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Once upon a time the inPulse was a BlackBerry peripheral, but no more — now, it’s a fully programmable device-agnostic Bluetooth wrist computer. That’s because its manufacturer Allerta released an SDK this week, which lets the 52Mhz ARM7 processor and 8Kb of RAM within display whatever you’d like on the 1.3-inch, 96 x 128 pixel screen. Like the time of day… or this tiny, practically unplayable 3D game. Yours for $149.

Update: Sounds like reports of the demise of BlackBerry support for InPulse were greatly exaggerated! The new developer support for the device is very much as described above, but the company assures us that Blackberry connectivity is still a huge part of inPulse, and that the Blackberry Main App is currently available from the company.

inPulse smartwatch turns programmable, and it can almost play Doom (video) (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Good news, fellow Bluetooth watch fanatics! Just as promised, Sony Ericsson’s finally doled out a major update to cure the LiveView once and for all. With this patch, users should now be seeing much better stability and compatibility with non-SE phones, as well as being able to install up to 30 plug-ins. We had a quick go on our refreshed LiveWatch and noticed that it now auto reconnects much better as well, and hopefully the same applies to everyone else. To get the update, simply use the SE Update Service for Windows (sorry, no Mac support) and follow the instructions — download link available below if you’re new to this.

Sony Ericsson LiveView update is here, promises improved connections and Bluetooth compatibility originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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At some point, every day, it’s time to wake up. If you’re lucky you roll out of bed whenever the spirit moves you. For the rest of us there’s some sort of prompting involved. At some point you’ve probably felt the rage of being awoken early by someone else’s alarm, a problem that the Analarm watch nullifies. It’s a simple concept: a vibrating watch with an alarm. Set your time and it buzzes to let you know when to get up, a feature we sorely wished the WakeMate had. Seemingly that’s all the thing does, other than tell time of course, which makes its £290 ($450) price seem slightly egregious, especially considering upcoming products like the Lark Up wristband pledge to do the same for just $99.

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Analarm vibrating watch wakes you, not your spouse or the neighbors (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s highly improbable that you actually need yet another option when looking for a watch band to house your iPod nano 6G, but if that first-run version you sprung for is already in tatters, HEX has a little something worth considering. The company has just started shipping its HEX Watch Band in the US of A, with $29.95 netting you a soft, flexible band that requires no complicated plug-and-play action whatsoever. Just pop your nano into the face, strap it on your arm, and roll. It’s designed to be remarkably rugged (as seen in a torture video just past the break), and the headphone socket is arranged in a way that nicely runs the cable up your arm towards your cranium. The only problem? Choosing which of the nine hues fits your personality best.

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HEX ships iPod nano watch band, dares you to destroy it (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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