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Longshine Shows First Hybrid Smartwatch

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Longshine Technologies, a Chinese ODM, has developed a product that marries the analogue and digital worlds. The circular Halo smartwatch has an analogue face and transparent OLED touchscreen. Currently in the prototype stage, the …

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Microsoft Bypasses Text-Entry Problems

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Microsoft Research is trying to get round the problem of text entry on the tiny touchscreens found on smartwatches. It described the problem by explaining that, on a 1.6″ screen, a keyboard with 10 …

Smartwatch Adoption Will Accelerate – But No Killer App in Sight

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More than 100 million smartwatches will be in use worldwide by 2019, says Juniper Research. In a new report (http://tinyurl.com/qceaqhh), the firm predicts that the next 12-18 months will bring the product category into …

Onyx’s Smartwatch Features E Ink

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A prototype of a smartwatch with an E Ink display has been shown at the HKTDC show in Hong Kong. Onyx International, an eReader maker, is building the device. The smartwatch features a 1.56″ …

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Ride Solo With Samsung’s Gear S

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Ahead of IFA, Samsung has announced a new smartwatch called the Gear S, with a curved, 2″ OLED screen. It is very likely the smartwatch that was previously rumoured to be called the Gear …

Will.i.am Makes Good on Smartwatch Promise

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Will.i.am told the world that he was going to release a smartwatch earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 15), and here is the finished result. The singer calls his new product, the …

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Asus Beats Competitors in Smartwatch Stakes

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Asus did not have a stand at IFA, but did take the stage at a pre-show event to introduce its latest products. It beat LG, Sony, Samsung and Apple to the post with a …

Microsoft Smartwatch Expected ‘Within Weeks’

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Forbes claims that Microsoft is preparing to launch a smartwatch, which could be available ‘within the next few weeks’. Sources close to the project have told Forbes that the watch will track heartrate and …

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