Wearable

Smartwatch sales surged in the second quarter while sales of basic wearable fitness trackers declined for the first time, signaling a turning point in the market, according to data released Thursday. Market research firm IDC reports that the market for smartwatches like the Apple Watch and Android Wear devices grew nearly 60.9 percent during the second quarter of 2017 compared...

Apple has just announced a price drop for the Apple Watch, now starting at $399 CAD for 38mm and $469 for 42mm. The new prices represent a $50 drop for the 38mm and 42mm Apple Watch Sport editions. Here are the updated prices in Canadian dollars from Apple’s online store: - Apple Watch Sport, priced...

According to a poll of over 2,000 smartphone users carried out by Juniper Research, Apple is the world's coolest brand for wearables, followed by Samsung, Google, LG and Sony, CNET reports. Designer brands such as Ralph Lauren and Tag Heuer were further down the list, while sports brands such as Adidas and Garmin didn't rate high on the...

Customers who pre-ordered the 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition have started receiving their orders, reports 9to5Mac. As expected, the Apple Watch edition includes a unique leather box with a built-in charger. The high-end Apple Watch also includes a cleaning cloth with “Edition” embossed on the material. Apple Watch Edition customers will also notice that the...

Apple unveiled the Apple Watch last year and everyone has been anticipating the launch of the device. Several months later, on April 24, the Apple Watch finally launched to consumers, two weeks after preorders began. The new wearable from Apple ranges in price from $449 (CAD) to $22,000 (CAD) and is the company’s first new major...

According to a new report from MacRumors, Apple will reportedly release the Apple Watch towards the beginning of April in the United States. The reliable sources that spoke with the site said that the company is planning to move the devices to centralized distribution points in the United States during the first few days of...

Various designers of the Thinkapps community have released concept images of what your favourite apps may look like running on an Apple Watch. The companies behind the two most popular messaging apps, Facebook Messenger and Skype, will more than likely be creating Apple Watch specific versions of their apps. The concept images of Facebook Messenger...

Pebble, the company behind the first credible smartwatch that started as a KickStarter project, is celebrating their two and a half year anniversary today. The company announced the Pebble Steel at CES in January and since then Pebble has over 4,000 apps and 18,000 developers. Today, Pebble has announced a software update to its wearable devices...

According to a report from 9to5Mac, Apple’s upcoming iWatch will allow third-party developers to create apps for the wearable device using an iWatch-specific SDK (Software Development Kit) and then distribute them in the App Store. The report also notes that some key third-party developers have been seeded with a pre-release version of the SDK. Apple...

Jon Fawcett, a designer at Fuse Chicken, has released new concept images of what he thinks Apple’s iWatch may look like. The new concept images show what Apple’s rumoured wearable device may look like if it has a round display, similar to the display Motorola chose for their newly released Moto 360 smartwatch. Fawcett has created the...

Forbes reports that Microsoft is working on a smartwatch of its own. The rumours of a Microsoft smartwatch began more than one year ago and the latest rumours point to a sensor-packed device.  The report suggests that Microsoft's smartwatch will work with Windows Phone, iOS, and Android and will be able to measure health-related statistics, like...