Pebble has sold more than 1 million smartwatches since its launch in 2013. The CEO of Pebble Eric Migicovsky announced in an interview with The Verge that the company has crossed the 1 million mark.
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[Update: Jerry Huang, Director of Marketing Communications, confirmed that the company is looking at introducing an Android Wear smartwatch that will be different to anything else on the market. The company is looking to a fashionable design and is aiming to integrate the smartwatch into average lives as well as appealing to tech savvy customers as well. Huawei also confirmed that it will release an update to Talkband B1 and a new fitness tracker at the MWC along with the Android Wear watch.]
We’re currently in Shenzhen on a tour of Huawei’s Chinese factories and operations and the company has confirmed to us today that they plan to launch new wearable devices at MWC 2015. The company hasn’t confirmed exact details but according to a slide we’ve seen from the PR Director, the wearable plans potentially include a smartwatch running on the Android Wear operating system, a Huawei companion application and a platform to run their wearable devices. Continue reading “Huawei to launch wearable devices at MWC 2015 [Updated]”
Apple Watch will go on sale from April, revealed Apple CEO Tim Cook during a conference call. The company reported all-time record revenue of $74.6 billion with a record net profit of $18 billion in their earnings for the financial year Q1 2015 that ended December 27, 2014.
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Details about battery life of the Apple Watch has been revealed in a new report from 9to5Mac. The report states that the upcoming Apple Watch may last for about 2.5 hours of heavy use and 3.5 hours of standard app use.
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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.
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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.
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Sony has officially launched the SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk in India. These were announced at IFA 2014 back in September and got listed on the official website last week along with the price tag. The Sony SmartWatch 3 SWR50 powered by Android Wear has a 1.6-inch (320 x 320 pixels) TFT LCD capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz processor and offers notification for messages, calls and more when connected to the smartphone over Bluetooth. The Sony SmartBand Talk SWR30 wearable has a 1.4-inch e-paper display to view notifications from your smartphone, get time and monitor Lifelog activities. It also has built-in microphone and speaker so that you can talk into it and hear your caller when connected to a smartphone. Both these are waterproof with IP68 ratings. Continue reading “Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk officially launched in India at Rs. 19990 and Rs. 12990”
Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk are priced on official Sony India website at Rs. 19,990 (MRP) and Rs. 12,990 (MRP). Both these were unveiled at IFA 2014 back in September. Continue reading “Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk get priced in India at Rs. 19990 and Rs. 12990”
Looking at buying a new Windows Phone in the UK or Ireland but unsure which to buy and whether to take the plunge? Microsoft’s new UK promotion might just entice you to hit the Buy button as customers who buy the Lumia 735, Lumia 830 or Lumia 930 can get a free Fitbit Flex with their new smartphone. Continue reading “Get a free FitBit Flex with Lumia 735, 830 or 930”
Samsung looks set to follow rivals LG, Motorola and Acer by announcing a round smartwatch at Mobile World Congress in March. The annual conference is likely to see the introduction of a plethora of new mobile devices, tablets and wearables and Samsung’s first round wearable would run on its Tizen OS (and not Android Wear like its rivals). Continue reading “Samsung to launch round smartwatch at MWC?”
Alcatel OneTouch have unveiled their first smartwatch at CES 2015 this week – named the Alcatel Watch, it is a cost-effective entrant into the wearables arena and unlike many current smartwatches, it supports both the Android and iOS platforms. Continue reading “Alcatel OneTouch announces Android/iOS compatible smartwatch”
Sony have today unveiled an updated version of their Android Wear powered Smartwatch 3 which aims to solve a large criticism leveraged towards the Android Wear device. Announced today, the Smartwatch 3 now comes in a fetching Stainless Steel option which offers an alternative to the rather plain silicone strap version currently available. Continue reading “Sony SmartWatch 3 now comes in Stainless Steel”
Lenovo is the latest manufacture to get into the wearable sector. The Chinese manufacture has officially announced its latest product – VIBE Band VB 10 at its dedicated press event at the on-going Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The Lenovo VIBE Band VB10 wearable is said to be designed to let users live their lives more connected and with less worry. The unique band is equipped with features like E Ink display, up to seven days of battery life even with display and Bluetooth always turned on. Continue reading “Lenovo steps into wearables with VIBE Band VB10”
Garmin has announced vivoactive, the company’s latest ultra-sleek smartwatch with built-in GPS, sports and activity tracking apps at the CES. It lets you track several activities including, GPS-enabled running, cycling, golfing, swimming and more. Continue reading “Garmin vivoactive sleek GPS smartwatch annouced”
When they announced the ZenWatch back at IFA, Asus claimed it would arrive before Christmas and they’ve just about kept to their word. The stylish Android Wear watch will land in the UK exclusively at Currys and PC World on December 23rd for the princely sum of £199 (which is somewhat discerning given the $199 launch price in the USA). Continue reading “Asus ZenWatch launches in the UK on Dec 23 for £199”
