Google Glass touches down in the UK for £1,000 June 23, 2014 GOOGLE launched its smart Glass eyewear in the UK last night, making it the second country to get the device after it launched in the US last year. Glass, which Google says is still an early prototype, is on sale for £1,000 and features a heads-up display with access to email, search and maps through [...]
Apple’s smartwatch: 8 rumours about the “iWatch” June 20, 2014 Apple’s smartwatch is a step closer to becoming reality with widespread reports that Taiwanese company Quanta Computers will begin making the product in July. The commercial launch of the “iWatch”, as it’s been dubbed but not officially named, could launch as early as October, according to sources. Details of Apple’s first foray into the much-hyped [...]
Wearables in the workplace May 14, 2014 A recent study, led by Chris Brauer of Goldsmiths University, found that wearable technology could boost employee productivity by as much as 8.5 per cent, and job satisfaction by 3.5 per cent. “Wearable technology is arguably the biggest trend since tablet computing, so it’s natural that employees and businesses will look to use these devices [...]
Luxury watchmaker Bremont is set to become the first company to release a fully mechanical “smart watch” April 1, 2014 Wearable tech has become the latest fashion among early adopters but the gadgets have failed to move purists, who value the centuries-old tradition of mechanical movements. Bremont’s A1 smart watch hopes to bridge the gulf between the two worlds. The rotund device can be used as a music player, incorporating a miniature reel-to-reel tape system [...]
This is how people will look at you when you wear Google Glass March 25, 2014 Bryan Foster likes wearing Google Glass. He lives in LA and is the kind of guy that calls himself a technology evangelist. On Twitter. And we’d wager on his business card. He also calls himself a Google Glass Explorer, he’s not the only one of course – there are plenty of these people out there [...]
Samsung, Motorola and LG join Google’s smartwatch platform March 18, 2014 GOOGLE last night unveiled a version of its Android smartphone software designed specifically for smartwatches and wearables. Motorola, LG and Samsung are among the consumer hardware manufacturers that have signed up to use the new software which Google is calling Android Wear. LG’s G smartwatch running Android Wear is due to arrive next quarter with [...]
Google focuses on wearable tech March 10, 2014 Google is set to release an Android-based software development kit for wearable devices, its Android chief Sundar Pichai said yesterday while speaking at the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Texas. “In two weeks we are launching the first developer SDK for Android,” Pichai said. “That will lay out the vision for developers in how [...]
How wearable tech is set to disrupt business February 26, 2014 in Barcelona WEARABLE gadgets are set to be one of the most disruptive trends in business over the next 18 months, according to a report from Deloitte yesterday. A range of smartwatches – like Samsung’s Galaxy Fit and Sony’s Smartband – were announced this week at Mobile World Congress, and are among some of the [...]
Watch out for wearable tech at MWC 2014 February 26, 2014 Keep your friends close and your technology closer: the latest wrist-friendly gadgets Mobile World Congress is a phone geek’s dream – a time when the great and good of the mobile industry showcases what we can look forward to for the rest of the year. While recent years have been somewhat thinner on the ground [...]
Samsung shuns Android with new smartwatch February 23, 2014 SAMSUNG has dropped the Android platform from its latest smartwatch, distancing itself further from its ties with Google. The Gear 2, unveiled by the South Korean electronics giant yesterday, will instead use Tizen, a new mobile platform designed by a number of technology firms including Intel, Huawei and Vodafone, in response to Google’s domination of [...]