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Smartwatches Outsell Traditional Swiss Watches For The First Time, Thanks To Apple Watch

Paul Morris·February 19, 2016

The latest smartwatch-centric data from Strategy Analytics will make great reading for Tim Cook and his executive team within Apple. The analyzed data shows that the company's Apple Watch remained the most popular smartwatch available on the market through the fourth quarter of 2015. That remains an achievement in itself given the competition, but it's also compounded by the fact that Apple Watch managed to capture an estimated 63-percent of the global market based on an approximate 5.1 million sales during the quarter.

New Tech Allows Smartphone And Watch Touchscreens To Detect Finger Angle [Video]

Oliver Haslam·November 17, 2015

Carnegie Mellon University's Qeexo team is reporting that it has a technology that is capable of detecting the angle with which a finger is making contact with a screen. Here's how it works.

Apple Watch 2 Development Begins, Release Date Set For Q3 2016 [Rumor]

Paul Morris·November 14, 2015

This $10 Chip Could Allow Smartwatches To Detect Objects You Touch

Oliver Haslam·November 11, 2015

This $10 chip could enable smartwatches of the future to detect what its wearer is touching. This piece of tech is being worked on by the fine folks over at Carnegie Mellon University’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute and Disney Research.

Twelve South’s Forté Is A Sleek, Chrome And Leather Charging Stand For Apple Watch

Oliver Haslam·October 15, 2015

If you own an Apple Watch, then you will probably want a nice stand on which to charge it. They don't come much nicer than the Forté from Twelve South.

Use Any Android Wear Watch With iOS / iPhone, Here’s How [Guide]

Oliver Haslam·September 5, 2015

Second-Gen Moto 360 2 (2015) Announced Along With New Sport Model, Details Here

Oliver Haslam·September 3, 2015

Motorola has made the second-gen Moto 360 2 (2015) official, along with a new Moto 360 Sport model of the Android Wear-powered smartwatch.

Samsung Gear S2 Smartwatch Announced, Here Are The Details

Oliver Haslam·September 1, 2015

After teasing it first at its Unpacked 2015 media event in mid-August, Samsung today officially announced its new smartwatch, the Gear S2.

Samsung Teases Gear S2 Smartwatch With Apple watchOS-Like Interface

Zayed Rehman·August 14, 2015

Swiss Watchmakers Announce Luxury Smartwatches Ahead Of Apple Watch Release

Zayed Rehman·March 1, 2015

A bunch of Swiss watchmakers are gearing up for announcing their own lineup of luxury smartwatches somewhere between Apple's press event and the April launch of the Apple Watch.

This Accessory Can Transform A Regular Watch Into A Smartwatch [Video]

Paul Morris·January 1, 2015

We think it's pretty fair to say that smartwatches and intelligent wearable devices are going to be with us for the long haul. What was initially nothing more than an extension of a smartphone’s notification system has developed into a huge billion dollar industry with major players such as Samsung, LG, Sony and Apple all competing for market share. Of course, it's not only the so-called "big boys" that can produce quality hardware, leaving smaller companies to get in on the action with innovative wearable solutions, which is exactly what the team behind the Indiegogo funded Kairos T-band have done.

Microsoft’s First Wearable Device Launching In ‘Coming Weeks’, Will Work Cross-Platform

Oliver Haslam·October 20, 2014

Windows 95 Ported To Samsung Gear Live Smartwatch [VIDEO]

Oliver Haslam·October 6, 2014

Smartphones are all the rage right now, and whether they're running Android Wear, Pebble's bespoke operating system or whatever it is that Apple has running on its Apple Watch, all are running a modern operating system that's designed to do the job. Whether it manages it or not is very much a matter of opinion.

Samsung Goes High-End With Crystal Coated Gear S Smartwatch

Ben Reid·September 2, 2014

Although Google's announcement of Android Wear means that we're going to be seeing a bunch of smartwatches in the very near future, Samsung has already beaten its rivals to the punch with a host of releases. Starting with last year's Galaxy Gear, we've since been treated to the likes of the Gear Fit, Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo. But even with the Android Wear-packing Gear Live having been announced at Google's I/O, the Korean outfit is not yet done, and today, the company has taken the wraps off a Swarovski crystal-encrusted strap for the most-recent Gear S.

SIM-Equipped Samsung Gear S Smartwatch Announced Featuring Curved Display

Ben Reid·August 28, 2014

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