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Pebble SDK update brings two-way communication to mobile apps

, May 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

For those early adopters who opted in for the Pebble smartwatch during its Kickstarter days, you'll be pleased to know that compatible mobile apps will soon be able to communicate with the Pebble both ways, whereas apps used to only send information to the watch and you couldn't send commands to your phone from the Pebble, which was one of the big caveats. Read The Full Story

RunKeeper Pebble support enabled in iOS and Android update

, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

The popular health and fitness tracking app RunKeeper has updated for both iOS and Android. One of the biggest new additions to the app is support for the new Pebble smartwatch, which now allows users to check their wrist to see if they're keeping up pace, rather than having to fish out their smartphone to check their stats while on the go. Read The Full Story

Hoptroff No. 10 marks world’s first atomic pocket watch

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Hoptroff have introduced a pocket watch they suggest will tell time better and more accurately than any other watch in existence. This watch has been claimed by the company to be more accurate than any luxury quartz or mechanical watch yet produced, and will be the first to be atomically powered in a pocket watch form factor. The Hoptroff No. 10 is such a rare and seemingly difficult to construct timepiece that the company plans on making 12 units in their first run. Read The Full Story

Ressence Type 3 watch employs liquid-filled body

, Apr 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

This isn't the timepiece you expected to be reading about today, that's for certain. What you've got here is the Ressence Type 3, a mechanical wristwatch that, save its rather intriguing construction and use of liquid under the surface of its face, looks rather standard from afar. Up close you'll find that this machine is a bit boggling to behold. Read The Full Story

TomTom GPS sport watches capitalize on smartwatch hype

, Apr 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

This afternoon the folks at TomTom have revealed two GPS sports watches that they say completely re-define what it means to work with a GPS-tracking wrist-bound computer. Witht the TomTom Runner and the TomTom Multi-Sport GPS sport watchs you'll be working with massive displays, one-button control, and full-screen graphics-based training tools to make your sporty self a futuristic runner in no time! Read The Full Story

LG rumored to be creating smartwatch contender

, Mar 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

First it was Pebble to bring smartwatches to the mainstream, and from the looks of it, several big companies are looking to make a dent in the same market, including Apple, Samsung, Google, and now LG. It's rumored that LG will be joining the three other companies to compete in making a next-generation smartwatch. Read The Full Story

Pebble says smartwatch includes Bluetooth 4.0, despite iFixit’s claim

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Earlier today, iFixit posted up their teardown walkthrough of the Pebble smartwatch, and noted that the device didn't support Bluetooth 4.0 -- only Bluetooth 2.1. However, there seemed to be some confusion between the specific chips used in the watch, as Pebble has responded to the teardown, saying that Bluetooth 4.0 is indeed supported. Read The Full Story

Pebble smartwatch gets torn down, not much to it

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Pebble smartwatch was all the rage on Kickstarter, and we eventually got our grubby little hands on the thing at CES back in January, with our full review being posted up last month. The amazing folks over at iFixit have also ended up getting their hands on the device, but they went about it in a different manner, completely tearing it apart to see what's inside. Read The Full Story

Apple iWatch tipped for 2013 launch

, Mar 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

We've been hearing about a lot of buzz about a possible new smartwatch coming straight out of Cupertino. While we've certainly heard a lot about what the alleged watch will feature, we've never heard many rumors about when we'd actually be able to buy the thing. It turns out, however, that sources are saying the iWatch will be available to consumers this year. Read The Full Story

Apple iWatch wristband patent shows the future of slap bracelets

, Feb 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Apple's iWatch has been making the rounds lately, and we've seen our fair share of mockups and possible ideas going behind the rumored smartwatch. Today, for instance, a new patent filing suggests Apple is working on a slap bracelet of the future, complete with a small AMOLED flexible display. It comes straight out of Apple's R&D labs with the name "bi-stable spring with flexible display." Read The Full Story

Pebble watch jailbreak tweak shows all notifications from iPhone

, Feb 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Pebble smartwatch is finally shipping to customers after a number of delays, and we even got our hands on the thing during CES 2013 last month. Jailbreakers and app developers are also getting in on the fun, and now we're seeing what looks to be the first jailbreak tweak for iPhone built for the Pebble smartwatch. Read The Full Story

CES 2013 wrap-up: Accessories steal the show

, Jan 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

In some ways, one could argue that CES 2013 was really all about the accessories. Sure, a lot of companies where there unveiling new hardware, whether that hardware was a massive TV, a new gaming tablet, or a phone that has an eInk display on the backside, but there were more accessories than we care to count being shown on the floor. Each of these accessories seemed to offer something unique; each was newsworthy in it’s own particular way. There were some that caught more attention than others, naturally, but nearly every accessory we saw is bound to get someone, somewhere excited.

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