Announced last year at CES, the original Vapor found Misfit finally going full smartwatch. The Fossil-owned wearable company announced this morning that it’s going back to the well, with the simply named Vapor 2. The new watch includes built-in GPS, NFC support and adds a smaller, 41mm build to the mix. The additional size option […]
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Casio adds modern tech to the classic G-Shock watch
Casio released the first G-Shock watch in 1983. The original set the bar for tough watches with incredible shock resistant to protect the quartz module. It’s a classic and still available for purchase in several forms in 2018. Recently, Casio released an all-metal version of the watch that features the iconic design but with modern […]
View More Casio adds modern tech to the classic G-Shock watchThis smartwatch might be Samsung’s best wearable yet – Power Up
The Samsung Galaxy Watch may resemble a traditional timepiece, but what lies inside is anything but traditional. The new smartwatch doubles down on trackers for sleep, fitness and stress, while keeping old Samsung Watch favorites like the rotating bez…
View More This smartwatch might be Samsung’s best wearable yet – Power UpCan LG’s strange hybrid smartwatch breathe life into Wear OS?
Along with the new V40 ThinQ, LG showed off this odd little addition. It’s true that hybrid smartwatches are no longer a novelty in and of themselves at this point, but the Watch W7 takes a bizarre approach to the category. In fact, when the company first discussed the product at a briefing this week, […]
View More Can LG’s strange hybrid smartwatch breathe life into Wear OS?The new Wear OS starts hitting smartwatches
Google’s in a tough spot with Wear OS. It’s been four and half years since the operating system arrived as Android Wear, and while plenty of manufacturers have tried their hand at devices, the operating system has failed to make a large dent on the smartwatch category. Apple continues to dominate the space, while top […]
View More The new Wear OS starts hitting smartwatchesApple’s Watch isn’t the first with an EKG reader but it will matter to more consumers
Apple’s COO Jeff Williams exuberantly proclaimed Apple’s Watch was the first to get FDA clearance as an over-the-counter electrocardiogram (EKG) reader during the special event at Apple headquarters on Wednesday. While Apple loves to be first to things, that statement is false. AliveCor has held the title of first since late last year for its […]
View More Apple’s Watch isn’t the first with an EKG reader but it will matter to more consumersThe Apple Watch Series 4 is everything previous versions should have been
I bought the original Apple Watch “Series 0” back in 2015, and it served me well for a year until I felt overwhelmed with receiving notifications on my wrist. (Phantom vibrations are a real thingLook it up!)
Series 1, 2, and 3 of the smartwatch intro…
Fitbit stock sinking following Apple Watch announcement
Apple announced its latest and greatest Apple Watch in Cupertino today — The Apple Watch Series 4. Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) stock sank as a result. Right now it’s down more than 6 percent and continuing to tank. The company sells a competing wearable health and fitness device. Apple’s newest watch, starting at $399, can now perform an […]
View More Fitbit stock sinking following Apple Watch announcementNon-Apple smartwatches are about to get interesting again
It’s no secret that the Apple Watch is a dominant force in the smartwatch market. And it’s likely going to get more popular after its expected refresh on Sept. 12, when it will most likely get a larger screen and haptic feedback sensors. In total, th…
View More Non-Apple smartwatches are about to get interesting againThis is probably what the next Apple Watch will look like
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It’s gotta suck to be Jony Ive and the crew at Apple right now.
Following the leak of the alleged next-generation 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch “iPhone XS,” another leak has now revealed what looks like the next-generation Apple Watch.
The new leak for what is likely to be called the Apple Watch Series 4 comes from software developer Guilherme Rambo, writing for 9to5Mac.
Shut up and take my money! https://t.co/GC3wa12Odt
— Guilherme Rambo (@_inside) August 30, 2018
The alleged press image for the unannounced Apple Watch suggests the smartwatch will receive a major hardware refresh, in line with many previous rumor reports. Read more…
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View More This is probably what the next Apple Watch will look likeGoogle’s redesigned Wear OS might make smartwatches worth buying again
After neglecting it for too long, Google has finally redesigned Wear OS for the many smartwatches that run on its platform.
With the Wear OS revamp, Google’s director of product management for Wear OS, Dennis Topper, told us it focused on three major…
Apple is smartly removing another useless Apple Watch feature
Apple is removing yet another Apple Watch feature when watchOS 5, the next version of the smartwatch’s operating system, arrives this fall.
The next feature to be cut from the operating system: Time Travel. What the hell is Time Travel, you ask? Exac…