Category: Gadgets

Fossil decides smartwatches are no longer its thing

Julie Campbell
Goodbye Smartwatches

The company has announced that the Wear-based wearables it launched in August 2021 are done. Designer fashion brand Fossil recently announced that it intends to leave smartwatches in the past, and that it will be stepping out of this market altogether. This announcement was made despite the number of customers awaiting the next generation devices. Fossil Group first rolled out its smartwatches in August 2021. At that time, its wearables were based on the Wear Gen 6 operating system. A number of other devices in the lineup were announced after…

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Disney announces new virtual reality treadmill called the HoloTile

Julie Campbell
New Virtual Reality Tech - People using VR Gear

The sliding VR floor moves in all directions and can be used by multiple users simultaneously. Disney has unveiled a new virtual reality treadmill technology that it developed for use by multiple users at the same time and that moves in all directions. The unveiling was made via YouTube video by Lanny Smoot, a Disney inventor and engineer. Celebrated Disney inventor and engineer Lanny Smoot was featured in the video that first announced the HoloTile virtual reality floor project from the company’s R&D department. The HoloTile was described as “the…

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Amazon and Panasonic collab on content suggesting smart TV tech

Jennifer Goula
Smart TV - Handshake - Collaboration

The companies unveiled their flagship model of the OLED device at CES. Amazon and Panasonic Holdings have announced that they are collaborating on a project for the production of a smart TV line that will be able to recommend content to viewers based on their watch history. The Japanese electronics company has been working on a strategy to enhance its TV software. Earlier this month at CES, the companies unveiled their flagship smart TV model, which is an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screen equipped with the Fire TV streaming technology…

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Apple Watch feature saves Delaware student’s life

Jesse Collins
Apple Watch - Concept Image of Calling SOS from Apple Watch

The SOS call feature saved a young woman who was suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. Wearable technology like the Apple Watch is being increasingly credited with saving lives in a spectrum of different ways, and the smartwatch was recently used to rescue a student in Delaware who was suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. The student, Natalie Nasatka, used the SOS button on her smartwatch as she started losing consciousness. The student noticed that she was feeling exceptionally exhausted and was starting to lose consciousness. That said, she still had the…

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Apple agrees to Batterygate iPhone settlement in Canada

L. Green
Batterygate - Canada Settlement

The British Columbia Supreme Court has received the settlement and is considering it for approval. iPhone owners in Canada who were victims of Batterygate could soon receive a payment from Apple, if the courts give the class action lawsuit settlement their approval. The issue has to do with the company’s widely publicized iPhone battery throttling activities. Apple has agreed to a settlement of between $11.1 million and $14.4 million in Canadian dollars to settle the class action lawsuit. The decision regarding the approval of the proposed settlement will be made…

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