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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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. […]
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Report: Upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch to run Android Wear (or not)
Samsung’s first smartwatch was an Android Wear device called the Samsung Galaxy Gear. But that was way back in 2013. By the time Samsung’s second smartwatch came around in 2014, it was running Samsung’s own operating system based on the Tizen Linux distribution. Since then, Samsung has released a number of additional watches, and they’ve […]
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Huawei TalkBand B5 leaked (watch, fitness tracker, Bluetooth headset)
Huawei’s TalkBand line of devices are wristwatches with a color display, fitness tracking features and a surprising trick: you can pop out the “smart” portion of the watch and wear it like a Bluetooth earpiece to take calls without holding your phone (or wrist) to your ear. The company has been making TalkBand devices for […]
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Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon Wear 2500 chip for kid-friendly smartwatches
It’s been a few years since Qualcomm has released a processor designed specifically for smartwatches, which some folks blame for the relatively stagnant state of the Android Wear Wear OS platform. Now Qualcomm has a new chip… but the Snapdragon Wear 2500 is aimed at a pretty specific niche: “connected kids watches.” Qualcom says the new […]
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If you plan to keep using a Pebble smartwatch, sign up for a Rebble account now
Fitbit plans to pull the plug on Pebble cloud services at the end of June, which means anyone with a Pebble smartwatch won’t be able to use the app store, reply to email or SMS messages from their watch, or use voice recognition or other services that require an internet connection. The move has been […]