Dan Rosenbaum, the editor and publisher of Wearable Tech Insider, was interviewed recently by Wearable Style News, a content marketing site published by Richline, the Berkshire Hathaway company that's a major distributor and manufacturer to jewelry stores. (The site's also got an interview with the most excellent and forward-thinking Amanda Parkes.) … [Read more...]
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Jawbone Updates UP ROMs to Track Sleep and Passive Heart Rate
Jawbone today released new ROM updates to its UP 2, 3, and 4 fitness trackers to enable them to track sleep and resting heart rate. Previously, customers had to tap their devices to put them into sleep mode; the update will figure out when you're sleeping tap-free. Also, the Up3 and Up4 bands will now measure not just resting heart rate, but passive heart rate -- your typical … [Read more...]
Samsung Gear S2 Smartwatch Will Reportedly Work with iPhones
A company the size and scale of Samsung does not likely enjoy being a runner-up, even in a market as small as smartwatches. That makes Digital Spy's scoop all the more interesting: the upcoming Gear S2 smartwatch -- the round one with the rotating control bezel -- will work with iOS phones. For the last year or so, Samsung has turned its back on Android Wear, favoring the … [Read more...]
TomTom Launches Spark GPS Fitness Watch (Updated)
TomTom is pretty well known among mapping geeks as one of the companies that powers car GPS systems and Apple Maps. The company has also had an unheralded line of sports watches dedicated to running, golf, and general training, and has now introduced a line devoted to what it calls the "any-day" athlete. The Spark GPS Fitness Watch line comprises five models: a basic unit, a … [Read more...]
Runtastic Launches the Moment Smartwatch
Smartwatch Week continues, with the Adidas-owned Runtastic introducing the Moment, its first conventional smartwatch. Though it also sells a heart rate monitor and the Orbit fitness tracker, Runtastic is better known as a leading fitness app developer, claiming 70 million registered users. The Moment looks like an analog watch rather than a tracker. It's aimed squarely at … [Read more...]
Motorola Unveils New Moto360 Smartwatches With Mid-Range Specs
It's apparently smartwatch week; in addition to Huawei, ASUS, and Samsung, Motorola's dived (dove? diven?) back into the pool with updated Moto360s. They're a lot like their predecessors: Android Wear, round screen, customizable at purchase, small "flat-tire" cutout at the bottom of the dial. But there are also some notable improvements and extensions to the line. This is … [Read more...]
Huawei Watch, a Round Android Wear Device, Available This Month
Back in March, Huawei -- one of the world's biggest cellphone makers -- showed off a handsome circular Android Wear watch. It's going on sale September 17. The Huawei Watch has a 42mm diameter dial, a stainless steel case and two-layer sapphire glass. Standard 18mm bands look like they'll work, too. It has the standard array of electronics including a 6-axis motion sensor, … [Read more...]
ASUS Zenwatch 2 Details Unveiled
The existence of ASUS's next smartwatch leaked out a few months ago; now there are some more details about what the ZenWatch 2 will actually be. The watch, according to AnandTech, will be a rectangular-faced Android Wear device and come in two sizes: about 50mm and 45mm tall. That's bigger than the Apple Watch, although the actual display is smaller on the ZenWatch. It will … [Read more...]
MC10 is Trying to Raise $40M
The Boston Business Journal reports that wearable tech company MC10 is beating the bushes for a $40M funding round. A Form D the company filed last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission declined to state revenues but confirmed the equity offering. The new round would put total investment in the company at $100M, with an estimated valuation of $300M, the paper … [Read more...]
Samsung Announces Gear S2 Round Tizen Watch
As expected, Samsung has announced a new round-faced smartwatch, the Gear S2. Continuing Samsung's embrace of the open-source Tizen operating system and rejection of Android Wear, the Gear S2 introduces a new interface element: a rotating bezel that would allow users to literally "dial-in" their inputs. The watches are nearly 12 mm thick and faces are 1.2 inches in diameter, … [Read more...]