The Hermès In The Pocket watch traces its roots back to 1912. The unusual watch allowed Jacqueline Hermès to wear her pocket watch on her wrist in a leather holder, also known as “porte-oignon,” while she rode her horses. The strap offered both convenience and complete protection for the watch. Hermès reintroduced the “In the Pocket” watch back in 2012 […]
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Pebble Time firmware 3.2 now available for Pebble Time smartwatch
Pebble is not losing any time in making improvements to its new Pebble Time smartwatch. The company released firmware 3.1 only twenty days ago but today announced Pebble Time firmware 3.2. Whereas the last firmware focused on bug fixes, the new 3.2 version adds a number of new features, many of which were requested by Pebblers. Among the improvements are […]
Apple Watch captures 75% of smartwatch market share in Q2 2015
Apple may not have disclosed Apple Watch sale numbers yesterday when it announced its Q3 FY2015 financial results but Strategy Analytics estimates that the company shipped 4 million smartwatches during Q2. With the overall global smartwatch market hitting a record high 5.3 million units, Apple accounted for a dominant 75% of the market despite the Apple Watch making its debut during the […]
ZTE unveils Axon Watch smartwatch
ZTE unveiled its new flagship Axon brand last week when it unveiled the ZTE Axon smartphone (which will come to Canada later this year).The company today announced that it will also launch a smartwatch under that brand. Unlike its smartphone sibling, the ZTE Axon Watch is unlikely to make it out of China for now. ZTE revealed only a few […]
Apple Watch sales numbers not revealed in Q3 FY2015 financial results
Apple today announced its Q3 FY2015 financial results after the close of U.S. markets. Quarterly revenues came in at US$49.6 billion with net profits of US$10.7 billion. Compared to the same quarter a year ago, revenues were up 33 percent and earnings per share up 45 percent, impressive numbers even if they did not meet analyst expectations. “We had an […]
2nd generation Moto Hint quietly goes on sale
Motorola is expected to unveil at least one new device on July 28th. Ahead of the upcoming press event, the company appears have to quietly launched a new version of its Moto Hint Bluetooth headset. The new Moto Hint was discovered by Josue Joseph at his local Best Buy where it was on sale for US$129.99 (down from the US$149.99 […]
Samsung leads in wearable patents filed
Samsung was among the first manufacturers to jump into the wearables space. It unveiled its first smartwatch, the Samsung Galaxy Gear, back in 2013. It quickly followed it up with a number of additional devices and is expected to unveil its next one, the Samsung Gear A, perhaps as early as August 12th. It has also invested heavily on the […]
Louis Moinet Vertalor Qatar Tourbillon with meteorite inlaid dial
If your tastes run into both the prehistoric and cosmic, the Louis Moinet Vertalor Qatar Tourbillon could be more your thing than the Jurassic Watch we recently featured. Based on the Vertalor Qatar, it incorporates elements of both. The cosmic is represented by two fragments of the one and only meteorite ever found in Qatar inlaid in the dial while a […]