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Travel the world – stay connected! The EQB-510 by Casio EDIFICE

by Vanessa Browning

New look, smart functionality: the EQB-510, presented by EDIFICE, is already the second generation of watch that can communicate with smartphones – a new casually elegant interpretation of the successfully launched EQB-500. The EQB-510 …

Tags:Casio| Smartphones| Smartwatches

Vector Claims Month-Long Battery

by Tom Allen

A new company called Vector is to introduce a smartwatch later this month with ‘a whole month’ of battery life. Vector will show the watch at an event in Basel, on the same day …

Tags:Batteries| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 09

JDI Pushes Reflective Smartwatch Module Samples

by Tom Allen

Japan Display has begun to sell small memory-in-pixel reflective colour LCD modules, for smartwatches and similar wearables. Because they are reflective, the modules consume ‘less than 0.5%’ of the power of transparent-type units. A …

Tags:display components| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| LCD Modules| Mobile Display Monitor| Reflective Display| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 09

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

Neptune Reverses Watch/Phone Paradigm

by Tom Allen

Start-up Neptune has an interesting take on the smartphone/smartwatch combination, with its new product(s): the Neptune Duo. The Neptune Duo consists of two devices: the Neptune Hub (a smartwatch) and Neptune Pocket (a phone-style …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Wearable Market

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LG will Show Watch Urbane at MWC

by Norbert Hildebrand

LG will announce its newest smartwatch at MWC in March 2015. The Urbane watch is made from full metal and is designed for the “sophisticated and cosmopolitan wearer”. It follows in the footsteps of …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Wearables

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Tago Arc – Smart Bracelet Enters Crowdfunding Stage

by Norbert Hildebrand

Liber8 a Hungarian technology company has been developing a wearable technology accessory based on an electrophoretic E Ink display. The accessory is a bracelet that has the E Ink display mounted in a jewelry …

Tags:EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Wearables

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Canalys Sees Smartband Market Growing

by Norbert Hildebrand

Canalys has released its latest market assessment of the smartband market. The wearable market has many different players and devices already with more set to join later in 2015. Besides the variety of devices …

Tags:Broadcast| Canalys| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Wearable Market| Wearables

Modularity May be Key for Wearable Devices

by Phillip Wright

Trellie, a developer of wearable technology, has announced a partnership with a large jewelry manufacturer to incorporate the firm’s modular smart jewelry technology in its products. The firm’s product concept is illustrated in the …

Tags:SmartRings| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Pebble Sold 1 Million Smartwatches, Announces a New Platform

by Norbert Hildebrand

In a recent article published by The Verge, Pebble’s CEO Eric Migicovsky stated that the company has sold over one million smartwatches. According to the statement, this is double what it sold between July …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Software| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Pebble Doubles Sales Since March

by Tom Allen

Pebble has hit a new milestone, having sold its millionth smartwatch on 31st December last year. The figure doubles what Pebble reported in March 2014, thanks to price cuts and the addition of new …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 06| Wearables

Smart Glasses Set for Enterprise Adoption

by Tom Allen

2015 will be a significant year for smartglasses, with predicted unit shipment growth of almost 150% YoY, says ABI Research. The majority of growth will come from the enterprise and public sector, rather than …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 05| Wearable Market| Wearables