Category: Wearables
Moto 360 Sport available to buy from Motorola and Amazon for £219
Motorola has announced the launch date for the much anticipated Moto 360 Sport. It will now be available to purchase from 18th December for £219.00 from Motorola.co.uk and Amazon. Made for sport, the Moto 360 Sport features built-in GPS, heart rate monitoring and a music player. It is designed to work seamlessly with Android fitness…
ROAR Athena – smart protection for women
Earlier this week we wrote about a new smart ring from Neyya. Although it looks like a nice piece of jewellery, it can actually be used as a sort of fancy remote control to scroll through pages in a presentation or even turn the volume up and down when listening to music via Spotify etc. Now…
Zing wearable is affordable alternative to Apple Watch
As we well know, wearable technology is going nowhere. It's estimated that 10% of 16-24 year olds own a smartwatch, and smartwatches were all over IFA this year. But in spite of their omnipresence, which is fast driving down prices, they continue to be prohibitively expensive for many people. The Apple Watch, the most costly, retains…
Moto X Style smartphone and new Moto 360 smartwatch now available in the UK
Motorola's colourful X Style smartphone and Moto 360 second generation smartwatch with black and cognac leather bands are now available to pre-order on motorola.co.uk. They will be available online from Carphone Warehouse from 25th September. Priced from £399.00 for the custom 32GB version, the Moto X Style can be fully customised in the Moto Maker online design studio with…
New colours and features added to Jawbone UP2 and UP3 fitness trackers
Wearables company Jawbone has unveiled a new design with a new strap for its UP2 fitness trackers and 10 new colours for the UP2 and UP3, further expanding its portfolio of fashion-focussed activity trackers. Crafted by leading industrial designer Yves Behar, Jawbone’s new UP activity trackers are designed for 24/7 wear and can be accessorised with jewellery…
#IFA2015 trend report: five things we learned
IFA, Europe's biggest annual consumer electronics and home appliances show in Berlin, Germany, was packed full of exciting products as usual. Here are five key things we learned this year. 1. Women's smartwatches are definitely a thing While there have been some stylish-looking smartwatches released recently – the Apple Watch and the Alcatel OneTouch watch, especially – they are…
#IFA2015 Samsung SleepSense wearable for improving sleep
Developed in conjunction with medical device manufacturer EarlySense, Samsung has announced SleepSense at IFA 2015 in Berlin. It's a new type of personal healthcare device that is supposed to help you improve the quality of your sleep. Just slip the sensor underneath your mattress to track your movements in the night. This sensor (pictured above) then syncs…
10 of the cheapest smartwatches in the UK: part one
Katy Perry and Beyoncé might love their top-of-the-range versions, but you don’t have to have to splash out on an £8000 Apple Watch to be happy.
5 great reasons to not buy an Apple Watch
If you’re vaguely interested in the Apple Watch yet not sure whether it’s the best use of your money, allow us to play devil’s advocate and offer up five great reasons to not buy an iWatch, despite the hype…
5 great reasons to buy an Apple Watch
If you still need to justify the purchase to yourself, your partner, or anyone else, though, here are five solid reasons to buy an Apple Watch…
