday, Motorola's senior vice president, Rick Osterloh, posted a pretty interesting tweet through...

Woman says she was attacked and robbed outside San Francisco bar for wearing Google Glass

Woman says she was attacked and robbed outside San Francisco bar for wearing Google Glass

25 Feb 2014, 17:59 | by Maxwell R.
As progressive and forward-thinking most believe San Francisco to be, it is a city grappling with tech...

Google actively lobbying to thwart distracted driver legislation

Google actively lobbying to thwart distracted driver legislation

25 Feb 2014, 16:32 | by Maxwell R.
With the era of a commercially available Google Glass getting closer, there will be a new era...

Next-gen Motorola Moto X to be launched in late summer, new Moto smartwatch also coming soon

Next-gen Motorola Moto X to be launched in late summer, new Moto smartwatch also coming soon

25 Feb 2014, 14:27 | by Florin T.
There are no details about the new Moto X smartphone at the moment, but this might follow the path of...

Samsung Gear Fit hands-on: a stylish and smart fitness companion

Samsung Gear Fit hands-on: a stylish and smart fitness companion

24 Feb 2014, 22:37 | by Nick T.
While the Galaxy S5 was the highlight of today's Samsung Unpacked event, it wasn't the only device that...

Sony SmartBand to beat the Gear Fit to market, available in March

Sony SmartBand to beat the Gear Fit to market, available in March

24 Feb 2014, 22:35 | by Michael H.
The biggest news from Sony so far at MWC has been the unveiling of the Xperia Z2, but that isn't the...

Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 Neo hands-on

Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 Neo hands-on

24 Feb 2014, 18:57 | by Chris P.
Samsung is back with another smartwatch -- the Gear 2 Neo -- and it'll be taking another crack at the...

Sony shows off its answer to Google Glass

Sony shows off its answer to Google Glass

24 Feb 2014, 15:24 | by Alan F.
Following its presentation Monday at MWC, Sony revealed more information about its SmartEyeglass concept...

Samsung Gear Fit brings a curved display to a health-tracking band

Samsung Gear Fit brings a curved display to a health-tracking band

24 Feb 2014, 13:29 | by Michael H.
The Samsung Unpacked event in Barcelona has just gotten started, but we're already getting word about...

Huawei TalkBand B1 hands-on: a cool 2-in-1 wearable fitness tracker and Bluetooth headset

Huawei TalkBand B1 hands-on: a cool 2-in-1 wearable fitness tracker and Bluetooth headset

23 Feb 2014, 17:05 | by John V.
Everything is displayed on its flexible 1.4-inch OLED display, so it’s nice we can instantly view our...

Huawei's first smartwatch is here: TalkBand B1 with 6-day battery life, fitness tracking and pop-out earpiece for calls

Huawei's first smartwatch is here: TalkBand B1 with 6-day battery life, fitness tracking and pop-out earpiece for calls

23 Feb 2014, 09:07 | by Victor H.
Huawei has just unveiled its first smartwatch, the Huawei TalkBand B1, a device with a tiny, 1.4” bendable...

The Google smart-watch could debut at I/O this June, might have plastic band and color LCD display

The Google smart-watch could debut at I/O this June, might have plastic band and color LCD display

23 Feb 2014, 05:35 | by Luis D.
According to insiders at Mountain View, Google will showcase its smart-watch at its I/O event this June....

Image of mystery large-screened Huawei phone and smartwatch leak

Image of mystery large-screened Huawei phone and smartwatch leak

23 Feb 2014, 00:20 | by Alan F.
A tweet from evleaks on the day before MWC reveals a mysterious Huawei phone and a smartwatch. Based...

Tick-tock on the clock: Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo roll onto the scene

Tick-tock on the clock: Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo roll onto the scene

22 Feb 2014, 20:01 | by Ray S.
So, now that Samsung has secured some early lead in the smartwatch space with the Galaxy Gear, it's now...

New Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 and Galaxy Gear 2 Neo allegedly pictured

New Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 and Galaxy Gear 2 Neo allegedly pictured

22 Feb 2014, 09:47 | by Florin T.
Samsung seemingly wants to launch a cheaper, but also a more expensive smartwatch, both having front-facing...

FitBit recalls Force wristband

FitBit recalls Force wristband

21 Feb 2014, 16:50 | by Maxwell R.
Due to reports of skin irritation, FitBit is recalling the Force wristband and issuing refunds voluntarily...

HTC prepping three wearables, including a Google Now smartwatch

HTC prepping three wearables, including a Google Now smartwatch

20 Feb 2014, 01:35 | by Michael H.
HTC has been having a very rough go of it over the past year. The company has been on the decline and...

Report: Apple iWatch to undergo mass production in 2H 2014 with flexible AMOLED display

Report: Apple iWatch to undergo mass production in 2H 2014 with flexible AMOLED display

19 Feb 2014, 23:24 | by Alan F.
A published report out of China ints that the Apple iWatch will finally start rolling off the assembly...

Apple granted patent for health-monitoring earphones with motion detection

Apple granted patent for health-monitoring earphones with motion detection

19 Feb 2014, 09:27 | by Luis D.
Yesterday, the USPTO granted Apple a patent for earphones and headphones with embedded sensors, which...

Samsung Galaxy Gear refresh may switch to Tizen

Samsung Galaxy Gear refresh may switch to Tizen

18 Feb 2014, 17:02 | by Michael H.
When we first saw this story, we assumed we would be immediately filing it under the "very unlikely"...

Meet Icis, a less dorky looking version of Google Glass

Meet Icis, a less dorky looking version of Google Glass

18 Feb 2014, 15:38 | by Maxwell R.
Google Glass is sure to be a hit when it is available to everyone, but some folks may not want to wear...

Samsung and CellTrust team up to replace pagers in hospitals with Galaxy phones and smart-watches

Samsung and CellTrust team up to replace pagers in hospitals with Galaxy phones and smart-watches

18 Feb 2014, 10:06 | by Luis D.
Samsung and CellTrust Corp. announced a pager replacement solution for healthcare communication. The...

Apple looking to buy Basis Science?

Apple looking to buy Basis Science?

17 Feb 2014, 12:00 | by Alan F.
With speculation swirling around Apple and the Apple iWatch, the Cupertino based firm is one of the names...

Will the Apple iWatch save your life by prediciting a heart attack?

Will the Apple iWatch save your life by prediciting a heart attack?

16 Feb 2014, 20:30 | by Alan F.
A published report on Sunday states that Apple is working on technology that can predict a heart attack...

Google Glass shows off its romantic side

Google Glass shows off its romantic side

15 Feb 2014, 23:35 | by Alan F.
During Valentine's Day, Google decided to record several marriage proposals using Google Glass. Perhaps...

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