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Samsung Returning to Android for Next Smartwatch, Ditching Tizen

Tim February 19, 2021 46

I'm trying to think of the last time Samsung used the Android platform for a smartwatch. Give me a moment. Was it really the original Gear Live? That watch launched in 2014, being one of the very first Android Wear devices. Since then, the company has been...

OnePlus CEO Confirms Smartwatch Plans Might Finally Happen

Tim December 17, 2020 7

A recent interview between OnePlus CEO Pete Lau and Input Magazine covered a range of topics, though, we're only interested in one at the moment: the OnePlus smartwatch. According to Lau, OnePlus is indeed working on the watch, but gave no real specifics or...

DEAL: Fossil Q Founder Android Wear Watch is Just $191.75 if You Order Through Alexa ($103.25 Off)

Kellen September 16, 2016 19

If you own an Amazon Alexa-equipped device, like an Echo or the new Echo Dot, and have been eyeing an Android Wear watch like the Fossil Q Founder, today is your day. Amazon is hosting a daily deal for the $295 Q Founder with a stainless steel bracelet where...

OnePlus Co-Founder Shows Off Smartwatch Sketch That Will Never Happen

Tim June 29, 2016 8

On Twitter, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, showed off a smartwatch design that the company was apparently working on in 2015. However, as mentioned by Carl, the device will likely never see the light of day, reasons unknown. The design is pretty typical,...

Pebble Time Review

Ron June 29, 2015 61

The Pebble Time is an important product for a few reasons, but the most important is that it is the only serious contender for the space on your wrist besides Android Wear and Apple Watch. For most users, Android Wear and Apple Watch make more sense on their...

Smartwatches Aren’t Smart Enough

Ron March 16, 2015 179

Smartwatches are back in the news again thanks to Apple's latest event, and it has me thinking about a topic that I am tired of thinking about. It's not necessarily that I don't want a smartwatch or that I can't see their prospective usefulness, but rather,...

Monday Poll: Do You Own a Smartwatch?

Kellen January 19, 2015 227

We enter 2015 after a year in which Google decided to takeover the wearable market with Android Wear. Companies had tried before Android Wear to make smartwatches, but if we are being honest, have to admit that most were quite terrible. That's not to say that...

Report: HTC “M9” With 20MP Camera and Smartwatch Coming at March 1 Event

Kellen January 19, 2015 44

According to an early report this morning out of Bloomberg, we may have new news on HTC's plans for their March 1 MWC event. The report claims that not only will we see a new flagship phone from the Taiwanese company, but a smartwatch should be a part of the...