Glance Instead of a smartwatch, what about taking your existing watch and smartening it up a bit? That’s an interesting proposition, in theory. Glance, by Kiwi Wearables, is trying to do that with its new Bluetooth accessory, which launched its own Kickstarter campaign today. It works with iOS, Android, Windows 7 or Mac via Bluetooth …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. CNET There was no iWatch at Apple’s WWDC. No wearable technology item at all. But that doesn’t mean one isn’t coming. In fact, there were more signs than ever that Apple is closing in on every part of wearable tech except for the …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. James Martin/CNET Apple’s first event of 2014, WWDC, approaches on Monday. And, already, many people are asking: what if we don’t see any new Apple products there? A fall, a spring, and a long winter in between have passed since Apple has announced …
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Now playing: Watch this: Three of the best iPad keyboard covers around 3:27 Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 may be the most fully fledged way to mesh a tablet and laptop, but if you own an iPad there are ways to at least work on the go with a keyboard and feel somewhat productive. I’d recommend a larger-screened iPad over a …
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The Gear 2, which already can make calls via Bluetooth. Sarah Tew/CNET Apple and Google don’t even have one smartwatch yet, and Samsung’s already working on its fifth. A report from the Wall Street Journal says that yet another Samsung smartwatch, one which would be fully uncoupled and stand-alone and act as a watch-phone with its own SIM card, is …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Apple hasn’t had a new iPod since 2012. There were two that year, debuting alongside the iPhone 5: an updated iPod Touch and a redesigned Nano. It’s been a while. And during that time, the iPod line’s share of Apple’s revenue — once the company’s bread and butter — continues to fade. Meanwhile, even as rival companies like …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Perhaps the biggest surprise at Microsoft’s Surface event today was what wasn’t announced: the Surface Mini. Instead, Microsoft went big with a 12-inch Surface Pro 3 . The new Surface has lots of tweaks aimed at being easier to use: a more lap-friendly design, a new keyboard cover, and maybe notably, a brand-new pen. That pen might be …
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Google Anyone can buy Google Glass right now, as long as they’re in the US and have $1,500 (£900, AU$1,600) burning a hole in their wallet. And if you do, what are you going to use it for? Travel, perhaps: the latest Glassware updates focus on going out and doing things all around you. Foursquare, TripIt and OpenTable all have …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Wearable tech is mostly about the wrist, but there are products that dream of being other places, too. Talk of jewelry that doubles as connected tech has been floating around for a while, but there’s one prominent fitness tracker that already has a set of jewelry options: the Misfit Shine . Its latest accessory, the Bloom necklace, is …
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Scott Stein/CNET The era of the wrist-worn fitness band seems to have hit a peak, or at least a glut. So what about the ear? Lumafit, a heart-rate monitoring fitness tracker that’s launched its Kickstarter campaign today, is designed to fit over the ear. Actually, the plastic top piece just rests on top of the ear, while a clip that …
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