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Wearable News: List of watches getting Wear OS plus some thoughts on Google’s rebrand

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.16.2018

Well, it finally happened. This week Google unveiled new branding for Android Wear. The new operating system that powers smartwatches made by its partners is…

Cameras & Filmmaking

Camera sales plunge 28% in January 2018. Blame the smartphone?

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.13.2018

January turned out to be a tough month for camera sales. Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic and all the rest are likely reeling a bit…

Fitbit Versa smartwatch - a Pebble for 2018?

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Fitbit Versa looks a lot like a Pebble smartwatch… and that’s a good thing

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.09.2018

This could be a very interesting smartwatch if Fitbit prices it right.

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Apple to (finally) eliminate iPhone notch?

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.08.2018

Oh, the irony. Apple plans to remove notch from the iPhone X and subsequent models. Meantime Google has added notch support to Android as several…

Samsung SmartThings Hub - list of compatible devices

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Smart Home News: A new SmartThings app has been released in the app store

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.05.2018

Samsung Connect is now SmartThings. SmartThings is now SmartThings Classic. Got it?

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Smart Home News: “Hey Google, wake me up to some jazz in 30 minutes”

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.02.2018

Okay Google, wake me up in 30 minutes to some funky jazz. And there you go. You can now use ask Google Home to wake…

Fitbit Blaze 2 leaked images look like Pebble (2)

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Is this the Fitbit smartwatch us Pebblers have been waiting for?

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.28.2018

There is hope after all. Leaked images today reveal what looks to be Fitibit’s next crack at a smartwatch. And, low and behold, it looks…

Fitbit Reports $571M Q4’17 and $1.616B FY’17 Revenue

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Fitbit struggles, says will further shift product mix to smartwatches

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.26.2018

Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) announced today. Unfortunately, in case you haven’t already heard, the news for the wearable maker is not so great. At $570.8 million…

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Trendspotting: Smartphone sales drop for first time (Gartner Report)

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.22.2018

Gartner reports 5.6% year-over-year decline for global smartphone sales.

Cameras & Filmmaking

Camera Deal Alert: Panasonic GH5 now on sale

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.21.2018

UPDATE 02.24.2018: This GH5 bundle from Focus Camera is a sweetheart and definitely worth considering. It’s the same price as body deal below, but you get…