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Android Wear Falls to 11 Percent Global Smartwatch OS Marketshare in Q2 2015

by Helen Vince

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartwatch OS shipments grew an impressive 457 percent annually to hit a record 5 million units in the second quarter of 2015. Android Wear struggled, …

Tags:Android Wear| Smartwatches

Wearable Software Ecosystem: Diversity or Monoculture

by Phillip Wright

The 2015 SID Display Week Wearable-Flexible Market Focus Conference hosted a session and panel discussion on Software for Wearables with speakers from Mozilla, Intel, and Runtastic. At this point in the penultimate session of …

What are Wearables for Anyway – Wearable-Flexible Display Market Update (WF7)

by Phillip Wright

The Wearable-Flexible Market Focus Conference organized by IHS at SID’s 2015 Display Week included a presentation by IHS analysts that touched on What are Wearables for Anyway and a Wearable-Flexible Display Market Update. Coming …

Special Wearables Address on Android Wear and Google’s Wish List (WF1)

by Phillip Wright

The opening presentation at the Wearable-Flexible Market Focus Conference organized by IHS at the 2015 SID Display Week was delivered by Sidney Chang, Head of Business Development for Android Wear at Google. Chang opened …

Gauging the Wearable Device User Experience

by Phillip Wright

Wearable devices continue to attract consumers’ attention and perhaps even more so after the Apple Watch went on sale April 24. However, reported production delays have limited deliveries to some customers. The recent availability …

Android Wear Gets Monochrome Mode in ‘Biggest Ever Update’

by Tom Allen

What has been billed as ‘the biggest Android Wear update ever’ has added Wi-Fi support, hands-free controls and always-on apps. Devices using the OS can now connect to phones over Wi-Fi, which dramatically increases …

Tags:Android Wear| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Tag Heuer Becomes First Swiss Smartwatch Maker

by Tom Allen

Tag Heuer, the Swiss watch manufacturer, has announced a partnership with Intel and Google to launch a smartwatch based on Android Wear. The watch will be launched this year. Jean-Claude Biver, president of Tag …

Google is Planning Android for VR

by Tom Allen

A team at Google is working on a version of Android designed for virtual reality devices, according to the Wall Street Journal. There are ‘tens’ of engineers working on the new operating system, which …

Asus Looks Away From Android

by Tom Allen

Asus CEO Jerry Shen has said that the company is developing a smartwatch that does not use Android Wear. Quoted by Focus Taiwan, Shen said, “The major concern is about saving power”.

Tags:Android Wear| Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Huawei Backs Away From Android at MWC

by Tom Allen

Huawei has said that it will introduce new wearables and tablets at MWC in March. The company’s focus will be on premium devices. Although specifics were not announced, Huawei did say that it would …

Fossil Joins Forces With Intel

by Super User

Fossil and Intel have announced their intent to join forces to create wearable products for ‘fasion-oriented’ consumers. The company said that it would create Android Wear devices earlier this year.

Tags:Android Wear| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Wearables