HeadWatch Smartwatch tells users to “Stick it in your ear!” … literally. The hybrid smartwatch/bluetooth headset, presently in the early stages of development (or not), intends to remedy the sound quality and lack of privacy issues experienced when using traditional smartwatches as a speakerphone. The HeadWatch solution … a detachable watch face that you stick … [Read More]
Our Pebble Steel unboxing ceremony has been completed and here are the pics to show you what is included. The simple and elegant packaging is adequate, yet not quite remarkable. The Pebble Steel Smartwatch itself is, likewise, not great but not bad … definitely an upgrade over the original Pebble Watch, but not really a … [Read More]
The Apple iWatch campaign created by Martin Hajek is truly one of the most amazing concept renderings we have ever seen. Simple sophistication, remarkable detail, and just plain beautiful. Jon Ivey has surely reviewed Hajek’s work, in the hallowed halls of Apple, and must have been as impressed as we are. If this smartwatch were … [Read More]
MOTA Smartwatch has become the first wrist-bound wearable tech to be offered on Groupon. At a discounted price of only $49.99, the lackluster device is one of the cheapest smart watches we have seen so far … and we use the term “smartwatch” loosely. This may account for the early Groupon blow-out. In addition, as … [Read More]
The A.I-Watch Smartwatch is a smartwatch/cellular phone hybrid. It sports a formidable 1.54″ color touch display trimmed with a stainless steel bezel attached to a silicone or leather band. The A.I-Watch is currently in development having closed its unsuccessful Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign December 8, 2013. A.I. only secured subscriber commitments for $32,163 of its $100,000 … [Read More]
The Pebble Steel Smartwatch was just announced at CES 2014. Sporting the some old e-paper display, a small ROM bump from 4MB to 8MB, and a dated looking steel case and band, there doesn’t seem to be much justifying the price bump to $249. On a positive note for app developers, since the internals remain … [Read More]
Smart Watch News is live at CES 2014, wrangling interviews at the Wrist Revolution where a multitude of next generation tech wearables are set to be unveiled. From customizable and downloadable watch faces to internet-connectivity and app-based programs, Smart Watch News will be on scene as the standard wristwatch “transforms into a GPS, music player, … [Read More]
The Martian Watch is the only smartwatch currently shipping that has successfully targeted the sweet spot between classic timepiece and cutting-edge wearable technology. Martian, like current market leader Pebble, started out as a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that successfully funded in mid-2012. However, where the Martian Watch differs from the Pebble is in its design philosophy … [Read More]
The Hamilton Watch Company announced the world’s first electric wristwatch today … in 1957. On January 3, 1957, Hamilton released “The watch of the future!” upon 1950s consumers enthralled with the novel idea of a watch that would never need winding. The Hamilton 500 battery powered marvels were instantly a commercial success, a technological milestone … [Read More]
The Amigo Activity Tracker is expected to ship to Indiegogo backers within the next two weeks. Having exceeded its crowdfunding goal back in March of 2013, original backers of the Amiigo have begun to get a little anxious. However, the company recently announced that the engineering issues have been ironed out and manufacturing has begun. … [Read More]
