Wear OS

The Two Watch Faces I Install on Every Wear OS Watch

Kellen October 8, 2019

I still like Wear OS watches, even if the platform has stalled and there are fewer partners than ever to buy a watch from. I wear my Fossil Gen 5 everyday and tend to like it for the most part. While I wish we'd see a breakthrough in hardware or features (like...

DEAL: Fossil Sport is Just $151 Today at Amazon ($123 Off)

Kellen September 30, 2019

The Fossil Sport, a Wear OS that was once the king until the Fossil Gen 5 showed up with that important bit of extra RAM, is heavily discounted right now at Amazon. Normally priced at $275, you can grab a Fossil Sport in black for $151.19. Should you buy a...

Movado Connect 2.0 Arrives With All the Right Wear OS Specs, Starts at $495

Kellen September 20, 2019

Movado revealed its newest Wear OS watch this morning, the Movado Connect 2.0. It's the latest smartwatch from the traditional watchmaker that features a sharp design, plus it includes all of the specs you need to see in a Wear OS device to even consider...

Cancelling the Pixel Watch was Right Move, Google Shouldn’t Make One This Year Either

Kellen September 18, 2019

The big news to drop today was a story about the almost-arrival of a Google Pixel Watch back in 2016 alongside the original line of Pixel phones. It's big news because we now know that we were incredibly close to getting a first Google-branded watch (or two),...

This is Likely the Fossil Hybrid “Diana” Watch Tech That Google Bought

Kellen September 18, 2019

At the beginning of the year, Google announced that it had purchased a wearable-related tech from Fossil to the tune of $40 million. Neither company would say what it was at the time, only that Google hoped to be able to make it widely available to the greater...

We Almost Had Two Pixel Watches in 2016, and We Reviewed Them

Kellen September 18, 2019

A Pixel Watch is an item so many of us that follow Android have been asking for. We want Google to show us their vision for Wear OS combined with hardware, since there are so few players left willing to do so. If there is ever going to be some sort of savior...

Mystery Wearable Tech Google Bought From Fossil Might Have Been Hybrid Watch Stuff (Updated)

Kellen September 16, 2019

At the beginning of the year, Google purchased some sort of mystery tech from Fossil that they hoped to be able to bring to the market for all to use to help grow the wearable space. Google paid $40 million for it as well as some of Fossil's R&D team, but...

Puma, Diesel, and Emporio Armani Have New Wear OS Watches Coming

Tim September 6, 2019

More Fossil Group brands announced smartwatches this morning, with new Wear OS devices soon to hit the market from Puma, Diesel, and Emporio Armani. To clarify, Puma isn't owned by Fossil Group, but Fossil is obviously handling this wearable device for them....