I’ve never seen anyone wearing Snap Spectacles in the wild, but somebody must be buying the company’s wearable cameras/glasses because Snap keeps making them. The latest version adds a second camera, support for 3D video recording, and a much higher price tag. Snap Spectacles 3 are up for pre-order for $380, and they’re set to begin […]
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Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 is faster and cheaper
Google Glass never really took of as a consumer device. But Google hasn’t given up on its head-mounted display platform. Two years after launching Google Glass Enterprise Edition, Google is launching an upgraded version with a faster processor, better camera performance, and optional safety frames for use in manufacturing and other industrial environments. Google Glass […]
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Report: Amazon is developing Alexa-enabled wireless earbuds
Amazon’s first attempt to launch a smartphone wasn’t exactly a huge success, but the company took an early lead in the voice assistant space with its surprisingly popular Alexa-enabled line of devices including smart speakers, smart displays, and third-party devices including headphones and speakers. Now Bloomberg reports Amazon is hoping to launch a new Alexa […]
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Shady Pebble smartwatch clone hits Indiegogo (Updated)
Before the Apple, Samsung, and Google got into the smartwatch game, there was Pebble. The startup made affordable watches with electronic paper displays, the ability to display smartphone notifications, and an app store that was filled with third-party apps. Activity tracker company Fitbit acquired Pebble a few years ago and used some of the company’s […]
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Vuzix Blade smart glasses are now available for $1000
Google Glass may be dead and buried (or at least focused squarely on the enterprise market for now), but Google was hardly the only company developing wearable gadgets that could put information on a floating window right in front of your eyes. Vuzix has been producing wearable display technology for more than 10 years, but […]
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Crowdfunded Gameband watch cancelled (no tiny screen Atari games for you)
The Gameband was supposed to be a watch with a 1.6 inch touchscreen display, the sort of hardware you’d expect to find in a smartwatch, and a focus on gaming — the developers partnered with Atari and planned to load the Gameband with games including Asteroids, breakout, Centipede and Pong. But a year and a […]
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Withings returns to wearables with the Steel HR Sport hybrid smartwatch
French company Withings used to make a line of fitness trackers and health-related devices, before dipping its toes in the smartwatch space with a line of wristwatches that had activity-tracking features and support for displaying smartphone notifications. Then Withings was acquired by Nokia… which didn’t really do all that much with the company’s assets. Earlier […]
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Apple Watch Series 4 feature bigger screens, thinner bodies
Apple is updating its wearable lineup with a new line of smartwatches featuring bigger displays that cover more of the front of the watch. The displays also now feature curved edges. And the software the powers Apple Watch has also been updated with new features and support for new apps. The Apple Watch Series 4 […]
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Qualcomm’s new smartwatch chip promises to bring longer battery life
Chip maker Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear processors power most of the smartwatches on the market that run Google’s Wear OS software. But with the possible exception of the niche Snapdragon 2500 chip that launched this summer (for kid’s watches), it’s been more than two years since Qualcomm released a major update to its smartwatch chip lineup. […]
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Nubia–α concept is a smartphone you wear like a bracelet
ZTE-owned Nubia is showing off a concept for a smartwatch that’s more phone than watch.. The nubia–α concept has a flexible display that wraps around a portion of the wristband, giving you plenty of space to interact with apps, contacts, and other menu items. It’s unclear if or when the nubia-a will ever see the […]
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Samsung Galaxy Watch coming Aug 24th for $330 and up
As expected, Samsung is updating it smartwatch lineup with a new model that… looks a lot like its last model, but which has a brand new name. The Samsung Galaxy Watch will replace the Gear S3 in the company’s wearable lineup. And despite rumors that the phone would run Google’s Wear OS software, it will […]
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3 Comments on TicWatch Pro smartwatch now available for $250 (Up to 30 days of battery life… if you don’t use the smart features)
TicWatch Pro smartwatch now available for $250 (Up to 30 days of battery life… if you don’t use the smart features)
3 Comments on TicWatch Pro smartwatch now available for $250 (Up to 30 days of battery life… if you don’t use the smart features)Mobvoi’s TicWatch Pro is a smartwatch with a 1.39 inch, 400 x 400 pixel OLED display, a Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor, 512MB of RAM, and 4GB of storage. It runs Google’s Wear OS, support WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and NFC, and has a 415 mAh battery that’s good for up to 2 days of battery life. […]