Vertu has been selling luxury smartphones since 2002, first as a Nokia brand and since 2012 as its own company. Vertu today unveiled its latest smartphone, the New Signature Touch (pictured below), which carries a selling price that starts at €8,400.00 (about US$9,400 or CA$12,500). In an interview that followed the unveiling, Vertu CEO Max Pogliani confirmed that the company is now […]
Wearables
IDC: Smartwatch shipments to top 85 million by 2019
In its latest Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker report,IDC reports that growing demand for wearables will see global shipments reach 173.4 million units by 2019. In comparison, the market analysis firm expects 2015 shipments to hit 76.1 million units. Fueling much of that growth will be demand for smart wristwear, a category of devices that IDC defines as ones capable of running third-party […]
IDC: Apple second in global wearables shipments in Q2 2015
As expected, the launch of the Apple Watch in April is quickly being felt across the wearables market. In its latest Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, IDC reports that, Apple is appearing on its Top Five Wearables Vendors list in second place on its debut. First place is well within its reach as well as it trailed current market leader […]
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 […]
Wearable Technologies Conference 2015 coming to Toronto in September
If monthly We Are Wearables events are not enough to satisfy your craving for everything wearable, mark September 10th on your calendar. The WT | Wearable Technologies Conference 2015 is coming to Toronto for a day dedicated to wearables. WT | Wearable Technologies will finally be coming to Canada with the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference Series. We already look forward to meeting […]
Google X developing health-tracking wristband
Google could soon be jumping into the wearable hardware business. Its experimental research Google X lab, the same that came up with Google Glass and self-driving cars, is now working on a a health-tracking wristband that can collect minute-by-minute medical data and pass it to physicians and researchers. It can measure pulse, heart rhythm and skin temperature as well as environmental information like light […]
Huawei ready to push further into wearables
Huawei’s early forays into wearables have met with “extremely positive” reaction, according to Yang Yong, the company’s vice president of product management, who spoke last week at the Huawei Innovation Day 2015 event in Europe. Both the Huawei Watch and TalkBand B2 have been well received since being introduced at this year’s Mobile World Congress. These early successes have encouraged the Chinese company […]
Father’s Day: Turn your dad into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot with the Tie-Fi
Ask fathers what they want for Father’s Day and many will tell you that they simply want more time with their kids. In an age where many kids (and adults) would prefer to spend time on their smartphones and tablets, Canadian advertising agency Grip Limited has come up with a solution that should make everyone happy. Not only can this be […]