The Banded Classic gives the Apple Watch a more industrious look. The bumper is made of aerospace aluminum and comes in six different colors-chrome, gun metal, black, silver, gold, and rose gold. It also comes with three leather bands in black, light brown, and dark brown. Designed by Many From the moment in September 2014 …

One of the timeless principles of the technology industry is that if your product has to rely on users to do a lot of configuration, then it’s doomed to failure. Most will spend very little time doing it. That’s why out-of-the-box experience matters. That’s why default settings matter. And, that’s why the best products are “as simple as possible, but …

Google Glass has generated plenty of interest and excitement. But before we crown it an industry revolutionizer, let’s not forget that Google Glass still doesn’t have a clear response to the one big question that all revolutionary products must answer: How does it make my life better? Every game-changing product innovation over the past three decades had a very simple …

At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC 2012) next week in San Francisco we expect to see the latest iteration of iOS unveiled with a laundry list of updates to extend the growing appeal of the iPhone. But, there’s still one key feature that Apple isn’t likely to improve enough to catch up with Android. While iOS 6 will reportedly include …

The Apple iPad is a deceptive little monster. And the companies that are getting caught up in its deception are paying dearly for it. HP Palm fell for it. RIM fell for it. Others fell for it to a lesser degree, and some are still in danger of suffering from it. The problem is that when most of the traditional …

Last year was a long time ago for Android. That was when Google’s mobile platform was stealing market share from all the other smartphone platforms — winning even against the iPhone — and beating a path toward market dominance. But Android is now facing a renewed challenge from its archrival. Android’s vulnerability against the iPhone can be summed up by …

Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha pulled off one of the most difficult things to do in the technology industry: He surprised people at a press conference. When Jha took the stage at the Consumer Electronics Show 2011 and revealed the Motorola Atrix smartphone and the “Lapdock” that made it act like a laptop computer, it sent reporters scrambling. They expected …