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In Pictures: A visual history of the smartwatch

With the impending release of the Apple Watch, the smartwatch market is set to take off in 2015. Here's how it got to this point.

In Pictures: A visual history of the smartwatch
In Pictures: The many looks of the Apple Watch

Apple's new smartwatch is highly customisable. Here's a look at the possible adaptations available to customers.

In Pictures: The many looks of the Apple Watch
In Pictures: Watch out for these smartwatches

With Apple expected to launch an iWatch in October, other vendors including Samsung, LG and Motorola, are getting a headstart with smartwatches in varied shapes and colors.

In Pictures: Watch out for these smartwatches
In Pictures: 11 of Today's (and Tomorrow's) Hottest Smartwatches

Smartwatches are the 'it' gadgets this summer, and they'll only get hotter as notable new devices become available. Here's a look at the best smartwatches on the market, plus a few that are rumored to be on the way.

In Pictures: 11 of Today's (and Tomorrow's) Hottest Smartwatches
IN PICTURES: Elite athletes and Telstra get Fit with Samsung Galaxy Gear

Telecommunications provider, Telstra, hosted a Samsung Galaxy Gear Fit showcase on April 11. The event's special guests included ex-NRL champion, Wendell Sailor, winter Olympian, Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin, and Australian women's basketball champion, Liz Cambage.

IN PICTURES: Elite athletes and Telstra get Fit with Samsung Galaxy Gear

Huawei's new smartwatch doesn't need a phone

One of the models supports 4G connectivity
Smartwatch market swells thanks to Apple, but competition remains

Vendor shipped 2.8 million Series 1 and 2 units in Q3 2016, but analysts smell competition.
Wearables market to generate $US28 billion in 2016: Gartner

Smartwatches to hit 50.4 million units worldwide
Smart watch hype doesn't add up to sales

About 10 per cent of smart watch users have stopped using their device
Huawei enters smartwatch market

Chinese tech giant has Apple, Samsung and Motorola in its sights
Number of Australians intending to buy a smartwatch set to increase: Roy Morgan Research

Claims data of Australians that intend to buy a smartwatch closely parallels the earliest smartphone purchasing intention data

Why the smartwatch can't afford to be another smartphone

If the smartwatch becomes simply a mini-phone, used for every possible interaction, then we will simply be walking down the street squinting at our watches, ...

Healthy smartwatch growth seen after slow 2015

More traditional watch makers will enter the space to offer sleeker designs, Gartner says
I spent 24 hours with Apple's Watch and I did not hate it
Review showdown: Motorola Moto 360 v LG G Watch R

The two different ways to look at a circle
7 questions following #AppleLive

Apple's Tim Cook has kicked back against critics with new iPhones, the Apple Watch and future big business, Apple Pay, but there are some questions ...
Samsung Gear Fit review: A dazzling wrist wearable with serious software deficits

Half activity tracker, half smartwatch, the Gear Fit shows Samsung understands addition by subtraction.
A year with Pebble: What I've learned from the smartwatch

Jason Snell has spent the last year with a Pebble strapped on his wrist