Tag: wearable

Replace your fitness tracker with an earpiece

It seems that everybody is interested in owning a fitness tracker nowadays, but few fitness buffs can find trackers that work without having to be tethered to a smartphone. While there are fitness trackers that can do their job just fine without requiring a smartphone, some people might not be comfortable wearing gear on their ...

Asus ZenWatch and ZenFone release date revealed

While the Asus ZenWatch was a constant presence in the tech world, because it offers great features for a low $180 price. The Asus ZenFone hasn’t been that popular, but it seems that the company will be refreshing the handset soon. Asus has teased both the ZenWatch and new ZenFone in an invitation. The Asus ...

Verizon Wireless planning a Smart City

Most of you know Verizon Wireless because it’s a carrier which is mostly involved with handsets and tablets, as well as various data and mobile communication services. Nonetheless, Verizon is not just a carrier, but a financer and backer of some really interesting products, as it turns out. Verizon is supposedly planning a Smart City ...

Google Glass update brings notifications to your wearable

A new update for Google Glass, dubbed Google Glass XE 22 update, began rolling out yesterday, bringing a few new features to Google’s most popular wearable devices. While Google Glass brought split opinions about its appearance and usefulness, the overall opinion about the wearable is that it needs improvement. The Explorer edition of Google Glass ...

Smart bracelet can be used as a handset

The wearable market is increasingly improving and widening, with new smartwatch, smart bracelet, smart ring, smart glasses, smart brooch and smart necklace releases showing up day by day. Crowd funding sites are also getting swarmed with new wearable device ideas and people are getting more and more interesting in this market each day. While we’ve ...

Nexus 9 release and price confirmed by HTC

Yesterday’s Double Exposure event hosted by HTC brought us the HTC Desire Eye and the HTC Re camera, but the company also managed to sneak in an announcement about the Nexus 9 after the event. According to HTC, the Nexus 9 tablet will be the company’s attempt to re-enter the tablet market after 3 years ...

Kyocera Duo Smartwatch concept teased at CEATEC

This week is going to be all about the high-tech exhibitions we can find at CEATEC, short for Cutting Edge IT & Electronics Comprehensive Exhibition. We’ve already talked about the Opti-Myst electric fire and the Skeletonics exoskeleton, which are mostly outside the mobile and wearable domain. The time has come for wearables though, so the ...

Android Wear receives 1.0.2 update

Google has spilled the beans about issuing and Android Wear 2.0 update around October 15, which would bring significant improvements to the wearable OS. Supposedly, this major update will bring performance enhancements, stability improvements and the default bug fixes. Android Wear is the most acclaimed software/OS for wearable devices at the moment and the Google Play Store ...