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Tech NewsWithings Activité Pop Fitness Tracker: Looks Nice, Right Price
Withings has been making some of the best fitness trackers for a couple years now. So when we first saw the Withings Activité—a lovely analog watch that was secretly an activity tracker—we were excited. That excitement waned, somewhat, when we found it it costs $450. Oh but hello, here comes the new Activité Pop, which … Continued
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Montblanc’s New e-Strap Makes Luxury Watches (a Little) Smarter
Smartwatches may be increasingly popular, but they lack still lack the gravitas of high-end time pieces. Which is why Montblanc is trying to inject a little smart into its own luxury watches. A Blog to Watch reports that the watchmaker has unveiled a new e-Strap that will feature on its Timewalker Urban Speed Collection. It’s … Continued
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Rip Curl’s GPS Surf Watch: The Most Advanced Waveproof Wearable Yet
It seems like there are GPS watches to track practically any sports activity, from running and hiking to cycling and swimming. So why have surfers been left out in the cold? Rip Curl aims to fix that with the first watch to track just how much gnar you’re shredding. What Is It? The Search GPS … Continued
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Android Wear Is Getting an Awesome Facelift
Android Wear is about to get prettier, better, and more useful. In a new update that begins rolling out today, the smartwatch OS will not only be getting some much-requested functionality, but it will feature a bevy of new watch-faces that are absolutely drool-worthy. Those new watch faces are the main new feature here. Google … Continued
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Tech NewsA Tiny Old Hard Drive Makes a Sweet Nerdy Watch
As the world becomes increasingly (and justifiably) dominated by flash storage, old fashioned hard disk drives are becoming increasingly (and justifiably) useless. But slap a set of hands and a quartz movement on one, and boom! You’ve got yourself a pretty awesome-looking watch. The HDD Watch is a real thing created by an industrious Frenchman … Continued
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It Turns Out Sony Was Behind that E-Ink Concept Watch All Along
A month after the E-Ink FES concept watch got people excited about an innovative wearable that didn’t care if it wasn’t particularly smart, rumors that Sony was working on a similar E-Ink-based timepiece started to swirl. But according to the Wall Street Journal, Sony was behind the FES watch concept all along, and it’s just … Continued
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The Next Big Piracy Battle Could Be Over Your Smartwatch
Smartwatches enter a wearable realm that have long been dominated by luxury brands like Omega, Mondaine, Swatch, and Armani. It’s these same brands that are also none to pleased about their own designs slowly spreading throughout the internet and onto our smartwatches. According to TorrentFreak, several watchmakers are beginning to send cease and desist notices … Continued
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Tech NewsJames Bond’s Laser-Cutting Watch Is Finally a Reality
Thanks to some clever special effects, the gadgets that Q creates for James Bond and other MI6 agents are often well ahead of their time. So much so that it’s only now, more than 31 years after Never Say Never Again hit theaters, that we finally have a wristwatch with a built-in laser powerful enough … Continued
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You Can Never Really Be Late With a Flux Capacitor Watch
You can cross a smartwatch off your wish list this holiday season now that ThinkGeek has revealed this utterly amazing compact Flux Capacitor Watch that really fluxes. The red LED readout on the bottom shows the current date, while the flashing LEDs on the flux capacitor do indicate the time, although deciphering it will take … Continued
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The Random Scribbles on This Watch Face Actually Do Tell the Time
If you’re a fan of obscure and hard to read watch faces, you’ve just found another addition to your collection. The sleek $180 Ora Unica is all black save for a couple of white squiggles on the watch’s face. It might seem like a non-functional fashion accessory, but if you look close you’ll see those … Continued
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Motorola’s Gold Moto 360 Is Real, and So Is Its Activity Tracking App
First it was real, then it wasn’t. Then it appeared on Amazon for a hot second. Today, Motorola finally did us all a favor and confirmed their shiny gold white whale of a smartwatch, the gold-faced Moto 360—along with some other design updates. In a blog post today, Motorola announced some new peripherals for its … Continued
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11 Incredible Smartwatch Apps That Don’t Exist Yet
Over the weekend, we asked you to have a think about what kind of apps you’d want on your wrist if you were a designer. We encouraged you to go big—and go big you did, suggesting everything from a universal translator to walkie-talkies. We received over a hundred comments on the original post, but below … Continued
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Of Course This Six-Figure Watch Was Inspired By a Space Captain Cartoon
You can say what you will about the subdued stylings of the Apple Watch, but deep down we’re probably all a little glad it perfectly married form and function—a balance that not all watch makers strive for. MB&F has just revealed its latest creation, the HM6 Space Pirate that more than lives up to its … Continued
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HP’s Gaudy Smartwatch Will Be Surprisingly Affordable
Here’s our first detailed look at the Hewlett-Packard “luxury” smartwatch teased a few months ago. It’s designed to look like a fancy metal rich-guy watch, but at $350, you won’t need to be a rich guy to buy it. Called the MB Chronowing, the watch is designed by Michael Bastian. It’s a 44mm stainless steel … Continued
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io9These Stylish Minimalistic Clocks Let You Tell Time With Flair
Bored with ordinary clocks that are just two hands spinning around a clock face or digital numbers glowing in the dark? These striking clocks use a variety of design elements and visual choices to convey minutes and hours. White & White Clock, designed by Vadim Kibardin (via Kibardindesign) Target Clock, by Simon Lumb (via Simon … Continued
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This Retro Watch Has a Simple Solution to Battery Life For Wearables
The miniaturization of technology has hit a bit of a wall as of late, thanks to the limitations of batteries. Smartwatches could easily be packed with even more functionality, but who wants to have to charge it multiple times a day? John De Cristofaro’s retro-looking ChronodeVFD watch has the solution with swappable AA batteries. John’s … Continued
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Casio Taps the 1980s for Its Retro Line of Smart (Looking) Watches
These days only people going for the ironic look would consider a gold digital watch a classy way to spruce up an outfit, but back in the 1980s they were cutting edge technology and high style. So Casio is bringing back a small collection of its swankiest designs in gold and silver for all you … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsYou Can Customize This E-Ink Watch Down to the Strap
If there’s one group that will surely embrace smartwatches, it’s those who like to change their background image and the look and feel of their devices every day. But the FES Watch doesn’t just let you change the watch face whenever you tire of the current design, using E-Ink technology it actually lets you change … Continued
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Forget Exercise; This Fitness Tracker Just Wants You To See the Sun
It only took a few decades for us to realize that spending all our time in front of computers wasn’t the most healthiest way to live. That’s why the market is now flooded with fitness tracking wearables encouraging us to exercise. The Brite R450 sets its sights a little lower, though. It encourages more achievable … Continued
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ScienceHealthGarmin Forerunner 920XT: The Best Triathlon Watch Gets Even Better
Since early 2012, the Garmin Forerunner 910XT has been the best triathlon watch, period. Others have tried to step up, but to this date nothing has equalled its wealth of features. And now it seems Garmin has raised the bar for itself. The new Forerunner 920XT is everything the 910 was, and much more. First, … Continued
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