Google’s Project Fi cell service adds U.S. Cellular
Google continues to expand its fledglingly (and rather superb) cellular service known as Project Fi. T-Mobile and Sprint were original partners. Today, Google announced that…
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Pebble Kickstarter campaign breaks $10 million mark – demand strong for low-cost wearables
The demand, she is a strong. Today, Pebble’s 2016 Kickstarter broke the $10 million (USD) mark. To date, over 52,000 people have backed the campaign. Good…
Pebble teams with Amazon, adds Alexa voice search to new wearable (Analysis)
“Alexa, ask Pebble how the Kickstarter campaign is doing.” Another savvy move by Pebble. Today, the Redwood City wearable maker announced its upcoming Pebble Core wearable…
Pebble 2 Q&A: Top 10 questions about Pebble’s next-gen smartwatches answered
Pebble is pouring it on today. First, the big announcement this morning. The Redwood City start-up unveiled three new wearables. Follow-ups to the original Pebbles,…
Pebble intros 3 new wearables, launches Kickstarter, prices start at $69
“Hey gang, it’s time to write the next chapter in wearables.” Pebble continues to out-innovate its rivals. It’s much larger rivals; the Apples, Googles, and…
Google on Wear 2.0: “We’re listening very closely to our developers” (and that’s the problem with Wear)
Why on earth does a smartwatch need a speaker? Or a ridiculous, microscopic keyboard? And this idea that a smartphone needs to be “standalone” and…
Wear 2.0: Google’s smartwatch OS gets much-needed reboot
“Our biggest [Android Wear] platform update yet.” Well, how’s that for amazing response time?! Yesterday, I lamented the need for a reboot of Google’s smartwatch…
Google I/O: Daydream takes Cardboard and VR to next level
“Mobile. Approachable. For everyone.” Google’s evolution of its clever VR project Cardboard is here. Well almost. Clay Bavor’s reveal of “Daydream” was easily the best…
Google Home oh no
As has been widely reported today, Google unveiled its answer to Amazon Echo. Yep, oh no. It’s called Google Home. And like Echo (and it’s…
Trendspotting: Will slow smartwatch sales lead to inventory dumping?
Some are saying smartwatch sales, and the overall wearable market, have grown at a decent clip over the past twelve months. Fitbit reported 25% year-over-year…