The excitement surrounding smart watches has drastically died off, with many companies throwing in the towel altogether on their wearables. Yet, ZTE has finally come out with their first smartwatch – the Android Wear 2.0 powered ZTE Quartz. The company has purposely waited to enter the smartwatch market late in the game, so that much […]
Up until now, Misfit has been known best for the Shine, their simple, fashionable fitness tracker. But, in 2015, Misfit was acquired by Fossil, a company that has always been interested in the smartwatch, in all its forms. At CES today, Fossil and Misfit made the most of both their areas of expertise with the […]
Is your son or daughter begging for a smartphone, but you’re not quite sure they’re ready for it yet? Would you like more peace of mind by being able to know where your child is at all times? LG and Verizon have teamed up to give you the perfect gadget in the Gizmo Gadget smartwatch. […]
Last week, we took a look at a new smartwatch HP and Titan introduced in India. Called the JUXT, that watch combined an analog watch face with a small digital display set behind the hands for displaying messages, notifications, and fitness information. JUXT was meant as a luxury option for men, but today, HP is […]
Watchmaking behemoth Casio has announced the rugged, military-grade WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch, an Android Wear smartwatch with water resistance to depths as great as 164 feet. Having been put through the rigors of U.S. military standards testing, this watch is tough enough to handle all the outdoors can throw at it. The U.S. Military Standard […]
Style is everything when it comes to wearables, and while smartwatch manufacturers are still figuring out how to physically make them look great, a lot of top designers are nailing the watch face. This week, Google announced that nine brands and designers have completed their own sets of digital watch faces that can be download […]
You can pretty much credit Pebble with inventing the smartwatch. Released in 2013, the original Pebble was the first watch to not only packed in lots of tech, but was something you actually wanted to wear. Pebble’s latest product is the Pebble Round, and the Round isn’t just a big leap from its predecessors, but it […]
Here at Chip Chick, we’re always on the lookout for smartwatches that fit wrists of all shapes and sizes — and we’ve found the slim-wristed to be the most underserved. That’s why we’re excited about the Pebble Time Round, the latest from the little wearable company that could. One of the best examples of a […]
IFA 2015 is in full swing, and one of the biggest stories here has been the new and improved smartwatches coming out of some of the major players in the market. It’s a big story not necessarily because these devices are compelling — some are, some aren’t — but because we’re getting insight into where […]
By now, most people recognize the Fitbit brand. They built a strong name for themselves in the wearable market for fitness and exercise tracking. They took it to the next level with the Fitbit Surge superwatch, but they also recently released a more moderate tracking device: the Fitbit Charge HR. The Charge HR is an […]
The big smartwatch reveal from MWC this year was from LG. With two new smartwatches, the LG Watch Urbane and Watch Urbane LTE, LG is looking to define the playing field for Android-friendly smartwatches in 2015. They’re both impressive in their own way, but it’s worth noting that there are more differences between the two […]
The last time we heard from Zensorium was during CES 2012, during the heady days when fitness trackers hadn’t taken off and 30-pin connectors hadn’t received a summary execution from Apple HQ yet. That’s when they revealed TINKÉ, an iPhone accessory that measured oxygen level in the blood, respiratory rate, and heart rate. Now, at […]
We wouldn’t blame you if you were sick of hearing about the absolute deluge of fitness trackers getting dumped on the market, but hey, we have to admit that the Wellograph Wellness Watch is fancy enough to warrant some comment. The Wellness Watch attracted some attention last year for its nigh-indestructible sapphire crystal display. We […]
Last year, we took a look at Lively, which was then a Kickstarter project. Lively came to fruition, bringing a small network of sensors that can operate independently of a Wi-Fi network into the homes of independent seniors, helping them retain that independence while keeping family members updated on their health and safety. Lively is […]
Fitbit has just announced a few new fitness trackers, including two mid-range options called Charge. The Fitbit Charge and Fitbit Charge HR will finally bring a little bit of smartphone functionality to Fitbit’s line of fitness trackers. Fitbit Charge and Charge HR For the most part, these two are standard Fitbit trackers. Like always, the […]
Most new fitness trackers these days have heart rate monitoring capabilities, but so far, they’ve turned out to be more gimmicky than useful. A lot of trackers can only check your heart rate when you’ve stopped long enough to actually order your tracker to do so, so it’s hard to get an idea of how […]
As gadgets go, 2014 has been the year of the smartwatch. We’ve seen most major hardware players release their takes on wearable tech this year, along with even more smaller, third-party vendors looking to get a slice of this freshly-baked pie. The frenzy led up to the announcement of the Apple Watch, which, love it […]
They’re going to be coming out left and right now. Following the Samsung Gear S likely comes a deluge of standalone smartwatches that don’t require Bluetooth pairing with a smartphone. The Burg 16A is one such device, which has its own SIM card slot, making it an honest-to-goodness wrist phone. The Burg 16A comes from […]
It’s been teased for most of this year. Unfortunately for the Moto 360, there was maybe too much teasing involved—since we first took a look at Motorola’s Android Wear-powered watch, the market has been absolutely flooded by new smartwatches of all shapes and sizes. In fact, just about every major player in mobile hardware, plus […]
Now that smartwatches (and wearables in general) are officially a trend, everyone’s out to get a piece of the pie. That includes GUESS, which just announced a new partnership with Martian watches to develop new, fashionable smartwatches for 2015. GUESS will be providing the fashion expertise in the partnership, but that doesn’t mean Martian doesn’t […]
With the help of Qualcomm, Timex is jumping into the wearable tech market with the Ironman One GPS+, and they’re bringing something new to the table while they’re at it. This smartwatch will be one of the first you can wear out while leaving your smartphone at home. Of course, you would virtually never leave […]
