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Tech NewsWearables Are All About Giving You a “Rich Person Experience”
Over the weekend, economist Paul Krugman wrote an interesting column for the New York Times that explains why Apple is emphasizing wealth and luxury in its Apple Watch campaigns. Krugman believes that’s because all wearables are aimed at giving you an experience that only super rich people can have. Krugman starts by talking about how … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsMoto Maker for the Moto 360 Hands-On: Pretty Watch Gets Prettier
The last time we played around with Motorola’s Moto Maker it was for the original Moto X. You could change the color of the back, the front, the metal accents, and even add a custom engraving to the back. Well, Moto is back at it but this time with the Moto 360 smartwatch. Let’s check … Continued
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What Kind of Smart Device Would You Actually Want To Wear?
The first Apple Watch reviews are in, and the consensus appears to be a resounding “meh.” So let’s think outside the box and design an even sweeter smart device, right here, right now. What’s the wearable of your dreams? I have to admit, all other considerations aside (price/first gen snafus/the hype machine), the Apple Watch … Continued
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This Watch’s Random Mess of Numbers Still Manages To Perfectly Tell Time
The weapons race in the world of complicated mechanical watches inches towards a horological doomsday as DeWitt reveals its new Academia Mathematical that replaces a pair of hands with a visible hodge-podge of numbered dials—which somehow manage to continually align themselves to perfectly display the time throughout the day. To be clear, the watch isn’t … Continued
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This Wristband’s Tactile Vibrations Let Musicians Silently Keep the Beat
During a performance a band is completely reliant on its drummer for setting the rhythm, but what about during rehearsal when a musician is practicing alone? Or when a musical group doesn’t have a drummer? That’s where this new wearable comes in. It doesn’t tell time, it doesn’t have notifications, and it can’t run apps. … Continued
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A Key-Sized Pebble Watch Charger You’ll Never Forget At Home
The Pebble smartwatch boasts vastly superior battery life to Apple’s upcoming wearable, but that doesn’t mean you still don’t have to regularly keep it charged. So following up on its key-sized smartphone chargers, Nomad is introducing the tiny NomadKey Pebble that includes a magnetic connector for attaching to and charging the smartwatch. It’s small enough … Continued
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Tech NewsMagic Leap Claims This Kickass Reality-Bending Raygun Game Is Real
Remember Magic Leap, the elusive Google-funded company promising to make virtual objects look like they exist in the real world? The one whose technology we’ve never actually seen? The secretive startup just released this incredible video filled with robots, retro rayguns, and a holodeck-like user interface. Oh, and the company claims this is a real … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsA Pumping Piston Tells Time on This Engine-Inspired Watch
Breitling’s watches have always been the perfect accessory for pilots wanting a timepiece to match their passion. But when it comes to cars and motorcycles—the most popular transportation choice of the masses—Miki Eleta’s new Timeburner is a more appropriate choice. Because instead of rotating hands, it uses a pumping piston to display the time. The … Continued
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Tech NewsThis Watch Puts a Celestial Dance Between the Sun and Moon On Your Wrist
Once they figured how to use gears and other mechanisms to accurately keep track of time, watchmakers expanded what their clockwork creations could do. Timepieces became even more mesmerizing to look at, and as Frédéric Jouvenot’s new Sîn watch proves, that’s kept mechanical watches relevant and desirable even in a time where everyone has a … Continued
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Tech NewsBreitling’s First Smartwatch Isn’t Overloaded With Functionality
Many have criticized Apple for trying to cram too much functionality into a wearable device with a tiny touchscreen and short battery life. Breitling’s first smartwatch is simpler: the B55 Connected will wirelessly communicate with your smartphone too, but only to make the watch’s core functionality easier to use. First and foremost, the B55 Connected … Continued
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Apple Watch Hands-On: Only Time Will Tell
Today, I strapped a $15,000 watch to my wrist—one with an Apple computer inside. I played with it a bit, and tried to imagine integrating it into my life. But by the time Apple (oh so courteously!) booted me out of the showroom, I couldn’t make up my mind. I’m not talking about whether or … Continued
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Valve vs. Sony: Who’s Got The Better VR Experience?
Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve got two front-runners in the virtual reality race. Sony’s Project Morpheus and the HTC Vive are the best VR we’ve ever seen. Both let you actually reach out and grab objects, unlike the Oculus Rift. But which of these two technological marvels is the most promising? Before today, we couldn’t begin … Continued
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Hands On: Sony’s New Morpheus Is The Best VR Headset Yet
I just survived a shark attack. I just stole a priceless diamond in an upscale London heist. I did it with Sony’s new Project Morpheus headset. It’s the best I’ve ever tried. I’ve used a lot of VR headsets. Each one’s a tiny bit better than the last. The picture’s always a little clearer, the … Continued
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These Are Pebble’s Secret Weapons In The Smartwatch War
Did you think the new Pebble Time’s color screen and new UI paradigm made for an exciting smartwatch? Well, you ain’t seen nothing yet. The company’s been hiding two major announcements that could make Pebble Time the smartwatch to beat this year. First, take a nice long look at the picture on top of this … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsLiquid-Pumping Bellows Are a Mesmerizing Alternative to a Smartwatch
If watch craftsmanship to you has nothing to do with how thin a company can make an LCD touchscreen’s bezel, then you’re probably already aware of the wonderful creations made by a company called HYT. To make its horological masterpieces really stand out the company uses pistons and bellows to pump colorful liquid through tubes … Continued
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Huawei TalkBand B2: Half Fitness Band, Half Earpiece, All Bizarre
Huawei is betting (again) on wearables—who’s not! And alongside its new Android Wear watch, the Chinese company has something much weirder: the TalkBand B2. The TalkBand B2 is the successor of the TalkBand B1, with a 0.73 PMOLED touchscreen. Built on a metal dock instead of plastic or rubber, the TalkBand B2 comes in two … Continued
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Tech NewsHTC Vive: This Is Valve’s Virtual Reality Headset
Just the other day we heard that Valve is getting ready to put out its SteamVR headset. HTC is making it, it’s called the HTC Vive and it’ll be out—for real—by the end of the year. Game on, Oculus. Unlike other virtual reality headsets, which have surfaced as early prototypes with a developer version off … Continued
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Tech NewsHuawei Already Revealed Its First Android Watch
All the cool kids are peddling Android wearables these days, and it looks like Huawei is no exception: in advance of the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, it looks like the Chinese phone giant has revealed its upcoming watch in an (accidental?) ad. First spotted by Android Central, the ad gives it the original … Continued
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Swatch’s Touchscreen Watch Gets Smarter With Fitness Tracking Features
Rumors of Swatch making a smartwatch of its own were recently confirmed to Gizmodo by the company, we just don’t have any idea of when it will happen. So if you’re tired of waiting to strap a genuine smart Swiss watch to your wrist, Swatch has just upgraded its touchscreen Swatch Touch with the slightly … Continued
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Tech NewsThis Japanese Robot Feeds You Tomatoes While You Run
Okay, it’s not exactly a robot—but I bet it’s still the craziest thing you’ve seen all day. Japanese juice and ketchup company Kagome built a freaking wearable tomato dispenser for a runner at the Japan Marathon this weekend. The video pretty much speaks for itself: What’s really going on here? Believe it or not, it’s … Continued