After the Galaxy Gear smart watch, Samsung — it seems — is gearing towards launching a smart band of its own. This nascent market currently features a number of different products, including the market leading Fitbit devices, Nike Fuelband and Jawbone UP. Moreover, during this year’s CES, we’ve also seen few other companies joining the…
HTC working on no less than three wearable devices: Qualcomm Toq-based watch, Google Now watch and a smart band
These are not fun days for HTC and its shareholders. Samsung has been eating the Taiwanese company’s lunch for the last few years and now HTC is looking to “go beyond smartphones.” And which better market better to target than wearables, which [market] is a new darling of the media. According to AndroidCentral’s report, the…
Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 to be a Tizen-powered device?
A new report by USA Today says that the next Samsung Galaxy Gear could run Tizen rather than Android. In a similar fashion, we have The Verge reporting that the Korean giant is working on more than one smart watch. The fact that any future Galaxy Gear will run Tizen could pretty much make existing…
Qualcomm Toq SDK now available for developers
Qualcomm has launched the Toq SDK, inviting developers to make apps for this fancy smart watch. The strategy that seems to be working for Pebble may also prove useful for the chip-making giant, though you never know. Despite rocking that fancy Mirasol display (which looks like million bucks compared to Pebble’s screen), the Toq never…
HTC wearable device coming later this year?
HTC is apparently working to join the wearable device market later this year. In an interview with Bloomberg, the company’s CEO and head of global sales Chang Chialin noted that he’s looking forward for a more successful 2014. Here’s what he said about HTC’s wearable device plans: “Many years ago we started looking at smartwatches…
LG’s Smartwatch Could Kick Some Serious Ass
Smartwatches. Whether you love them or hate them, they’re rolling out in every direction. With Sony, Samsung, Qualcomm and more already offering up such devices, it’s only a matter of time before we see other companies ship their very own products, showing what they think a smartwatch should be. With all eyes on Apple’s iWatch,…
Axl Rose Talks Smack on Flea and Google Glass, Proving He’s Just A Weird Old Guy Now
It seems that Axl Rose hates Google Glass almost as much as he hates karaoke. The frontman for one of the best rock bands of all time, Guns N’ Roses got all huffy about the Red Hot Chili Peppers performance at the Super Bowl last week, in which they didn’t even play their instruments. I’ll…
A day with Google Glass explained with popular acronyms
Google Glass is an amazing technology that ushers the way to a new era of computing, one where you won’t have to look at your phone all the time. So we’re not surprised that folks all around the globe are amazed with the experience. Here, we’ll try to describe a day of using Google Glass…
Microsoft should acquire Vuzix
Google Glass is getting all the attention these days. The search giant pretty much pioneered the industry (or at least made it much more visible), which promises to yet again redefine the way we communicate with modern technology. But Google is not the only game in town. There are other companies making smart glasses like…
This Google Glass app can prevent drivers from falling asleep
Let’s face it. Some folks can fall asleep while driving long distances. Or while returning home from a hard day at work. The 2010 AAA report (PDF download) suggests 41% of all U.S. drivers admit to have “fallen asleep or nodded off” while driving. That’s an alarming statistic which this Google Glass app wants to…