Fossil-owned Danish watchmaker Skagen has unveiled a new smartwatch. Called Skagen Falster 2, it is touted as the company’s next-generation of touchscreen smart timepiece and that’s only like barely year after the first. And you know why Falster 2 is being featured here, don’t you? Because, it is one of those rare smartwatches that is actually smart… looking. Continue reading Skagen Falster 2 Is A Smartwatch That Is Actually Smart… Looking
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The New Samsung Galaxy Watch Has Over 80 Hours Of Battery Life
Smartwatch, while helpful, can be quite a pain as it need to be charged fairly regularly unlike non-smart watches. But with the new Samsung Galaxy Watch, you won’t have to. Announced today, this latest wearable tech from the South Korean tech giant now touts over 80 hours of battery life and thanks to the LTE connectivity, it promised to offer a true standalone experience. With cellular capability supported by more than 30 carriers and over 15 countries, messaging, calls, mapping and music are all possible without the need to be tethered to your smartphone. Continue reading The New Samsung Galaxy Watch Has Over 80 Hours Of Battery Life
Xiaomi’s New Smartwatch For Kids Has 4G-LTE, Recognizes Plants
This is not the first time Xiaomi has targeted kids. This gadget here, the Xiaomi Mi Tu Kids Mobile Phone Watch 3 (basically, a 4G-enabled kid’s smartwatch) is 4G LTE support and along with it, comes a nano SIM slot plus features like a 1.41-inch AMOLED display with 320 x 360 resolution, 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass, and there is even a built-in 2 MP camera with 30 degrees lens. Those are just scratching the surface. If you dig deeper into the spec sheet, you will realize it is more sophisticated than most smartwatches in the market. Continue reading Xiaomi’s New Smartwatch For Kids Has 4G-LTE, Recognizes Plants
Google Will Have A Smartwatch Under Its Pixel Line?
Google will not only be announcing the third Pixel and Pixel XL this Fall. According to the gadget leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks), Google will also be unveiling the second Pixel Buds, as well as Pixel smartwatch. Well, that kind of makes sense! Since the search engine giant already have Pixel laptop, tablet, phones and so, a Pixel-branded watch sounds like a no brainer. Honestly, I don’t how the hell that dude get so many leaks, but every these leaks turned out to be spot on. Continue reading Google Will Have A Smartwatch Under Its Pixel Line?
Apple Watch Is No Dick Tracy Watch, But It Will Be With watchOS 5 Update
Every kids in the 80s dream of owning the watch use by fictional detective Dick Tracy, but as it turns out, mankind has gone beyond what Dick’s iconic watch can do. But if you somehow still feel inadequate despite having a high-tech wrist worn gadget, then there’s the good news: when watchOS 5 comes along, your Apple Watch will feel a lot more like Dick Tracy’s. Obviously, your Apple Watch will be more advanced then the great detective’s. Continue reading Apple Watch Is No Dick Tracy Watch, But It Will Be With watchOS 5 Update
TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 Red Bull Racing Opens For Pre-Order
TAG Heuer marks the launch of the new Formula 1 Season last month with a celebratory smartwatch called TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 Aston Martin Red Bull Racing. Damn. I almost went out of breath reading the product name alone. Anywho, this special edition wearable tech is based on the brand’s smartwatch Connected Modular 45, a smartwatch that was engineered in collaboration with Intel and launched in March 2017, with the 45mm case watch sporting the Red Bull Racing team color, consisting of midnight blue calfskin strap accented with red stitching. Continue reading TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 Red Bull Racing Opens For Pre-Order
This Is Dot Watch, The World’s First Smartwatch For The Visually Impaired
OK. We admit. We are several years late on this, but hey, it could be news to some still (namely, myself). Plus, to be fair, its grand launch was just December, last year. Anyways, here goes. This is Dot Watch, the first ever smartwatch designed for the visually impaired. So, yeah. This wearable tech literally puts information at the wearer’s finger tips. Literally because, quite obviously, everything that are being presented, be it Facebook alert, text messages, or what not, are displayed in braille form, so the visually impaired will be able to read them. Continue reading This Is Dot Watch, The World’s First Smartwatch For The Visually Impaired
IoT-Integrated LooK Watch: Finally, A Smartwatch That Is Actually Smart
Good news, Android devotees. You need to force yourself into the Apple camp if you want a standalone smartwatch as offered by the new Apple Watch Series 3 because, now there is the Android-powered LooK Watch (stylized with upper cap ‘L’ and ‘K’ with Os in lower caps). Three years in the making, LooK Watch is the brainchild of 18-year-old Canadian GPS and IoT specialist, Laipac Technology Inc. and therefore, it is not just a smartwatch magically appear in the market. As you can imagine, Laipac is merely building on its forte. Continue reading IoT-Integrated LooK Watch: Finally, A Smartwatch That Is Actually Smart
Apple Watch Series 3 Has Built-In Cellular, So You Can Ditch Your Phone
Tim Cook kicked off the September 12 Apple event with a touching tribute to Steve Jobs. Aptly, the event was held at a theater named after the late visionary co-founder of Apple. The intro was a break from the tradition where Tim would go on to boast about sale numbers, user-ships and of course, retails. Retails it did touched on, but the product highlights was lead by Apple Watch, which Cook claims overtook Rolex to be “the number one watch in the world.” Continue reading Apple Watch Series 3 Has Built-In Cellular, So You Can Ditch Your Phone
Real-life Fallout 4 Pip-boy Wearable Is Making A Limited Time Comeback
Sometime, a missed opportunity may not be a bad thing at all. Such is in the case of the real-life Fallout 4 Pip-boy we first saw last year. This post-apocalypse smartwatch of sort was introduced with a hefty $350 sticker and it is essentially a replica of the in-game device, but has real-life smartwatch functionalities instead. In other words, it probably won’t help you get through a post-apocalypse scenario, unfortunately. Anywho, as it turns out, it was a blessing in disguise if you missed it the last time round, because Bethesda, the game developer behind Fallout 4, is bringing the real-life Fallout 4 Pip-boy back for a limited time and the most brilliant part is, it will cost just 100 dollars bundled with the new version of the video game, AKA the “Game Of The Year” Edition. Continue reading Real-life Fallout 4 Pip-boy Wearable Is Making A Limited Time Comeback