If a recent trademark filing is any indication, LG could soon unveil a deluxe version of its LG Watch Urbane smartwatch. The filing is for a device known as the LG Watch Urbane Luxe but it provides little else to go on. The name alone suggests that it will be very similar to the LG Watch Urbane which sells for about […]
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Intel acquires Canadian wearables company Recon Instruments
With the PC market in the doldrums, Intel has increasingly turned to wearables as a new market for its processors and chipsets. It is also getting more involved with wearables themselves. Following last year’s acquisition of Basis Science which offers a wrist-worn fitness tracker and new partnerships with companies such as Luxottica group, Oakley and Tag Heuer, it yesterday announced […]
Moto 360 Android Wear 5.1.1 update begins rolling out
More than a few Moto 360 smartwatch owners were disappointed earlier this month when Motorola confirmed that the Android Wear 5.1.1 update was on hold as “performance is not quite there.” Working with Google, it has now resolved the issues and confirmed that Google has now begun to push out the update. Android Wear 5.1.1 for the Moto 360 brings with […]
Apple Watch in-store pickup service now available worldwide
After being available only online for almost two months, it is finally possible to go into an Apple Store and pick up an Apple Watch. To ensure that you don’t walk into a store and discover that the watch of your choice is not in stock, Apple has launched an online ‘Reserve and Pick Up’ service that lets you reserve […]
Stephen Elop to leave Microsoft in senior management shuffle
Microsoft today announced changes to the company’s Senior Leadership Team as it looks to realign management to its goals. Among the changes will be some executive departures. Of particular note is that former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop will be leaving the company. “We are aligning our engineering efforts and capabilities to deliver on our strategy and, in particular, our three […]
Misfit adds HealthKit integration and new online portal
Misfit today rolled out a number of new features for its growing portfolio of devices. These include a new web dashboard as well as integration with additional services to provide more functionality to both the Misfit Flash and Shine. https://youtu.be/WjGxjEna3Yk The new my.misfit.com portal now allows you to see your data online rather than solely through the Misfit app. Supporting […]
Xiaomi Mi Band shipments top 6 million mark
Fitbit was the market leader in the nascent wearables market in Q1 2015 but it its reign at the top may be short-lived. Shipments last quarter hit 3.9 million units but China’s Xiaomi looks to be catching up very quickly. Xiaomi, which did not even offer any wearables in Q1 2014, this year grabbed second place with 2.8 million units […]
Significant market share loss for Samsung Tizen smartwatches in Q1
Despite growing 86% year over year, Strategy Analytics described the global smartwatch market in Q1 2015 as “subdued and in a holding pattern” as it awaited the arrival of the Apple Watch. It’s unlikely that Samsung would agree with this assessment. It saw the market share of its Tizen smartwatches drop sharply since early last year with the arrival of Android Wear. They accounted for 47.8% of […]