Articles about smartwatch

Time to go home: Trulia adds real estate app to Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch

Time is of the essence when you’re in the hunt for a place to live, especially in hyper-competitive markets like Seattle.… Read More

Smartwatch this: Sonar technology developed at UW tracks finger movement in mid-air

Using your fingers to type or track on mobile devices or ever-smaller smartwatch screens can be problematic for some of… Read More

Samsung announces iOS compatibility for Gear S2 smartwatches

LAS VEGAS — Samsung’s Gear S2 watches are Samsung’s attempt to compete with the Apple Watch, but up until now… Read More

Samsung debuts bigger phones, hardware keyboards and mobile payment system

Samsung had a big day today, announcing a larger version of the Galaxy S6 Edge, an updated Galaxy Note, its… Read More

Pebble Time with the Star Trek LCARS-inspired "TrekV3" watchface

Review: Does the Pebble Time smartwatch live up to its Kickstarter hype?

Back in March, the Pebble Time smartwatch raised a record-shattering $20 million on Kickstarter. I decided it was finally time to… Read More

You will laugh at this ad for a Microsoft smartwatch from 2004

Way before the hullabaloo of the Apple Watch, there was the Microsoft SPOT smartwatch. Thanks to Vice’s Motherboard unearthing this… Read More

Apple Watch? Whatever. Reviewing the Timex Datalink, the world’s first smartwatch

The year 2015 is shaping up to be the “Year of the Smartwatch,” as Apple releases their long-awaited watch this… Read More

Tag Heuer, Google and Intel team up to create a Swiss smartwatch

Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer has decided to get into the smartwatch market. The Swiss watchmaker announced today that it… Read More

Pebble returns to Kickstarter, hits $500K smartwatch funding goal in minutes

Pebble Technology has gone back to Kickstarter to fund its latest smartwatch — and blown through its $500K funding goal… Read More

LG to launch non-ugly luxury smartwatch in March

Today, LG announced it will unveil its first “all-metal, luxury” LG Watch Urbane at Mobile World Congress this March. The Android… Read More

Swatch plans to jump into the smartwatch game in time to compete with Apple

Swiss watchmaking company Swatch has decided that it wants to get into the smartwatch business after all. In an interview… Read More

HTC’s next flagship phone reportedly launching in March alongside smartwatch

HTC is getting ready to launch its latest hardware, with a new camera phone and smartwatch reportedly in the works.… Read More

Wearable hype bubble: Why there are so many trackers and smartwatches hitting the market

LAS VEGAS — Walking on the massive show floor of the Consumer Electronics Show last week, you’d be hard-pressed not… Read More

Microsoft smartwatch could beat Apple Watch to market

Microsoft plans to announce and release its own health-tracking smartwatch “within the next few weeks,” according to a Forbes report… Read More

Will teens want to wear an Apple Watch?

Over the past few years, Apple’s much anticipated smartwatch has generated massive amounts of hype. And in recent months, the… Read More

A cross-platform wearable? Microsoft might be on to something here

The persistent rumors about Microsoft releasing a smartwatch or fitness band raise natural questions about the company’s chances for success… Read More

Android smartwatches now available for pre-order

Google announced Wednesday that a pair of square-faced Android Wear-powered smartwatches would be available for purchase on the Google Play… Read More

Amazon jogs into wearable tech with new online storefront

Want some new wearables? Amazon could be a one-stop shop. The company announced today that it is opening a new… Read More

OK Google, make me a smartwatch: ‘Android Wear’ brings Google’s mobile OS to the wrist

Google announced today that it’s launching Android Wear, a version of its mobile operating system that’s designed to work with… Read More

Marketing fail: Samsung’s new Galaxy Gear smartwatch ad is downright awful

Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch hasn’t exactly been a hit. So now, the company wants to make guys believe that the device… Read More

Smartwatch Diary: The good, bad and ugly of wearing a Samsung Galaxy Gear for the past week

It’s been fun wearing Samsung’s new Galaxy Gear smartwatch for the past week. Nearly everyone who sees it has some… Read More

Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch will now work with reasonably-sized phones

Samsung’s new smartwatch hasn’t exactly garnered rave reviews, and one of the criticisms of the device is that the only… Read More

Watch out, Nike: Adidas announces smartwatch for runners, starting at $399

SAN FRANCISCO – Another big shoe brand just joined Nike in the wearable technology race: Adidas. At today’s GigaOM Mobilize… Read More

Report: Microsoft working on smartwatch with translucent aluminum, LTE support

While we’ve heard rumors of Microsoft working on its own smartwatch before, a couple new reports shed light on more concrete… Read More

The iWatch is coming (maybe)! Apple files for trademark in 6 countries

If new filings are any indication, the iWatch may be headed for consumers’ wrists in the near future. According to… Read More

Wearable computing: Apple’s Tim Cook wary of glasses but says ‘the wrist is interesting’

Speaking at the D11 conference down in California this evening, Apple CEO Tim Cook was careful not to reveal any… Read More

These sensor-infused socks track your steps and ID injury-prone running styles

In the past few years, you’ve heard of smartphones, smart-watches and most recently, smart-glasses. Now, courtesy of a Redmond-based startup,… Read More