Pebble teases new thinner watch with color display

Following the report of launching new products and a software platform in 2015 earlier, Pebble is now teasing a new model for a smartwatch that will be announced next week on Tuesday as per a countdown on its official site.

Pebble new watch Continue reading “Pebble teases new thinner watch with color display”

Pebble Smartwatch now officially supports Android Wear notifications

In December, Pebble for beta Android app version 2.3 added Android Wear notifications that lets users reply and act on notifications right from your watch. Today, Pebble app is officially shedding the beta tag.

Pebble Android wear Continue reading “Pebble Smartwatch now officially supports Android Wear notifications”

Samsung’s Orbis smartwatch features surfaces in new leak

Samsung is expected to launch a round smartwatch at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC). Now, a report from SamMobile is giving more details about various features of the smartwatch.

LG G Watch R vs Motorola Moto 360_fonearena-05 Continue reading “Samsung’s Orbis smartwatch features surfaces in new leak”

HTC to unveil M9 smartphone and smartwatch at MWC 2015: Report

HTC is gearing up to announce its next flagship device at the Mobile World Congress (MWC). The company has already sent out invites for March 1st. Now a new report is claiming that the company will also announce a smartwatch at the event.

htc-one-m8-photos-8

Continue reading “HTC to unveil M9 smartphone and smartwatch at MWC 2015: Report”

Sony Smartwatch 3 Photo Gallery

Sony SmartWatch 3 Classic Black_fonearena-01

Sony announced the Smartwatch 3 SWR50 in September this year. The company’s first smartwatch that runs on Android Wear landed on the U.S. Google Play Store last month for $249.99. It has a 1.6-inch (320 x 320 pixels) TFT LCD capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. The smartwatch offers notification for messages, calls and more when connected to the smartphone over Bluetooth. Continue reading “Sony Smartwatch 3 Photo Gallery”

Motorola Moto 360 now available in 18mm gold and silver straps

The Moto 360 smartwatch from Motorola with lim metal wristbands has been listed on the company’s website. The smartwatch is available in silver and gold stainless steel band.

Moto 360 by Motorola Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 now available in 18mm gold and silver straps”

Samsung Gear S WiFi only variant hits Japan

Samsung has launched a WiFi only variant of the Gear S in Japan for ¥38,880 ($330). The WiFi-only version of the Gear S is currently offered by Japanese carrier KDDI au while the and NTT DoCoMo is selling the SIM card slot equipped Gear S.

Samsung-Gear-S_fonearena-051

Continue reading “Samsung Gear S WiFi only variant hits Japan”

Sony Smartwatch 3 lands on Google Play Store for $249.99

Sony’s Smartwatch 3 is now available on the US Google Play Store for $249.99. The smartwatch announced  in September was available for pre-order in the US Play Store last month.

Sony Smartwatch 3 -1 Continue reading “Sony Smartwatch 3 lands on Google Play Store for $249.99”

Samsung Gear Live Review

android-wear-review-4

Samsung was one of the first consumer electronics giants to dive head-first into the world of wearables with its own line of Smartwatches, starting with the Gear. The original Gear that initially ran on Android, now runs on Tizen, and Samsung’s already iterated on it a couple of times, with the Gear 2, the Gear Fit, the new Gear S, all variations and experiments on the hot new market.

But then Android Wear happened, with Samsung announced as one of the partners. Rival LG had already announced its first Watch, but Samsung waited until IO to announce their first smartwatch that will work across all Android devices, not just Samsung ones, the Gear Live. The Gear Live, the stripped down Android variant of the Gear 2, joins the other Wear watches, in the effort to appeal to consumers willing to invest in a new category of devices. With Android Wear as the platform of choice, does the hardware push the boundaries, or does it play a safe losing game? Let’s find out.

Continue reading “Samsung Gear Live Review”

LG G Watch R lands on the US Google Play Store for $299

The LG G Watch R has arrived on Google Play Store in the United States. Announced in August, the Android Wear smartwatch from LG is priced at $299 and will ship out in 1-2 days after the order is placed.

LG-G-Watch-R_fonearena
Continue reading “LG G Watch R lands on the US Google Play Store for $299”