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Slideshows about smartwatches

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  In Pictures: Smartwatches + activity trackers for the Christmas holiday season

  Waiting for the Apple Watch? Rumour has it you'll still be waiting after Valentine's Day. If you want something to wrap (or unwrap) this holiday season, don't despair. You have plenty of other cool options, ranging in price from $US50 all the way up to $US1200.

  In Pictures: Smartwatches + activity trackers for the Christmas holiday season
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  In Pictures: The Apple Watch

  “The most personal device we’ve ever created.” – Tim Cook, Apple CEO

  In Pictures: The Apple Watch
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  In Pictures: 17 coolest iPhone 6, Apple Watch announcements

  Here you’ll find a detailed recap of some of the cooler and most important new products and services Apple announced yesterday.

  In Pictures: 17 coolest iPhone 6, Apple Watch announcements
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  In pictures: 14 smartwatches that are here, coming or rumoured

  The market for smartwatches - devices that play music, connect to social media and even let you make phone calls - is poised to take off. Here's a look at what's available and what's in the works.

  In pictures: 14 smartwatches that are here, coming or rumoured

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News about smartwatches

• Asus officially announces the ZenWatch 2 in two flavours

  The Android Wear watch comes in two sizes to fit both ginormous wrists and dainty ones.

• Wearables smothering Swiss watch business, Fossil CEO says

  Fossil will start selling an Android Wear smartwatch in October or November, said CEO Kosta Kartsotis

• Salesforce showcases enterprise Apple Watch apps

  Third parties are linking apps for the wearable to Salesforce cloud data

• Pebble Time Steel is on track to ship in July, as regular pre-orders go live

  No news is good news for Pebble as its second round of smartwatches stay on schedule.

• Apple Watch review: Beautiful form, frustrating function

  "I like wearing it, but I'm still unsure if I want to wear it every day, forever"

• How the Apple Watch heart rate sensor works, according to Apple

  A new support document on Apple's website describes exactly how the watch measures your pulse and more

Features about smartwatches

• Smartwatches are big, pricey -- and ugly

  Apple, other makers, challenged to create variety of smartwatches at lower price

• Google Android L: Everything we know

  Control your car, television and smartwatch from your next Google smartphone