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What Would Steve Jobs Think Of The Apple Watch?
New York — Apple began its work on the Apple Watch after founder/CEO Steve Jobs died, but over the past year several current and...
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History Of The Smart Watch
The smart watch is a concept that harkens back to the era when pagers were a top-selling mass-market consumer electronics product. Here’s a look...
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Analysts See Apple Watch Gaining Top Share Despite Premium Price
New York — Analysts are already saying the Apple Watch will top the market-share charts in 2015 despite less-than-a-day battery life and premium pricing....
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Apple Watch: 15 Things We Knew In Advance
Functionality: Apple Watch connects via Bluetooth 4.0 to iPhones running iOS 8, starting with the iPhone 5, to send and receive messages; answer calls...
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TomTom Adds Nike+ Connectivity
Burlington, Mass. — TomTom said its Runner and Multi-Sport GPS Sport Watches can now connect to Nike+, allowing users to track progress, challenge friends,...
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Sony Upgrades Morpheus VR Headset Prototype
San Francisco — Sony Computer Entertainment unveiled the latest prototype of its Project Morpheus VR headset for the PS4, adding a bigger and better...
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Burg’s Cellphone Watch Targeted To Kids, Seniors
Nyack, N.Y. – Burg, the maker of cellphone-equipped smart watches, is targeting its latest wearable to kids and seniors. The $129 Burg 31, which...
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Huawei Unveils First Smart Watch, Other Wearables, 7-Inch Phablet
Barcelona, Spain – Huawei came to the Mobile World Congress (MWC) today to announce its first smart watch, second-generation TalkBand wearables, and what is...
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Vector Readies 30-Day Smart Watch
London – Start-up Vector Watch, founded last year by former Timex Group president Joe Santana, plans to launch a smart watch that delivers 30-day...
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LG Readies LTE-Equipped Smart Watch
Seoul, South Korea — LG will go to next week’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) with what it said will be the industry’s first LTE-equipped...
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Broadcom Wants To Bolster Android Wear Watches
Irvine, Calif. – Semiconductor supplier Broadcom wants to bring longer battery life, built-in GPS, and other features to Android Wear smart watches. During the...
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Timex Cellular-Equipped Smart Watch Debuts
Middlebury, Conn. – Timex launched its first cellular-equipped smart watch, which is available through AT&T stores and AT&T’s website. The touchscreen-equipped Timex Iron Man...
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LG Readies Fashion-Oriented Smart Watch
Seoul – LG is expanding its selection of Android Wear-based smart watches with its first all-metal model, which resembles a luxury watch. The LG...
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Canalys: Battery Life Hampers Android Wear Sales
PALO ALTO – Android Wear smart watches accounted for only 720,000 of only 4.6 million smart wearable bands shipped globally in 2014, and it...
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Global Smart Watch Market To Grow 13-Fold In 5 Years
Dallas – The global smart-watch market will grow at a CAGR of 96.8 percent from 2014 through 2019 for a 13-fold gain from 2014...
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Swarovski, Misfit Team For ‘World’s First Solar-Powered Wearable’
Las Vegas — Misfit has teamed with crystal jewelry supplier Swarovski to debut a line that includes “the world’s first solar-powered wearable.” The Swarovski...
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Alcatel OneTouch to Add Phones, First Smart Watches
Irvine, Calif. –Alcatel OneTouch, the TCL Communications brand, will go to International CES with its first smart watch selection, an expanded selection of LTE...
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LG Adds Kid-Tracking Wearable
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. – LG expanded its wearables selection with the GizmoPal, a GPS-tracking watch phone for pre- to middle-school kids. The device became...
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Smart Bracelet Gets Intel Inside
New York – Intel revealed the pricing and feature set of its MICA (My Intelligent Communication Accessory) bracelet, made of precious gems and snakeskin....
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Futuresource: U.S. Tops In Wearables
London — The U.S is No. 1 when it comes to wearables adoption compared with its European counterparts, and purchase intent is rising, Futuresource...
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Asus Launches Zen Smart Watch
Fremont, Calif. — Asus rolled out its first smart watch for the U.S. market through the Google Play store and Best Buy.com, but the...
