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CES: TCL broadens own-brand ecosystem with new smartphones and wearables, refreshes Alcatel lineup
Chinese manufacturer also announces move into smart glasses
What Mobile
January 12, 2021
Samsung Introduces Three New Wearables for Balanced and Connected Living
The Galaxy wearable line expands to include Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Buds’ sleek, modern devices that make it easier to manage fitness and wellbeing. Samsung has announced its new line-up of Galaxy wearables: Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Fit/Galaxy Fit e and Galaxy Buds. The smartwatch, activity tracker and wireless earbuds made for […]
Accessories
February 22, 2019
Qualcomm 1100 processor for kids and elderly wearables
Qualcomm has unveiled the new Snapdragon 1100, a chipset designed for “targeted-purpose wearables.” Its not as powerful as the Snapdragon 2100 unveiled a few months ago, instead Qualcomm are going for efficiency, with their new chipset. The 1100 is labelled as “target-purposed” stating products such as smartwatches, fitness trackers and wearable technology for the elderly […]
Manny Pham
May 31, 2016
Top smart fitness wearables for a healthy 2016
Summer is here which means it’s time to start getting out there and showing off those chiseled abs. If only it was that easy… “Beach body,” “shedding unwanted poundage” and becoming “less rotund.” If these phrases struck a chord, you’re like us and not one of those lucky people with a high metabolism. Fear not […]
Manny Pham
May 25, 2016
Fossil are going into the wearables market
Fossil Group has agreed to acquire Misfit in a multi-million dollar deal. Fossil group are known for making clothing and fashion accessory ranges, including watches. Misfit are a new company known for their wearable the Shine 2. The 4-year-old company also created smart home devices, such as smart energy saving bulbs. Misfit had previously collaborated with […]
Manny Pham
November 13, 2015
Pokémon GO – Gotta catch up with wearables
Pokémon GO brings digital life to the real world in an Augmented Reality game. Pokémon players are used to encountering locations based on real-world places like New York, Paris, and Hokkaido in Japan, but now they can skip the intervening steps and find Pokémon right where they are. Pokémon GO is an augmented reality app […]
Apps
September 11, 2015
Stretchable battery could revolutionise wearables
A team from Arizona State University has developed a stretchable battery that can flex without losing power. Taking inspiration from the Japanese art of kirigami – similar to origami, but with cuts in the paper for added flexibility – researchers have created a battery that can stretch to over 150 percent without breaking or interrupting […]
Accessories
August 5, 2015
Top five fitness wearables for kickstarting an active lifestyle
Fitness wearables are fantastic for kickstarting an exercise plan if you’ve been wanting to get more active. The fact that most accurately track your steps, calories burnt, distance travelled and give friendly exercise notifications offers an added incentive to hit those fitness goals. Not everyone has the same fitness goals, however. Some people might be keen […]
Apps
July 20, 2015
Tapping it in: Barclaycard launches contactless payment wearables
Barclaycard has launched three new wearable payment devices; a wristband, key fob, and sticker. Each of these three devices will use NFC contactless payment technology, the same technology in contactless credit and debit cards that enables you to pay for goods with just a tap. You can use these devices to pay for transactions of up […]
Apps
June 29, 2015
Jawbone reveals two new wearables: the UP MOVE and UP3 – the sequel to the UP24
Jawbone, the creators of What Mobile favourite the UP24, is back with two new wearable trackers. One is a low-cost fitness-oriented tracker, whilst the other is a fully-fledged sequel to the aforementioned Jawbone UP24. Let’s start with the exciting one, shall we? The Jawbone UP3 is, as you may have suspected, the third edition of […]
Callum Tennent
November 5, 2014
Google I/O 2014: Android Wear has arrived! Google unveils its new feature-packed OS for wearables
Google has unveiled more functionalities from its Android Wear OS for selected wearables, including the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live – both of which are currently available to pre-order in the US and UK via the Play Store. Google also announced that the software development kit (SDK) that will allow developers to integrate […]
Apps
June 26, 2014
WATCH: The Withings Activité is the Moto 360 of fitness wearables
We’re pretty big fans of fitness wearables here at What Mobile. They can get something of a bad rep, but when done right they can be excellent improvements to your daily routine. If anything, they’re the first genuine, new technological innovation since the smartphone. The only way is up, is what we’re saying. Of course […]
Callum Tennent
June 24, 2014
Review – Fitness wearables round-up: Nike+ Fuelband SE vs Jawbone UP24 vs Misfit Shine
Fitness wearables have gone from poorly designed rarities to must-have accessories in a matter of just a couple of years, and there’s no sign of their growth stopping just yet. The good news is that there’s something for everyone. The bad news is how are you to know which one to pick? We’ve put three […]
Devices
June 2, 2014
Google unveils its Android Wear notifications for its upcoming wearables range
Google has unveiled how notifications will be handled on its upcoming Android Wear platform, soon to be seen on two smartwatches; the LG G Watch and Motorola Moto 360. A Google+ post by Timothy Jordan (Senior Developer Advocate at Google) highlighted how any app that serves notifications on your Android smartphone or tablet can be […]
Saqib Shah
May 29, 2014
Top 5 wearables at the Wearable Tech Show 2014
We were on-hand at this year’s Wearable Tech show, a two-day event held in the centre of London, that included a range of wearables exhibitors and workshop discussions on the present state and future of this thriving industry. From big name brands such as Samsung – who were on hand to present their new Galaxy […]
Saqib Shah
March 21, 2014
Android coming to wearables says Google
The most popular smartphone operating system is now coming to wearables. Speaking at a conference at South by Southwest, Google executive Sundar Pichai stated that the company plans to release a software development kit (SDK) based on Android for makers of wearable devices, such as smartwatches, in two weeks. Although the company plans to release […]
Accessories
March 10, 2014
Samsung announce the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo: The next generation of Tizen-based wearables
All throughout the second half of 2013, tech industry types have been predicting 2014 to be the year of the wearable. Google Glass may have garnered the most hype in the months that followed, but Samsung has been quietly working on an all-together more realistic piece. The Gear 2 series is the first full sequel […]
Callum Tennent
February 24, 2014
CES 2014 – All the wearables.
If you’re able to scratch below the super-sharp 4K surface of this year’s CES you’ll find another common theme that tech companies are collectively beating us over the head with ‘ wearables. We’ve spent a lot of time in podcasts and features talking about how 2014 could be the year that this market gets into […]
Jamie Feltham
January 7, 2014
Qualcomm SVP calls for always-on wearables
Despite the lukewarm reaction to the Sony Smartwatch and Galaxy Gear, we still think there’s a big future for wearable tech. So does chip maker Qualcomm, although only with specific rules. Speaking about the company’s recently-released Toq watch, Raj Talluri, Qualcomm SVP of Product Management detailed the importance of always-on displays. “Sometimes you have to […]
Jamie Feltham
December 10, 2013
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