wearable computers

Samsung’s Gear Fit2 arrives, hits sub-$300

Leigh D. StarkJune 10, 2016

When opting for a wearable gadget, there are numerous questions one needs to ask: what will it do, can it survive my life, and how much will it cost? Fortunately, Samsung has answered these with the Gear Fit2....

Samsung gets back into fitness with Gear, IconX

Leigh D. StarkJune 3, 2016

Everyone has a wearable, and some companies have two or three. Samsung isn’t new to this area, but updates to wearables are a little long in the tooth, until this week, that is....

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Review: Review: Sony SmartBand 2 (SWR12)

Leigh D. StarkMarch 16, 2016

Sony isn’t new to the wearable world, but its latest attempt is a tad puzzling, bringing sensors to a very small gadget with no sense of why you should buy it over everything else....

Sony’s new wearable is smart and all heart

Leigh D. StarkMarch 1, 2016

With wearable computers the next area that manufacturers are fighting for a piece of your wallet and body with, Sony is ready with one that does a little more than fitness, tracking stress, too....

Victorinox, Acer team up for a new take on the smartwatch

Leigh D. StarkFebruary 25, 2016

Wearables may well be the new hot ticket item, but not everyone goes for a smartwatch, and if you prefer your watch to be more like a watch with the occasional notification, something from Victorinox may suit....

Microsoft brings a wearable to Australia with the Band 2

Leigh D. StarkJanuary 21, 2016

Microsoft’s first fitness-friendly golf-tracking Band 2 smart band has a lot going for it, but the name isn’t one of those things....

Garmin eyes cyclists with a HUD, athletes with smartwatches

Leigh D. StarkJanuary 7, 2016

The heads-up navigational display may be a thing of science fiction, but more cars are getting this concept, and this year, even cyclists will have the opportunity to see it as they ride, too....

Fitbit sets fire to the smartwatch with the Blaze

Leigh D. StarkJanuary 6, 2016

Wearables are going to be everywhere in 2016, but for Fitbit, 2016 is about making the smartwatch and wearable more useful than ever....

Forget the smart band, one company has a smart bra

Leigh D. StarkJanuary 6, 2016

What if you never needed to wear a fitness band every again and could rely solely on a garment to tell you how you were doing?...

Fossil reveals an old school watch with a smartwatch heart

Leigh D. StarkOctober 23, 2015

So far, the makers of the wearable computer have been companies that generally make computers, phones, and other similar gadgets for a living, but a new wearable is on its way from a company known for making watches....

Huawei’s smartwatch for Android, iPhone arrives October

Leigh D. StarkOctober 1, 2015

Keen to try the whole smartwatch thing but not sold on the square designs that Apple pushes out? Huawei has a circular smartwatch coming, and the good news is that it’s now compatible with both major smartphone platforms, iOS and Android....

Apple Watch first impressions

Valens QuinnMarch 10, 2015

Keen to see what the Apple Watch is like first hand? GadgetGuy's Valens Quinn is there to tell you everything, with his impressions as he goes wrist on. ...