Pebble iOS 7 notifications update live

There’s a brand new bit of firmware and software needed for the newest update in Pebble’s smartwatch experience were released this afternoon in full. These updates for the watch and the iPhone bring the Pebble environment up to the place that was explained earlier this month, full iOS 7 notifications and all. Users will be […]

Things We Loved This Week: Tiny Chairs, Fancy Pants, and the Awesomely Bland Google Phone

Things We Loved This Week: Tiny Chairs, Fancy Pants, and the Awesomely Bland Google Phone

It’s been wall-to-wall good stuff in the Gadget Lab this week. Here are the highlights from the past seven days.

    



You’ll Be Able to Get Google Glass With Prescription Lenses Next Year (Updated)

You'll Be Able to Get Google Glass With Prescription Lenses Next Year (Updated)

Good news for all you four-eyeses of the world. Google is going to let you get Google Glass with prescription lenses in early 2014.

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Google Glass XE11 software update hits “home”

Owners of Google’s Glass headset will find a software update awaiting them when they initiate wearing the machine this week, one by the name of XE11. This most recent update to the machine includes both improvements both to the basic usability of the device and to the software features it carries onboard. The first – […]

Vuzix Wrap 1200DX hits pre-order featuring HDMI connectivity

If you like the idea of a wearable display, but your budget can’t afford some of the high-end solutions out there, the Vuzix Wrap 1200DX might be worth a look. This video eyewear product has hit pre-order directly from Vuzix and offers nice features for under $500. The glasses are the world’s first all-digital solution […]

Google Glass prescription lenses to arrive early 2014, says Venture Glass

Venture Glass has announced new plans by Rochester Optical on Google+ today, revealing that the company will be producing custom-made prescription lenses designed for Google Glass. The work won’t be limited to just prescription lenses, it seems, with both fashion and sport lenses also being pegged as additional options. If all goes as planned, the […]

New iOS Update Turns Pebble Smartwatch Into the Ultimate Notification Center

New iOS Update Turns Pebble Smartwatch Into the Ultimate Notification Center

In its first major update since it began shipping early this year, the Pebble smartwatch is gaining a slew of new notifications today thanks to an updated SDK and integration with iOS 7. Now, any banner notifications you get on …

    



Bottle Opening Watch Focuses On the Most Important Hour of the Day

Bottle Opening Watch Focuses On the Most Important Hour of the Day

If the only thing that gets you through a long day of work is drowning your sorrows at quitting time, this enabling timepiece is the watch for you. Five o’clock is the only hour that’s clearly labeled, as far as the Ish watch is concerned the rest of the day is a fuzzy blur. But if you squint hard enough, you can make out the two moving dots that make up the watch’s hour and minute hands.

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Google Glass Explorers program goes remote

Google is no longer requiring new Google Glass Explorers to pick up their Glasses in person in Los Angeles or New York for a one-on-one walk-through. Instead it will mail Glasses to new Explorers and conduct walk-throughs via Google Hangouts. This marks an expansion of the Explorer program as it up-to-quadruples its participation roster over […]

Android USA smartwatch to sync with Android smartphones come December

Android USA–the wristwatch brand, not the operating system–has posted a promotional video featuring its new smartwatch synced with a smartphone running Android–the operating system, not the wristwatch brand. The brand confusion is understandable, but if we can get past that, let’s talk about the Android Android smartwatch. It’s poised to become the latest in clunky […]