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WIMM Android smartwatch re-hashed with old concepts

Chris Burns, Apr 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

The folks responsible for the WIMM Android-based device are fully conscious of the fact that they're not the only smart watch manufacturer on the block, so this week they're showing the future - at least that's what it looks like at first. The future in this case is a set of conceptual works surrounding their 1 x 1 miniature computer that show that the WIMM is not just the smart watch people know it as in its first iteration, it's part of a bigger community of possibilities. What's not immediately clear is the fact that these concepts aren't new at all, they've existed as long as the WIMM has itself. Read The Full Story

Reminder: our WIMM Spring Developers Project has come to a close!

Chris Burns, Feb 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Last week we held our Spring Developers Project featuring the WIMM One developer kit, a lovely tiny device with the power to run Android and a slew of "Micro Apps" which take full advantage of the fact that this object functions best as a watch! We had developers and everyday average brilliant citizens submit ideas for their own futuristic Micro Apps the whole week, and the results were more than encouraging - they were downright excellent! Ten of our favorites were chosen from the pack, and what we've got here is one final reminder that each of the following users had what we consider the latest and greatest in submitted Micro App coolness! Read The Full Story

WIMM One Micro App Store Beta opens today

Chris Burns, Feb 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

The coolest little watchband-based Android computer in the world, the WIMM One, is today letting loose its own Micro App Store. This device is currently out in the same form as we did a WIMM One Developer Kit full review of some weeks ago, and today it gets its own app store in beta form and one big software update! This software update will axe a series of bugs and allow the device to work with the app store as it launches via the web this afternoon.

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SlashGear’s WIMM Spring Developers Project Update!

Chris Burns, Feb 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week and next we're running our Spring Developers Project with none other than WIMM and their WIMM One developer preview kits. This is the same kit we reviewed in full a few weeks ago, now here ready to distribute to you! All need in exchange is your awesome ideas for mini-apps for the future of this watchface-sized Android device! We've chosen several winners already and the project is set to continue through until right before the start of Mobile World Congress 2012 - check below to see our first winners and their awesome contributions! Read The Full Story

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Join in on SlashGear’s WIMM Spring Developers Project!

Chris Burns, Feb 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

It’s time to work with SlashGear and WIMM to bring you into the next generation of Android-based wristwatch-sized fun and interaction with our WIMM Spring Developers Project! What we’ve got here is a set of TEN WIMM One developer preview kits (Be sure to check out SlashGear’s review of the WIMM One developer preview kit here!) ready to distribute to you, but what we need in return is your ideas for what a watchface-sized Android device should or could be capable of! It’s an ideas project, ladies and gentlemen, and we want you to use your mind to bring a WIMM One unit directly to your wrist!

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Reviews

WIMM One Developer Kit Review

Chris Davies, Nov 9th 2011 Discuss [7]

The WIMM One has a worthy ambition: shifting information from your smartphone screen to your wrist, and allowing you to get on with life rather than pulling your phone from your pocket every thirty seconds. To do that, WIMM‘s smart watch harnesses Android, a high-tech display and more sensors than you’d expect from the standard Rolex or Omega. The company also has its eye on smart watch world domination, with enthusiastic plans for third-party developers and hardware manufacturers. The WIMM One Developer Kit is the first step in that journey; check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.