Smartwatches.
Crowdfunding star, Pebble, just got an exciting new feature added to its popular smartwatch: home automation. Enrico, of new programming blog Makr.co, has managed to put the freshly released Pebble smartwatch SDK through its paces and has squeezed out an alpha version of one of the first truly useful open source apps for the smartwatch. … [Read More]
Talented Brazilian industrial designer, Dinard da Mata, has envisioned another gorgeous smartwatch concept dubbed the Creative Player. Following up on his highly acclaimed Philips Fluid smartwatch concept, Da Mata has a flare for creating sophisticated yet simple designs that, while pushing the innovation envelope, could actually be created using today’s cutting edge technology. With smartwatch … [Read More]
The VEA Buddy smartwatch Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign ends at 11:59 PM Pacific time tomorrow. Although the company has achieved only slightly more than 33% of its original funding goal thus far, thy assures us that the VEA Buddy “will be produced!” Another crowdfunded smartwatch hits the market. VEA Digital, makers of the VEA SPORTS watch … [Read More]
Apple has secretly revealed that they will be announcing a new iWatch smartwatch at WWDC 2013. Cleverly hidden within their recently released WWDC banner are components that look interestingly similar to several competitor smartwatch watchfaces. Couple that with Tim Cook’s tease of “exciting new product categories” and suggestion that the new products will be announced … [Read More]
WiMe (Wirelss Me), a Taiwan-based smartwatch manufacturer, is seeking funding to bring you its latest offering: the NanoSmart smartwatch. Different from recent smartwatch offerings, such as the wildly popular Pebble, that function primarily as an extension to the user’s wirelessly connected smartphone, the NanoSmart is an independent mini-GSM phone, bluetooth headset dialer, and smartwatch all … [Read More]
Dew Motion targets the technologically sophisticated extreme sports and fitness market with the iStick Playtime smartwatch, “The world’s first ultra performance smart watch for iPhone and Android.” While it may not technically be the first sports-oriented smartwatch to emerge in this burgeoning niche, it is the first with a unique form factor designed specifically to … [Read More]
Mypebblefaces.com, a newly created shrine to Pebble smartwatch programming, has recently emerged from the creative talents of Jason Smyth (@slayer1551) of NMC Design and Print. Mypebblefaces.com offers Pebble watch faces, apps, and games, consolidated from around the Pebble developer community, that can be viewed and downloaded for FREE. Mypebblefaces.com was created and is managed by … [Read More]
As preemptive suggestions and criticism continue to swirl around Apple’s hypothetical iWatch, technophiles around the world are speculating how this rumored smartwatch can succeed in a field where most have failed. From the bulky and awkward Samsung SPH-WP10 released in 1999, to the Swatch Paparazzi series launched in 2004, and the Microsoft SPOT watch released … [Read More]
Is the Microsoft smartwatch on its way? Microsoft has apparently joined the ranks of Apple and Google in their rumored attempt to integrate proprietary technologies with your body in the form of a smartwatch. 10 years ago, Microsoft developed and released a smartwatch called the SPOT Watch, which was a major commercial failure. So, why … [Read More]
iWatch concept images are flooding the internet in anticipation of Apple‘s next “One more thing!” Most look like typical large-faced watches that substitue an electronic display for the traditional hands and dial. However, with Apple’s recently granted “slap bracelet” patent, it appears that the much anticipated iWatch will take another form. Brazilian industrial designer, Dinard … [Read More]
