Google may be about to lose one of its original Android Wear hardware partners. The hit-and-miss Digitimes reports that ASUS may be about to discontinue its line of ZenWatch smartwatches due to disappointing sales. According to supply chain sources, ASUS is only shipping between 5,000 and 6,000 units of its ZenWatch family of devices per month. Asus unveiled the original ZenWatch […]
ASUS ZenWatch 3
IFA 2016: ASUS ZenWatch 3 unveiled
As expected, ASUS today unveiled its latest smartwatch at IFA 2016. As rumours suggested, the ASUS ZenWatch 3 does away with the rectangular display for a round one. Other significant upgrades over previous models include the new Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor which is designed specifically for such devices and the new ZenFit app. The ASUS ZenWatch 3 sports a jewelry-grade stainless […]
Leaked photos confirm Asus ZenWatch 3’s round display?
The evidence continues to mount that the upcoming ASUS ZenWatch 3 will drop its predecessors’ rectangular display in favour of a round one. An FCC label illustration discovered last week clearly shows a round case design. A confidentiality request kept the FCC from posting any photos but some showed up briefly on China’s National Communications Commission website presumably by mistake. They were available long enough […]
FCC confirms upcoming round-faced ASUS ZenWatch 3
ASUS unveiled its ZenWatch 2 last year at IFA 2015. It was among a dwindling number of manufacturers to stick with a rectangular – albeit curved AMOLED – display for its smartwatch. Recent FCC documents now suggest that the ZenWatch collection is about to get its first round-faced model. A closer look at those documents reveals that the device bearing model number QWI503Q appears to be none other […]