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You may haven’t heard of Luxottica, but you most definitely know their products. As the world’s largest eyewear company, they control over 80% of the major eyewear brands. The companies in the group include such well-known brands as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Vogue-Eyewear, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Alain Mikli and Arnette. And they’re teaming-up with Google (or that’s…
Not everyone expect to see the iWatch launching this year. According to OpTe.ch’s Mike Oertli, Apple will take a different route that doesn’t include making of its own smart watch. Instead, the Cupertino company will focus on making Healthbook the best app in its category and allow third-party hardware to connect to it. Meanwhile, iPhone…
The Moto 360 was most definitely the most interesting device announced at Google’s Android Wear event. Unlike all other smart watches we’ve seen before, this one has a circular screen that could make it appealing even for the non-tech crowd. We have few additional details to uncover about this fancy gadget, as brought to us…
Pebble was the device that literally kickstarted the smart watch industry. So we were not surprised to learn that ever since the first Pebble was launched, they managed to move more than 400,000 units. Best of all, this figure doesn’t include the fancy new Pebble Steel or includes just a few units. According to AndroidCentral,…
On the heels of the recently launched Toq SDK, Augmented Views is adding support for Qualcomm’s smart watch to its Augmented SmartWatch Pro app. Using the application, Toq owners can quickly get real-time alerts on their wrist, as well as up to three Tasker tasks, with opening the card serving as the trigger. However, the SDK…
Samsung is apparently working to cram the cellular connectivity to its Galaxy Gear 2 smart watch. According to a Korea Herald report, the company may launch a USIM-equipped Gear 2 in the future. This unit wouldn’t require Bluetooth connection with a smartphone, and could even allow phone calls. Such model, the story suggests, could be…
Apple has filed a patent for a fancy remote control for iPhone’s camera. The filing No. 8,675,084 for “Systems and methods for remote camera control” describes a dedicated device that is connected to Apple’s smartphone via wireless (Bluetooth?) connection to allow users to take selfies, vacation photos and/or group portraits without touching their beloved handset.…
Instead of launching its own smartwatch as rumored, Google is taking wearables to the next level by announcing its Android Wear platform, an Android based Google Now heavy environment with a keen focus on wearable devices. Android Wear will make its debut in smartwatches, which will appear on smartwatches manufactured by a host of smartphone…
Samsung was just warming up with the Galaxy Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit; the Korean giant will apparently launch another fitness device later this year. Called S Band, this will be a rather wrist-band device that doesn’t have a screen a la Gear Fit. Instead, all it offers are vibration alarms and…
Talk about how mobile technology is helping solve real-world problems. Samsung announced a trio of accessories for users of the Galaxy Core Advance that require special assistance. The Ultrasonic Cover, Optical Scan Stand and Voice Label are made to assist disabled and visually impaired users. The Ultrasonic Cover allows users to detect obstacles and navigate…