Tag: smartwatch

Basis by Intel launches the Peak fitness tracker

Basis has been regarded as one of the best OEMs for fitness trackers with the affordable Basis fitness band which could automatically detect when you were moving and could track sweat output, heat dissipation, blood flow and heart rate. A little over six months ago, Basis was acquired by Intel and has just announced the ...

Android Wear Com 1 smartwatch pulled after Google complaint

We had introduced you guys to the affordable and powerful Com 1 smartwatch a few weeks ago. The Com 1 smartwatch would have been running on Google Android Wear platform, and that’s where the current issue with Google and Indiegogo might have started. The Android Wear platform for wearables is a Google product and we ...

Garmin opening up to developers

Garmin watches have been around for quite some time now, but many are disconcerted about the Garmin smartwatches and fitness trackers because they don’t offer third party app support and tend to live in their own ecosystem, despite being paired with iOS and Android devices. It has not been such a drawback as to see ...

Cross Country smartwatch is a miniature smartphone

Smartwatches are all the rage now, and even though they’re not the top selling gadget on the market, they’re still the top searched for gadget, at least. Device like the Moto 360, Apple Watch, LG G Watch R, Samsung Gear S, Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk and Asus ZenWatch are the talk of the ...

Timex Ironman One – the smartwatch you wouldn’t expect

The smartwatch, and generally the wearable technology market is expanding day by day, with new releases and announcements popping up offering various new or re-vamped features users can enjoy. Some offer notifications, others offer fitness tracking and others offer 3G and GPS, whilst there are smartwatches that can incorporate all the high tech features you ...

Garmin Vivosmart vs Withings Pulse O2

The smartwatch and fitness band market is becoming dominated by OEMs like Apple, Samsung, LG, Asus and Motorola, but we tend to forget about other companies who can give us just as much beef as the other can, such as Garmin, Fitbit, Pebble, Martian, Cookoo and Withings. We’ve reviewed smartwatches with fitness band capabilities, but ...