Why Casio is backing outdoor smartwatches over fashion hybrids
With some of Google’s original Android Wear partners currently giving the smartwatch OS the cold shoulder, newcomers like New Balance and Casio are leading the charge in 2017. After launching its first ever Android Wear smartwatch in January 2016, Casio is back a year later and it’s ready to go again with the WSD-F20, which…
Wearables can predict you’ll be ill days before you feel the symptoms
Wearables can detect the early signs of illness, even if you feel fine, new research has revealed. Stanford University researchers discovered that wearables which continually tracked vital signs can pick up signals of incoming illness up to three days before symptoms are actually felt. Essential reading: Best smartwatches 2017 In the study, published here, 43…
This stand will turn your Apple Watch into a mini Macintosh
You may think you don’t really need a stand for your Apple Watch, but that’s probably before you stumble across this wildly nerdy and nostalgic desk accessory. We’re talking, of course, about the Elago W3 Apple Watch stand. Not only can you show off your unyielding Apple fandom, but the silicone stand also helps your…
Hall of fame: The iconic wearables that will make history
The wearable tech industry is moving at breakneck speed, and each year we’re being flooded with new devices, from fitness trackers to smartwatches to VR and AR headsets. But it’s also a fledgling industry, and in many years time we’ll look back at these heady days, filled with uncertainty and bold new ideas, and say…
Every Fossil Group designer wearable launched in 2016
At Baselworld back in March, Fossil Group announced it would launch 100 wearables from eight of its fashion brands, in 40 countries and 20 languages, by the end of 2016. 100! That’s no small figure and we’ve been pretty much obsessed with its efforts to hit it all year. We won’t be reviewing each and…
Best hybrid smartwatches 2017: Withings, Mondaine and more
What’s the difference between a smartwatch and a smart analogue watch? They might sound like the same thing, but there’s a way to tell the two apart from each other. A hybrid smartwatch blurs traditional watch designs with contemporary fitness tracking and notification tech. You won’t see full touchscreen displays like you get on Android…
After Pebble, Fitbit snaps up Vector smartwatch startup
There’s no doubting it now, a Fitbit smartwatch is in the works and the company is buying up more expertise in the field with startup Vector the latest on the shopping list. After spending around $40 million on Pebble at the tail end of last year, Vector’s founder and CTO Andrei Pitis confirmed the acquisition…