Wearables Archives

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I/O 2018: Will Google finally reveal new version of Wear?

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.24.2018

Google’s annual I/O developer conference will once again be held at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View. The three day event, per the geekiest of…

Gen 3 Fossil Q Control smartwatch - But what about Android Wear?

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Fossil has new smartwatch, but is Google’s Android Wear holding its end of the bargain?

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.17.2017

Fossil today released yet another smartwatch. Per The Verge it runs Android Wear 2.0, has a 45mm, water resistant circular case, touch-sensitive bezel, and costs…

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Google and the Smartwatch: What’s next for Android Wear?

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.06.2017

Google launched its wearable OS, Android Wear, in 2014. To much fanfare. All of us early adopters, tech writers, and geeks were fully on board.…

Fitbit Ionic: Will consumers choose it over an Apple Watch?

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Fitbit tests premium wearable pricing with $300 Ionic smartwatch

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.28.2017

Apple charges premium prices for its smartwatches. Can Fitbit?

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Design of new Fitbit smartwatch not exactly Ive-y league

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.10.2017

Photos of an upcoming Fitbit smartwatch have hit the internet. And, first reaction: not so good. The display itself does look good, so far as…

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Google should kill Android Wear, reboot wearable strategy

BY CLINTON STARK — 05.15.2017

Asus is out. If reports are true the company will no longer make smartwatches that run the Android Wear operating system. Officially last year Motorola…

ZTE Quartz Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch - specs, photos, availability

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ZTE launches Quartz smartwatch, its first wearable for U.S. market runs Android Wear 2.0

BY CLINTON STARK — 04.10.2017

ZTE Quartz smartwatch features 1.4-inch round AMOLED display, supports T-Mobile LTE and costs only $192. Stark Insider breaks down ZTE's first U.S. wearable.