Category: Wearables

Apple Watch apps: Yelp.

13 of the best apps for the Apple Watch: Yelp, Do Button, Instagram

As soon as you’ve got your hands on your new Apple Watch, you’ll want to set up all the basics, like syncing it with your iPhone. But after that, you can get on with the fun stuff: customising it and adding the apps you want/need. But what should you download first? Here are our 13 of our favourite apps for the Apple Watch to get you started…

Swimmo smartwatch launches on Kickstarter. Available to backers later in the year

There are lots of smart watches out there for general fitness as well as for specific sports such as running and cycling. However the appropriately named Swimmo claims to be the first specifically-designed smart watch for both pool and open water swimmers. True, there are watches available from Speedo and from smaller companies like the…
jawbone up2 and up4

Jawbone unveils Up2 and Up4 activity trackers to join the Up3

The pioneering wearable tech brains at Jawbone have unveiled two new activity trackers, the Up2 and Up4, to join the long-awaited Up3. Jawbone Up2 According to Jawbone's US website, the Up2 is set to replace the brand's original tracker, the Up24. We're very happy to hear that the Up2 has a few added features, as well…
Apple Watch orders opened today.

Apple Watch orders opened today

It's a big day for tech whether you're an Android fan or an Apple devotee: not only are the Samsung S6 and S6 Edge launching today, Apple Watch orders opened this morning as well. (And yes, we still kinda wish they'd called it the iWatch, too...) Anyway, if you've been longing for an Apple Watch…

Sorry, Apple employees – Buzzfeed staff get their Apple Watch for free

You might have seen recently that Apple employees are getting a pretty sweet deal on the Apple Watch: they can buy it for half price. Well, if they get the Apple Watch or Apple Watch Sport. Not the Apple Watch Edition (otherwise known as the insanely expensive one made from precious metals). Oh, and the…

Your next Samsung phone could be a bracelet

Patently Mobile reports that Samsung have filed for a new patent for a "wrist band computer" that can work either as a bracelet or laid flat. This could be a smartwatch, smartphone or something else, as the patent details: When the wearable device is a multimedia device for watching images or listening to music, the…
Casetify wants to personalise your Apple Watch band.

Casetify wants to personalise your Apple Watch band

The upcoming Apple Watch has a lot of customisable options, but there are still some parts that could be made a little more personal. The strap, for example, is plain in every incarnation. Casetify wants to change that with their new Apple Watch Band service, which lets you customise the strap with your favourite selfie…