LG has decided to try and bring back webOS once more, after many others like HP and Palm have failed to popularize the alternative mobile OS. So far, webOS can be found on LG smart TVs, but the company is thinking about bringing the new OS to wearable devices like smartwatches. So far, Android Wear has been the go-to OS ...
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Basis by Intel launches the Peak fitness tracker
Basis has been regarded as one of the best OEMs for fitness trackers with the affordable Basis fitness band which could automatically detect when you were moving and could track sweat output, heat dissipation, blood flow and heart rate. A little over six months ago, Basis was acquired by Intel and has just announced the Peak fitness tracker, the first ...
Read More »Android Wear Com 1 smartwatch pulled after Google complaint
We had introduced you guys to the affordable and powerful Com 1 smartwatch a few weeks ago. The Com 1 smartwatch would have been running on Google Android Wear platform, and that’s where the current issue with Google and Indiegogo might have started. The Android Wear platform for wearables is a Google product and we had previously thought that it ...
Read More »LG might be developing a new smartwatch – or not.
The LG G Watch R smartwatch was introduced at IFA at the beginning of September and many have expressed appreciation for the smartwatch design, praising the fully round display. The LG G Watch R is a smartwatch that aims to impress mostly with the round design it employs, rivaled by the Moto 360 and Martian smartwatch editions. It seems that ...
Read More »Garmin opening up to developers
Garmin watches have been around for quite some time now, but many are disconcerted about the Garmin smartwatches and fitness trackers because they don’t offer third party app support and tend to live in their own ecosystem, despite being paired with iOS and Android devices. It has not been such a drawback as to see many ocmplain that they’re not ...
Read More »Apple Watch to start shipping in February 2015
The Apple Watch was introduced to the world by Tim Cook on September 9 at the Flint Center. The Apple Watch looked like a promising device with many different variants made available to different types of customers. Apple didn’t release the Apple Watch at the time, but promised an early 2015 release. It seems that the Apple Watch will actually ...
Read More »Cross Country smartwatch is a miniature smartphone
Smartwatches are all the rage now, and even though they’re not the top selling gadget on the market, they’re still the top searched for gadget, at least. Device like the Moto 360, Apple Watch, LG G Watch R, Samsung Gear S, Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk and Asus ZenWatch are the talk of the town, with the Moto 360 ...
Read More »Timex Ironman One – the smartwatch you wouldn’t expect
The smartwatch, and generally the wearable technology market is expanding day by day, with new releases and announcements popping up offering various new or re-vamped features users can enjoy. Some offer notifications, others offer fitness tracking and others offer 3G and GPS, whilst there are smartwatches that can incorporate all the high tech features you can think about. The Timex ...
Read More »Garmin Vivosmart vs Withings Pulse O2
The smartwatch and fitness band market is becoming dominated by OEMs like Apple, Samsung, LG, Asus and Motorola, but we tend to forget about other companies who can give us just as much beef as the other can, such as Garmin, Fitbit, Pebble, Martian, Cookoo and Withings. We’ve reviewed smartwatches with fitness band capabilities, but the time has come to ...
Read More »Nexus 6 might come with Google Gem
The Nexus 6 is one of the most rumored and hyped devices at the moment and everybody is looking forward to the Android 5.0 L (Lemon Meringue Pie, Lollipop, Lion) running flagship. So far, there have been many different rumors saying that the Nexus 6 will be manufactured by Motorola, and will feature a 5.2, 5.7 or 5.9 inch screen. ...
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