Pebble One of my very favorite current smartwatches is the Pebble Steel . The the original Pebble Watch is still around, too, and costs $100 less. And now it comes in a trio of bright new colors. The new “Fresh, Hot and Fly” colors — Fresh Green, Hot Pink, and Fly Blue — are available …
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Jawbone The Jawbone Up is one of our favorite fitness bands, for good reason: it has some of the best life-coaching software out there. The latest version of the Up app takes on the hardest part of the health-fitness landscape: weight loss and food tracking. And it aims to start guiding people how to eat better and lose weight…something that, …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Google has made Android Wear. Samsung has released its Gears. And halfway through the year, the world of wearable tech — and smartwatches — still looks like a complete mess. I’ve tried them all, or most of them. And one has remained on my wrist after all the others: the Pebble Steel . Yes, Pebble. The small start-up …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Google’s take on the smartwatch is now available: the platform’s called Android Wear, and the first two watches, the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live , have arrived. But should you buy one? Before we answer that question, let’s look at the big picture: here’s what you need to know about Android Wear, and what it does …
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James Martin/CNET Google’s Android Wear platform re-emerged at Google I/O, along with three watches: the LG G Watch , Moto 360 and Samsung Gear Live . Together, they’re part of a connected strategy for Google. But, how does this differ from existing watches and wearables? In a few pretty significant ways. Google I/O 2014: Complete coverage What’s new at I/O …
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Pebble Wouldn’t it be great if wearable gadgets all played nicely with each other? The Pebble watch and Misfit Wearables seem to be doing just that: a new partnership has put the Misfit Shine activity tracker’s fitness ecosystem on Pebble’s watch. The Pebble watch and Pebble Steel are waterproof, run apps, and work with both iOS and Android, but they …
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The Pebble Steel. Sarah Tew/CNET The Pebble Steel is one of the best-looking, best-performing smartwatches around, and it’s about to get a little less expensive — in a sense. Pebble just announced that the Pebble Steel , in both color variants, will be coming to Best Buy this Sunday, June 15. It’ll also be receiving a bit of a price …
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Razer There’s one place in the world where you don’t hear much about wearable tech: E3. Razer, the PC gaming hardware company, is the exception: the Razer Nabu , a smartwatch-fitness band, with two OLED displays on the top and bottom and Pebble-style call and notification capabilities, was unveiled back at CES in January. It still hasn’t been officially launched. …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Tim Stevens/CNET Apple’s WWDC event has come and gone, but all we got was software. Lots of software, but what about new products? We’re still waiting on more news about the next iPhones and iPads. Well, iOS 8 may provide some clues. Looking …
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Razer Game controllers designed for Apple iOS devices have been around for half a year, and they’re still far from perfect. There are two different design types, they’re often expensive, and finding games that work on them still isn’t easy. But Razer, one of the most prominent makers of PC gaming accessories, hasn’t let that stop it from making the …
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