Category: Smartwatches

Pebble announces price cuts, $99 for the original and $199 for the Steel

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Pebble, the company behind smartwatches with the same name, has announced price cuts for both of its models, alongside a crucial software update that enables continuous activity tracking. The original and the Steel both get a 50$ price cut to $99 and $199 respectively, with the original going back to its initial Kickstarter early bird price tag. With many of the newer Smartwatches selling at much higher prices, Pebble is well positioned to take advantage of the Smartwatch craze and lower the barrier of entry for enthusiasts seeking to try them out.

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Pebble takes on fitness bands with continuous activity tracking in a new software update

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Pebble’s initial idea of a smartwatch was something with various “smart” functions like a window for notifications, Bluetooth remote controls, animated watch faces and so on, but it was never focused on the fitness activity scene, even when it was clearly capable to do so. Not any more, as the company has just announced the latest software update for both of its Smartwatches that enables continuous fitness activity tracking in the background, which was previous not possible. Yes, there have been fitness apps and services on Pebble before, but it was required that you keep the app running, or use the watchface, but with this update, that’s no longer needed.

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Moto 360 to receive minor software update and bug fixes

Motorola’s circular display smartwatch Moto 360 is receiving a minor software update that enhances connection and performance. The update brings the firmware to version KGW42R.

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Martian Notifier Smartwatch launched in India for Rs 9,999

Fashion watch maker Martian Watches has introduced a smartwatch in India that is exclusively available on Flipkart. Priced at Rs 9,999, the Martian Notifier smartwatch is compatible with iPhone and Android devices.

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Pebble 2.5 firmware update brings emojis, iOS 8 compatibility and more

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Pebble, the popular E-ink Smartwatch has received a major update to version 2.5 that finally brings support for emojis, so if you receive an emoji in a message, your Pebble smartwatch will display it perfectly. The update also adds compass support that would let you access apps with compass and wayfinding features, introduces iOS 8 compatibility and lets you dismiss an alert from your Pebble, so that it will clear it from iOS Notification Center as well. This feature would be available for Android users soon, says Pebble.  Continue reading “Pebble 2.5 firmware update brings emojis, iOS 8 compatibility and more”

Microsoft rolls out One Note app for Android Wear

Microsoft is bringing One Note support to Android Wear by releasing a standalone app for the smartwatches running on Android Wear. The One Note app for Android Wear will enable smartwatch owners to dictate, save and sync voice notes.

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HTC reportedly working on smartwatch, due early 2015

HTC previously dismissed rumors about its plans on working on a smartwatch. According to a new report, HTC is still working on a smartwatch, which is expected to be announced in early 2015, according to a report from CNET.

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Apple Watch will be compatible with iPhone 5 onwards

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Apple unveiled the Apple Watch, the company’s first smartwatch at an event few hours back. Since the company announced the Apple Watch along with the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, it was clear that the smartwatch would support those two iPhone models, but the company surprised us by announcing that it would support iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c and even the iPhone 5 model running iOS 8. Even though the iPhone 4s supports iOS 8, sadly it is not compatible with iPhone. Continue reading “Apple Watch will be compatible with iPhone 5 onwards”

LG G Watch R Hands On and Photo Gallery

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LG announced the G Watch R last month and we got our hands of the smartwatch at the IFA, Berlin 2014. The latest smartwatch from LG sports a circular display encompassed in a stainless steel frame. LG has added a circular Plastic OLED (P-OLED) display to watch which the company claims that utilizes 100 percent of its watch face. Continue reading “LG G Watch R Hands On and Photo Gallery”

GOQii Fitness Band & Coach Review

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Most of us spend a good deal of time in front of our computers and we have little or zero physical activity and these Fitness trackers are supposed to help us exercise more and stay fit.That is how became a  big fan of fitness gadgets and it all started with my purchase of a FitBit Ultra back in 2012 and then the FitBit. Since then I have tried pretty much all the Fitness trackers out there from the FitBit to the Jawbone Up, Nike Fuel Band, Garmin Vivofit, Samsung Gear Fit and more. It all starts with a great level of usage and excitement, but sooner or later I end up giving up on the device and it end up collecting dust. Most of the fitness trackers out there have more or less the same features. Some might offer sleep tracking as a bonus feature but a Fitbit pretty much does the same work for you as a Jawbone UP or a Garmin Vivofit.  But why do I give up on every Fitness device after a few weeks with it ? The main issue is not the lack of some cool feature or such but the lack of motivation to continue exercising and to stay more fit.

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Android Wear to get GPS, offline music playback and custom watch faces later this year

Google is adding a slew of new and exciting feature to Android Wear later this year. Recently released and new Android Wear powered smartwatches are going to receive these updates soon.

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Sony Smartwatch 3 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Sony announced the SmartWatch 3 powered by Android Wear at the IFA, Berlin 2014 yesterday. We got our hands on the SmartWatch3 SWR50 which is company’s foray into Android Wear. The device sports a 1.6-inch (320 x 320 pixels) TFT LCD capacitive touch screen display.

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