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Samsung and de GRISOGONO Make Baselworld Tick to Luxury Smart Time

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung Electronics announced their latest fashion collaboration with the renowned and glamorous jewelry and watchmaker, de GRISOGONO. The two iconic brands have come together to co-create the Samsung Gear S2 by de GRISOGONO – …

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Wearables Battle the Hype Cycle at WTS 2016

by Tom Allen

This was our first year attending the Wearable Technology Show in London’s ExCel Centre, which has been running since 2014. Already, the event is beginning to branch out to cover more areas, such as …

Fossil to Announce New Slimmer Android Wear™ Smartwatches, Activity Trackers and Smart Analog Watches during Baselworld

by Isaac Oburu

Fossil Brand, an innovator in both the fashion watch and wearable space, will announce its latest activity trackers, smarter analog watches and slimmer Android Wear smartwatches at the 2016 Fossil Global Exposition. Coinciding with …

Tags:Android Wear| Smartwatches| Wearables

Smartwatches Will Remain Dominant to 2020

by Tom Allen

An expanding vendor base, as well as rising consumer awareness and demand, will push annual wearable growth to double digits between 2015 and 2020, says IDC. This year, worldwide shipments are expected to reach …

ABI Research Survey Finds Only 35% of U.S. Consumers Considering Purchase of Smart Watch; Fashionable Design, Price, and Differentiation Needed

by Isaac Oburu

In its latest U.S. mobile accessories analysis survey, ABI Research, the leader in transformative technology innovation market intelligence, finds only 35% of respondents are considering buying a smart watch in the next 12 months. …

Tags:Smartwatches| Wearable Market| Wearables

Wearables go Beyond the Wrist at CES Asia 2016

by Isaac Oburu

Wearable technology is no longer restricted to the confines of an activity tracker on a consumer’s wrist. More than 25 exhibitors are set to display the latest in wearable innovation at CES Asia™ 2016 …

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Sony Seeks User Feedback on Prototypes

by Tom Allen

Sony has announced a new R&D project called the Future Lab Program. The initiative will share concept prototypes with users while they are in the development stage, and seek feedback and inspiration. The first …

SunPartner Boosts Mobile Power Using Solar

by Bob Raikes

SunPartner Technologies has developed a technology that it calls “Wysips” that consists of a transparent solar cell technology, together with the related optical stack and semiconductor know how. The company sees applications in “smart …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Solar Panels| Vol 23 - Issue 08| Wearables

Fujitsu Brings Palm Secure to Tablets

by Bob Raikes

Fujitsu was at the show to demonstrate its strength in big systems (big data, IoT and servers) as well as its client devices. The company has previously explained to us the benefits of its …

MWC Round-Up

by Bob Raikes

France’s Archos was showing two new smartphones: the Diamond 2+ and Diamond 2 Note. The former has a 5.5″ (1920 x 1080) display, while the latter is 6″ (2560 x 1440). The 2+ has …

Showstoppers Reveals Projection Tablet and Phones

by Bob Raikes

On the Sunday before the official start of the MWC show, Showstoppers held its annual “meet the vendors” event and we went along. We didn’t think that there were as many companies of interest …

HTC Surprises with Vive Price

by Tom Allen

HTC had two stands, located opposite from one another: one was dedicated to the Vive VR headset (and was very busy for all four days of the show), while the other, larger stand held …