California-based Nixon announced back on May 4th (also known unofficially as Star Wars Day) that it would offer a line of Star Wars Nixon watches later this year. With Comic-Con International in full swing in San Diego, the company this week unveiled the first two timepieces in the collection. The STAR WARS | Nixon Ranger in Stormtrooper White and Imperial […]
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Web Tiles Preview brings more information to Microsoft Band
Microsoft today announced a new set of tools to make it easier to deliver “glanceable” information to Microsoft Band from almost any data source accessible through the web. While relatively rudimentary, developers can create a range of tiles that support text, icons, buttons and barcodes. Microsoft Band web tile preview allows developers to deliver information to Microsoft Band from virtually any […]
Alcatel OneTouch Watch in white comes to Canada and U.S.
When the Alcatel ONETOUCH Watch landed in Canada earlier this year, only the Sporty dark red/volcano black model was available. If you’ve been holding out for the white version, your wait is now at an end. Alcatel OneTouch has rolled out the white model but only it the Small/Medium size. Alcatel ONETOUCH Watch specifications: Processor: STMicroelectronics STM429 Operating system: Proprietary Cellular […]
Microsoft restructuring to cut 7,800 jobs in phone hardware business
Microsoft acquired Nokia’s Devices & Services business in April 2014 for US$7.2 billion. Only months later, it announced major job cuts in its new business unit. The company today announced further restructuring with a 7,800 job reduction primarily in its phone business to “better focus and align resources.” It will also record an impairment charge of approximately US$7.6 billion related […]
Swim tracking now availalbe on Withings Activité and Activité Pop
Withings yesterday announced that it has updated its Activité and Activité Pop smartwatches to offer automatic swim detection. In doing so, it claims to be are the first activity trackers on the market to offer automatic swim detection. Withings updated its Android and iOS Health mate companion app to detect the motions associated with swimming, enabling it to track swimming workouts to […]
Only Watch 2015: Blancpain Villeret Traditional Chinese Calendar
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]