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Cellphone Maker Huawei Adds Fitness Band
Plano, Texas — Huawei is bringing a fitness band to the U.S. for the first time with Nov. 14 retail availability of the $129-suggested...
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Carriers Price Samsung Gear S Watch, Service Plans
New York – Carriers and retailers next week will roll out Samsung’s Gear S smart watch, which will be sold with wireless service plans...
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Microsoft Enters Wearables Market
Redmond, Wash. — Microsoft began offering its first smart band through its stores and website at $199, beating Apple to the market and further...
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Ditto Wearable Alerts Users To Calls, Notifications
Santa Monica, Calif. –Startup Simple Matters has developed a small clip-on wearable that vibrates to notify users of incoming calls, messages and notifications. It...
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Hexoskin Smart Athletic Shirt Hits Wearables Market
Montreal –– A Canadian start-up that bypassed the band and strap wearables route is bringing its biometric tracking smart athletic shirt to the U.S....
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Garmin Rolls Out Flagship GPS Watch For Triathletes
Olathe, Kan. — Garmin International has debuted a new flagship multisport GPS watch for the high end of the fitness-monitoring market. In addition to...
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Garmin To Highlight ‘Biggest Loser’ Tracker Tonight
Olathe, Kan. — Garmin will highlight its special-edition Vivofit activity tracker on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” tonight. Garmin recently teamed with the TV show...
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Casio G-Shock Watch Gets Smarts
Dover, N.J. – Casio America is adding Bluetooth Smart to a G-Shock watch to control a smartphone’s song selection and volume, adjust music equalization,...
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Misfit Adds Sub-$50 Fitness Band
Burlingame, Calif. — Misfit has followed up its popular Shine fitness band with a more affordable option, the $49.99 Flash. Designed as an easy-to-use...
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Apple In Wearables; Debuts iPhone Plus
Cupertino, Calif. – After months of speculation, countless rumors and way more alleged leaks than could possibly come true, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced...
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AT&T Plays Up Internet Of Things
Las Vegas — AT&T came to Super Mobility Week with a trio of Internet-of-Things (IoT) announcements, including plans for a second-gen Filip wearable cellphone/GPS-locator...
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TWICE Slates CTIA Panel On Wearables
Las Vegas – TWICE will moderate a panel on the wearables market during CTIA’s Super Mobility Week. TWICE senior editor Joseph Palenchar will moderate...
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Fitbit Tops In Fitness Wearables Sales
San Diego — Fitbit is the early leader in the market for digital fitness trackers with nearly 40 percent of the market, according to...
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Samsung Adds 2G/3G Smart Watch
Seoul − A new smart watch unveiled by Samsung incorporates 2G/3G cellular and Wi-Fi so users can get social-network updates and send and receive...
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LG To Expand Smart Watch Line
Seoul – LG will go to the Sept. 5-10 IFA show in Berlin with its second Android Wear smartwatch, this one promoted as the...
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Ralph Lauren Enters Wearables With Smart Shirt
Flushing, N.Y. — Ralph Lauren is using the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, opening here today, to introduce its first wearable technology product, the Polo...
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New Age Bringing Meta Watch Smart Watches To Retail
Carson, Calif. — New Age Electronics has signed on to be the exclusive distributor of Meta Watch’s line of premium smart watches. Meta Watch’s...
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Epson Expands Moverio App Developer Program
Long Beach, Calif. — Epson America said Tuesday it has expanded its app developer program supporting the Moverio augmented-reality headgear. The Moverio Apps Market...
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New Smart Watches Go In Different Directions
New York – New smart watches are emerging as either extensions of a smartphone or a replacement. Hong Kong-based Connected Devices see its latest...
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Timex Readies Cellular-Equipped Smart Watch
Middlebury, Conn. — Timex, which has diversified from watches into fitness watches and bands, is further expanding its lineup with the industry’s first cellular-equipped...
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Fashion Designer Takes On HP Smart Watch
Palo Alto, Calif. — HP may be looking to add a higher sense of fashion to its wearables product portfolio after teaming up with...