Blancpain this week announced that it is bringing a unique version of its Villeret Traditional Chinese Calendar to the Only Watch 2015 auction. As with all watches offered at the exclusive auction benefiting the Monaco Association against Muscular Dystrophy, this piece is unique. Much like the Piaget Altiplano 900P we featured earlier, this unique variant is based on an existing […]
Jerome Skalnik
Samsung Gear A watch face revealed? (Updated)
It’s been quiet on the Samsung Gear A smartwatch rumour front for a few weeks. Fortunately, SamMobile, which has revealed quite a few details about Samsung’s upcoming circular smartwatch is back today with what appears to be one of the watch faces for the Gear A (also known as the Samsung Orbis). #round pic.twitter.com/vXUZRv93mt — SamMobile (@SamMobiles) July 7, 2015 […]
YouTube videos land on your Android Wear smartwatch
You can now add watching YouTube videos to the list of things you can do with your Android Wear smartwatch. The new capability comes courtesy of a new app called Video for Android Wear&YouTube from developer appfour. The app lets you search through YouTube using voice commands with a simple interface then letting you scroll through the results. An in-app purchase […]
Upcoming Xiaomi Mi Band 1S to include heart rate monitor?
The Xiaomi Mi Band has proven to be a successful product for the Chinese company. At last estimate, some six million of the inexpensive fitness tracker have already shipped. With the company expanding availability to markets such as the U.S. recently, sales should continue to remain strong even as the company readies a follow-up or perhaps even more than one. […]
Concept Sunday: 3ANGLE smartwatch face
We’ve featured a number of smartwatch concepts on Concept Sunday. This week, we bring you the 3ANGLE, a concept watch face designed by Rasam Rostami specifically for smartwatches. It does away with the traditional hands in favour of an ever-changing time-telling triangle. 3ANGLE is a concept sci-fi smartwatch face. The Idea is about connecting the dots that each pointer is pointing […]
Only Watch 2015: Piaget Altiplano 900P
Only Watch is an auction of unique timepieces by some of the world’s most famous brands. The sixth such auction will take place in November and will once again raise funds for the Monaco Association Against Muscular Dystrophy. Each participating brand offers a unique watch. Sometimes that can be a different dial colour or material but it can also offer […]
LG Chem unveils hexagonal battery for smartwatches
Most current generation smartwatches need to be charged up at the end of the day. A new battery unveiled this week by LG Chem, could help alleviate those tense hours at the end of the day when you’re not sure if your smartwatch will be able to keep up with you. The new LG Chem battery sports a hexagonal design […]
Samsung Canada Gear VR Innovator Edition for Galaxy S6 coming to Canada July 17th
Samsung Canada already offers a selection of Samsung wearables to Canadians. Most strap to their wrists but, later this month, they’ll be able to strap one to their heads and jump into the world of mobile virtual reality. The company this week announced its Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for Galaxy S6 will be available starting on July 17th. Developed in partnership with Oculus VR, it will allow Samsung […]