Despite all the promises, smartwatches remain an acquired taste. Yes, there’s a market but one …

It was a Hail Mary pass that badly missed its mark: the release of BlackBerry 10 and its first cellular vessel, the Z10. And in the ensuing series of downs, BlackBerry suffered injury after injury. These included a failed promise to bring BlackBerry 10 to the Playbook, delays in delivering BBM to iOS and Android, and T-Mobile’s yanking of BlackBerry …

I really don’t want a smartwatch. What I want is something that notifies me when a call or text message comes in. That way I’ll stop missing them because I can’t hear my phone ring or feel it vibrate. The Vybe, as described, is a simple rubberized wristband with an embedded (but removable) gizmo that connects to your smartphone via …