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Fossil’s smartwatch technology purchased by Google

01/22/201901/21/2019 L. Green

The Internet tech giant has acquired Fossil’s wearable technology for $40 million. To pursue its smartwatch vision, Google is reportedly buying Fossil’s smartwatch technology for $40 million. This is big news as Google has yet to release or show off a premium version of Wear OS. The new deal also includes a smartwatch that is already in development. With the purchase of this smartwatch technology, this could mean that Google will also be releasing one of these wearable devices, sooner rather than later. According to TechCrunch, the deal between Fossil…

Wearable technology partnership opens between will.i.am and Gucci

03/24/201503/21/2015 Julie Campbell

Smartwatches and fitness bands are becoming increasingly commonplace, bringing new collaborations to stand out. A new announcement was recently released that has revealed that will.i.am, who has already released a smartwatch into the market, will now be partnering with the Gucci Timepieces brand to design new wearable technology. This announcement was made at a Baselworld press conference, which is an international watch industry trade show. This new wearable technology partnership has brought the two together for the creation of a smartband that will be entirely standalone. This makes it very…

Smartwatch brings a handset and wearables together

10/22/201410/19/2014 Jesse Collins

This new .klatz device will allow phone calls and texts to be made, more comfortably. While the smartwatch has been slow to be adopted by consumers, many believe that this will pick up as awareness grows through the release of the Apple Watch next year. That said, there is one primary limitation that nearly all of the big players continue to experience. So far, the smartwatch has essentially been seen as an awkward accessory device that works in connection with a smartphone. This means that, when used on their own,…

Gadgets from Samsung marketed as fictional devices brought to reality

10/10/201310/09/2013 Julie Campbell

The Galaxy Gear line is pointing out the similarity between the smartwatch and science fiction machines. Samsung has launched a new advertising campaign for its Galaxy Gear wearable mobile gadgets that draws attention to a nostalgic connection that consumers already have with this cutting edge technology. Despite the fact that these are state of the art devices, similar concepts have been on television for decades. The new adverts for the Samsung wearable gadgets have been drawn from old films and television show favorites such as Inspector Gadget, Knight Rider, and…