If two of your passions include traditional watches and dinosaurs, the Louis Moinet Jurassic Watch should probably be at the top of your wishlist. Already known for offering watch pieces that feature exotic materials such as fragments of lunar meteorites and “other rocks from the far-flung corners of the universe,” the latest offering from Louis Moinet sports a dial made […]
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Huawei TalkBand B2 now available in the U.S.
Huawei last week announced that the TalkBand B2, the successor to last year’s TalkBand B1, is now available in the U.S. Like is predecessor, the hybrid device works as both a fitness tracker and a Bluetooth headset. As a fitness tracker, the Huawei TalkBand B2 combines a six-axis motion sensor and calorie-tracking technology to identify and track different activities being […]
Classic Casio “smartwatches” exhibit now on at Casio Museum
If you ask Casio, smartwatches are nothing new. The Japanese company will tell you that they offered such devices as far back as the early 1970s. More than 30 of these will be on display as part of an exhibit by the Toshio Kashio Memorial Foundation which is named after Toshio Kashio who founded Casio with his brothers in 1957. […]
WWDC 2015: Apple announces WatchOS 2.0
Along with a new version of Mac OS and iOS 9, Apple today announced WatchOS 2.0 as WWDC 2015 kicked off with the traditional keynote. It is the first major software update to be released for the Apple Watch. “We are thrilled with the feedback we’re getting from Apple Watch customers, and after just a few weeks of availability we’re […]
Polar M400 gets Smart Notifications with latest update
Polar today announced that the Polar M400 is one step closer today to becoming a full-fledged smartwatch with the addition of Smart Notifications (which are also available on the Polar V800). The same notifications that appear on your smartphone will now appear on your M400 courtesy of firmware version 1.5. The only downside to the news is that smart notifications […]
Chronos turns ordinary watch into a smartwatch
A few companies have already recognized that not everyone is quite ready to replace their traditional watch with a smartwatch. Instead of suggesting users put their watches away, solutions that enhance a traditional watch’s functions have begun to appear. Montblanc recently unveiled the Timewalker Urban Speed e-Strap which adds a secondary display to the watch band and IWC is teasing its upcoming […]
Concept Sunday: What the Samsung Gear A smartwatch might look like
We featured some early concept work of what the Samsung Gear A (also known as the Samsung Orbis) might look like last month. South Korea’s xplash has since finished a number of new renders giving us a much better sense of what Samsung’s next smartwatch might look like. The new images suggest that Samsung could offer a wide range of colour and material options. […]
Lycos web portal jumps into wearables with Life Band and Life Ring
Raise your hand if you remember Lycos. An early player in the search engine and web portal spaces, the company faded away into obscurity but unlike many others has managed to live on. Perhaps seeking a new lease on life, it has jumped into the hardware business and announced an “IoT-enabled suite of products” consisting of the Lycos Life Band and […]