After unveiling two new iPhone models – the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus – and a new payment solution called Apple Pay, Apple finally unveiled its long-rumored smartwatch. No, it’s not called the iWatch. It’s called the Apple Watch,…
Google Gives Android Wear Developers An Update For Paid Apps
Google gave developers an update on paid apps for Android Wear, its recently launched wearable device platform. It has a workaround that enables paid apps, and others that use Google Play’s forward-lock mechanism. Google notes that the assets/directory of those…
Wearable Tech Gets Its Own Amazon Store
Amazon has decided to organize all of the wearable technology offered on its marketplace into one convenient location–a new Wearable Tech store. “Wearable technology is an exciting category with rapid innovation and our customers are increasingly coming to Amazon to…
Android Wear: Google Unveils Smartwatch Platform
Google-based smartwatches have been rumored for quite some time, and today, the company finally revealed it its platform for such wearables: Android Wear. Android Wear is described as a project that extends Android to “wearables,” and they’re just starting with…
Health Products Top the Wearable Computing Market So Far
There’s plenty of excitement in the tech industry surrounding the coming wave of wearable computing products. Already Samsung has seen limited success with its Galaxy Gear smart watch and fitness bands from companies such as Fitbit and Nike are now…
90 Million Wearable Devices to Ship This Year
This year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was full of new wearable computing products from a wide variety of tech companies. It’s clear that those companies are banking on devices such as smart watches as being the next big growth segment…
The Future of Wearable Electronics Predicted in White Paper
For almost one year now, tech companies and clothing companies alike have been debuting their new smart watches or wristbands. These companies are betting on wrist-wear as the next big growth market in tech. At the same time, industry watchers…
Wearable Devices Reportedly Delayed by Manufacturing Difficulties
The long-rumored “iWatch” from Apple failed to make its debut last year, despite reports early in the year that Apple was working hard to get it out by the end of 2013. Samsung, on the other hand, managed to release…
Wearable Fitness Device Market Set For Huge Growth
Though tech manufacturers are beginning to enter the promising wearable device market, clothing manufacturers are beginning to enter that same market from the other direction. If current trends are anything to go by, athletic clothing companies could lead the way…
Wearable Device Shipments to Hit 130 Million by 2018
With Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smart watch selling relatively well, it appears that the wearable device market might actually be the big tech segment that manufacturers are hoping for. If so, the competition will be fierce, with clothing manufacturers hoping to…