Kickstarter projects are always a crapshoot. Blocks’ modular smartwatch had a been of a leg up, in that the company had an actual working product to show to people — but even so, the device always felt like a bit of a long shot. Ever since raising $1.6 million on Kickstarter, the company’s made a point of demonstrating its device for anyone who would listen that the product was… Read More
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Kate Spade gets into the smart watch game
As it stands right now, Apple is absolutely dominating the smart watch market. But that hasn’t stopped other entrants from trying their hand, or wrist, in the space. Most recently, Kate Spade New York has introduced a new line of smart watches in collaboration with Fossil. This is part of a larger push by Fossil Group to launch smart watches across as many brands as possible, as announced… Read More
The Octopus is a habit tracking smartwatch for kids and it’s adorable
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Smart speakers to outsell wearables during U.S. holidays, as demand for wearables slows
Smart speakers will likely outsell wearable devices this holiday season. That’s the latest prediction from analysts at eMarketer, which forecasts a slowing growth rate for devices like fitness trackers and smartwatches here in the U.S. The wearable market is continuing to grow, to be clear, but it’s struggling to reach the mainstream. Next year, only 20 percent of the U.S. adult… Read More
The war for wearables is over, and Apple won
The Apple Watch conquered all comers and became the most important wearable in the world in 2017.
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Holiday sales are still happening: Get a Ticwatch 2 for less than $170
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Fitbit’s smartwatch finally gets its first update
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Fitbit went all-in on its new Ionic smartwatch this year. It released the gadget in October with only a few apps to its name — then proceeded to leave the brand new OS alone for almost two months without a software update.
The period of inactivity ends Tuesday. The wearable company just announced the first update for the Ionic’s Fitbit OS, complete with new apps, clock faces, and more.
Most of the apps are activity-focused, as is appropriate for a gadget now being billed in an aggressive ad campaign as a smartwatch built specifically for fitness. But there are some other big lifestyle names joining the Fitbit ecosystem, too. Read more…
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If you grew up watching the original Power Rangers show, then you’ve definitely pretended that your old wristwatch could help you talk to Zordon. T…
Misfit’s new hybrid smartwatch offers a better notification system
Hybrid smartwatches are a weird category right now. No one’s really mastered the perfect balance between the smart and dumb, though a handful of products have done a decent job, most notably Withings/Nokia’s Steel/Steel HR line. Fossil-owned wearables company Misfit has made some valiant efforts, as well, including the Phase — though the model was a bit of a mixed bag. Read More
Germany bans kids’ smartwatches that can be used for eavesdropping
A German regulator has banned domestic sales of children’s smartwatches that have a listening function — warning that parents have been using the devices to secretly eavesdrop on teachers at their kids’ school. Read More