Category: Smartwatches

Pebble for Android v2.3 Beta brings Android Wear Notifications, Auto app updates and more

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Pebble released Firmware version 2.8.1 and Android app version 2.2 earlier this month that brought French, German, and Spanish support. The latest Android app update version 2.3 Beta brings the most expected Android Wear notifications that lets users reply and act on notifications right from your watch. Pebble has also added some unique features such as reply to Hangouts message with emoji and more. Continue reading “Pebble for Android v2.3 Beta brings Android Wear Notifications, Auto app updates and more”

LG G Watch R – it could have been so good

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Looking at the range of Android Wear smartwatches available on the market, there’s one key similarity between most of them; they feature square watch faces. Back when Google announced the Android Wear OS, they also part-announced the Motorola Moto 360 which features a round watch face and to challenge this, LG revealed the LG G Watch R back at IFA 2014 in September. Having spent two weeks with the LG G Watch R, what do we think? Continue reading “LG G Watch R – it could have been so good”

Google announces Android Wear 5.0 Lollipop update

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It turns out that yesterday’s rumor about Android Wear smartwatches being next in line for Lollipop update was indeed true. Today, Google has officially announced the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its Wear smartwatch platform. Continue reading “Google announces Android Wear 5.0 Lollipop update”

iberry Auxus ONE with 5.7-inch display, 15.5MP rotating camera and Auxus RIST Smartwatch launched for Rs. 15990 and Rs. 9990

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iberry has launched Auxus ONE, the company’s latest smartphone with a 15.5-megapixel swivel camera that can rotate 207 degrees. It has a 5.7-inch HD OGS display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core with MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS. It has a touch panel on the back that lets users scroll up/down and capture the images on camera touching the back panel of the phone. Continue reading “iberry Auxus ONE with 5.7-inch display, 15.5MP rotating camera and Auxus RIST Smartwatch launched for Rs. 15990 and Rs. 9990”

Sony Smartwatch 3 Photo Gallery

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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”

LG G Watch R Vs Samsung Gear S Photo Gallery

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LG announced the G Watch R, the company’s second Android Wear smartwatch and the successor of the G Watch recently. It went on sale in the U.S. on Google Play recently for $299. We also brought you the unboxing of the G Watch R recently. Now let’s compare the G Watch R to Samsung Gear S that was announcedin August and went on sale in India last month.

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LG G Watch R Vs LG G Watch Photo Gallery

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LG announced the G Watch R, the company’s second Android Wear smartwatch and the successor of the G Watch recently. It  went on sale in the U.S. on Google Play recently for $299. We brought you the unboxing of the G Watch R recently. Now lets compare the LG G Watch R with LG G Watch that was announced back in June. Continue reading “LG G Watch R Vs LG G Watch Photo Gallery”

Acer Liquid Leap SmartWatch First Impressions

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Wearable technology is a fast growing market and one of the companies eager to get involved is Acer; earlier this year they announced the Acer Liquid Leap (as a companion to their Liquid Jade smartphone) and as part of our weekend to Edinburgh with Acer, we had a chance to take a closer look at this smartwatch. After 36 hours with the Liquid Leap, how good is it and how does it compare to the likes of Android Wear and fitness bands like the Sony Smartband Talk and Samsung Gear Fit? Continue reading “Acer Liquid Leap SmartWatch First Impressions”

Acer Live Blog 2014 – Let the Challenges Begin

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Hello from Edinburgh where we’ve traveled on the Caledonian Sleeper train yesterday evening with Acer UK for a weekend of live blogging, challenges and mobile technology. The train yesterday evening was an interesting experience (more on that in another post) but we’re now in Edinburgh ready for the challenges – what do Acer UK have in store for us? Continue reading “Acer Live Blog 2014 – Let the Challenges Begin”

Pebble smartwatch priced at $79 and Pebble Steel at $149 under Black Friday sale

The Black Friday sale has a number of luring deals on a range of devices. One such deal is on the Pebble smartwatch which is available at just $79 against the original price of $99.

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Sony SmartWatch 3 Review

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One of the biggest trends in technology at the moment is wearable devices such as smartwatches and whilst many manufacturers have begun launching their first devices this year, Sony’s already on the third generation of the Sony Smartwatch range. Whilst this year’s smartwatch shares many similarities with its predecessors (such as durability and overall design), it features a few major differences and the biggest of these is its powered by Google’s new Android Wear operating system.

Whilst previous devices were powered by Sony’s proprietary user interface, the adoption of Android Wear has meant Sony can stop focusing on the software and instead look to innovate in hardware and design. Has this move paid off or should Sony have continued using its proprietary OS? Continue reading “Sony SmartWatch 3 Review”