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LG ‘s fitness trackers coming May 18th (Lifeband Touch and Heart Rate earphones)

LG unveiled its first wearable fitness trackers at CES in January. Now they’re ready to ship. The LG Lifeband Touch smartwatch/activity tracker and a set of Heart Rate monitoring earphones will go on sale in the United States on May 18th. They’ll be available in select markets in Europe and Asia in the coming weeks. LG […]

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Samsung Gear 2 Solo could be a smartwatch that makes phone calls

Samsung’s current crop of smartwatches are designed to pair with your Samsung phone or tablet to display notifications on your wrist, act like a remote control for your media player, and let you start a phone call without taking your phone out of your pocket, among other things. But Samsung may be preparing to launch a […]

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iFit Active tracker hits the FCC, coming soon for $129

The first wearable activity tracker from iFit Active is coming soon. The company unveiled the iFit Active wearable band at CES in January, and the device passed through the FCC this week. It’s expected to go on sale this spring for $129. The company’s existing products include treadmills and exercise bikes that use let you virtually run […]

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LeapFrog LeapBand fitness tracker aims to kids moving

LeapFrog offers a range of educational tablets, game systems, and other electronic devices for kids. Now the company’s launching its first wearable product: The LeapBand activity tracker. It’s a $40 device that kids can wear like a wristwatch, and it doesn’t just track movement, it also includes game activities that encourage kids to exercise by […]

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Report: Google Glass has about $80 in parts, sells for $1500 (for now)

Want to be part of the Google Glass Explorer program? You’ll need an invite (usually) and $1500. But according to TechInsights, Google’s wearable computer only has about $80 worth of parts. Google tells the Wall Street Journal that the price estimate is “absolutely wrong,” and there are likely at least a few good reasons for […]

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Acer’s first wearable smartband coming in July

Acer plans to launch its first smart wearable product this summer. The upcoming wristband is a 17mm device that will support activity tracking, smartphone notifications and other features — but the goal is to offer a simple device. It’s expected to be called the Acer Liquid Leap. Some smartwatch makers are taking a more-is-more approach […]

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Google Glass now available to anyone (in the US with $1500 to spare) Update: Nope

Bummed you haven’t had a chance to join the Google Glass Explorer program until now? Up until recently the only way to buy a pre-release version of Google’s wearable computer was to receive an invitation. On April 15th, the company removed that restriction temporarily… and quickly sold out of units. Now it looks like anyone can […]