Google Android-based SDK for wearables coming in two weeks

Google helped put wearables on the map with Google Glass and now it’s aiming to solidify its position in that market. In around two weeks’ time, the tech giant will … Continue reading

The Tiny Figure On This Watch Gets Tired When It Needs a Winding

The Tiny Figure On This Watch Gets Tired When It Needs a Winding

When you’re wearing an old-school watch that requires winding every few days, the last thing you want is to look down to discover it stopped ticking hours ago. That’s why mechanical watches usually include a power reserve indicator, but none are as unique as the tiny creature on MB&F’s new Legacy Machine N°1 Xia Hang.

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Pebble 2.0 app for Android launches in full

This week Pebble 2.0 has launched for Android in full after a brief Beta period which was in full play as recent as earlier this week. This version of the … Continue reading

A Simple Digital Watch With a Stylish Handwritten Font

A Simple Digital Watch With a Stylish Handwritten Font

When you think of a digital watch, you can probably picture the simple boxy numbers created by a traditional segmented LCD display. This Script Watch uses the same technique—an LCD display broken up into static segments that can only be turned on or off—but manages to display the time as if a talented calligrapher just penned it onto your wrist.

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Blocks modular smartwatch lets users choose the sensors

Smartwatches are very popular right now. Even if they might not be selling in droves just yet, the smartwatch is one of those products that a bunch of firms are … Continue reading

Two New Apps for Jawbone’s Up Want to Put You to Sleep

Two New Apps for Jawbone’s Up Want to Put You to Sleep

With the release of version 3.1 of the Up’s companion smartphone app, Jawbone is really moving ahead in terms of crunching user data.

    



Intel gobbles up Basis for around $100M

Last month we learned that wearable device maker Basis was shopping around for a major tech firm to purchase it. The companies tipped to be in the running to buy … Continue reading

Meet the Next Generation of Phones and Wearables

Meet the Next Generation of Phones and Wearables

Have a look at our photo gallery to see what the future of mobile computing will look like — at least for the next year.

    



Ring wearable device puts the power right at your fingertip

Who says that a wearable need to be something geeky like an eyeglass or big like a watch? This Ring input device shows that something so small can just be … Continue reading

Obama: “we’re building Iron Man” (and here’s how)

If you’ll remember back in October of 2013 there was a story about how a “real Iron Man” was being built by the US Army. This week, US President Barack … Continue reading