Wear OS

Misfit Vapor X Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen August 17, 2019

It's Wear OS month around these parts it seems and I'm not about to complain. Who doesn't love an ever-changing rotation of fresh watches on the wrist? After spending the past week or two with (and still testing) a Fossil Gen 5, we have a new watch lined-up...

Runkeeper is Done With Wear OS

Kellen August 16, 2019

According to an email received by a Runkeeper user that was posted to reddit, Runkeeper is apparently abandoning their Wear OS app for a number of reasons, all of which are a bad sign for Google's wearable platform. In the email, Runkeeper is sending out an...

Smartwatch Sales “Booming” in US, Google Doesn’t Seem Too Interested

Tim August 15, 2019

While smartwatch sales are "booming" in the US, according to the latest financial figures published by Canalys, we're over here wondering why Google isn't taking the space more seriously. For the latest financials, it's reported that US smartwatch sales have...

Misfit Announces Vapor X Watch With Wear 3100, $199 Price

Kellen August 14, 2019

Misfit, one of the many members of the Fossil Group who makes Wear OS watches, announced their newest Wear OS wearable today, the Vapor X. The watch features several upgrades over previous Vapor models, including the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 chip, a...

Fossil Gen 5 Unboxing, First Look, and Tour!

Kellen August 7, 2019

The Fossil Gen 5 is in the building! As weird as this may continue to sound, I still get excited every time a new Wear OS watch shows up and this one might have me the most hyped. Why? I don't even know, but Fossil put a lot of good stuff into this watch to...

Older Fossil Smartwatches to Get Gen 5’s Best New Feature

Kellen August 5, 2019

The new Fossil Gen 5 smartwatch line has got to be the current list-topper for those considering jumping into a new Wear OS watch. Partly because of the specs, of course, but also because the Fossil Gen 5 features a bunch of proprietary battery modes that...

Fossil Announces Gen 5 Series Wear OS Watches With All the Specs, Starting at $295

Kellen August 5, 2019

Fossil revealed new Wear OS watches today as the Fossil Gen 5 Smartwatch. For a Wear OS smartwatch, it has all the bells and whistles available, which means the latest Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor, a speaker, NFC, and more. The Fossil Gen 5 starts at $295...

DEAL: Misfit Vapor 2 is $179 Today With Code ($70 Off)

Kellen July 25, 2019

The Misfit Vapor 2 is a part of a surprise deal today that slashes $70 off the watch's full price. At a $70 discount, you'll pay just $179.99 for this Wear OS device rather than $250. To recap, the Misfit Vapor 2 comes in two case sizes of 46mm or 41mm and...