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Android smartwatches can connect with iPhones

09/04/201509/02/2015 Julie Campbell

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Google has released a new mobile app to make the wearable technology with iOS based smartphones. Just because you have an iPhone, it doesn’t mean that you won’t be able to choose from among Android based smartwatches, at least not when the application that Google has announced is installed onto the smartphone. This represents the next serious move that has been made in the rivalry between Google and Apple. As the two companies duke it out over smartwatches as they make their first steps into the market and onto people’s…

Co-inventor of Swatch scoffs at Apple Watch

08/26/201508/25/2015 Sam Lambert

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According to Elmar Mock, the smartwatch should be seen more as a type of toy than a timepiece. Elmar Mock, one of the Swatch watch co-inventors, has set the insults flying when it comes to the Apple Watch, having called it nothing more than a toy and not a type of clock that should be taken seriously. In a recent interview, Mock didn’t hold back his opinions about the rival smartwatch from the tech giant. Swatch already has its own version of a smartwatch. His brand is based on wrist…

The market for wearable technology could soon include 385 million people

07/22/201507/21/2015 Stephanie Beck

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If the wearables market does grow as many expect it will, it could potentially alter the way we “consume and use information”. Erinn Murphy and Christof Fischer, of the bank and asset firm, Piper Jaffray, recently released a note to clients that stated that “wearable technology will be the next generation of devices to transform how individuals consume and use information.” While the adoption of smartwatches has not been a rapid one, wearable tech as a whole has been taking off. The note indicated that it may not be long…

Scientists use WiFi to send electricity to wearable technology

06/12/201506/10/2015 Julie Campbell

This technology has the potential to provide meaningful charging to batteries of smartwatches and smartglasses. Among the latest breakthroughs in wearable technology has been one that has involved the use of WiFi in order to send electricity into mobile devices and wearables such as smartwatches, fitness bands, and even smartglasses. The scientists were able to experiment with WiFi antennas to the point that they were able to power up small devices. They used ambient signals to power the wearable technology. In order to keep a steadier flow, they combined the…

The latest Android Wear update includes important new features

04/22/201504/20/2015 Julie Campbell

Among the additions to the wearable technology platform include WiFi and gestures. Although the Apple Watch may be in the wearable technology spotlight at the moment, Android Wear has just released an important update that could draw the attention back to smartwatches based on its platform. Google recently announced some new updates for its wearable tech platform that decrease dependency on smartphones. For example, the Android wear update will be giving devices WiFi support, so that they won’t need to rely as heavily on being paired with smartphones all the…