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.
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.
The pendulum of technology adoption is set to swing back from the consumer to the enterprise in 2015 with companies leading the way in wearables, drones, 3D printing and the Internet of Things.
Is it too late for Google Glass to become the big hit that people are excited to be seen wearing and will use in their everyday lives, taking video of their work projects and vacation adventures?
After a couple of quiet months, Microsoft is starting to make improvements to its Band fitness tracker and Health apps.
Samsung's next smartwatch, codenamed Orbis, could take a page from the Apple Watch with a rotating hardware element.
GoPro shareholders are panicking after Apple's patent application for a wearable camera was approved. One look at Apple's plans shows why - the application details a GoPro-like wearable perfect for action shots and underwater recording. Apple even takes aim at GoPro in the patent filing.
Wearables are looking for commitment. Manufacturers know that consumers discard many activity trackers within a year of purchase, and it seems that no advances in actual technology are helping new wristbands stand out.
Intel chief executive Brian Krzanich is betting on a "wearable revolution" and a diverse workforce as key pillars in his vision for the future of the company.
For the smartwatch industry, the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show has served as a sort of massive strategy meeting to figure out how to turn the wristwatch into a technology device.
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Wearables for the wrist are all the rage at this year's International CES show, but companies are also coming up with devices meant to be worn on your waist, your feet and your index finger.
To be kind, some of the products at the International Consumer Electronics Show here are a stretch, such as a belt that automatically expands when you sit down or eat too much. There hasn't been a lot of innovation in belt making in the last few hundred years, so the French-based firm that created this smart belt, Emotia, believes the public might be ready for something new.
LAS VEGAS -- At International CES this week, more than 500 vendors are showing off wearable computing gear of some flavor or other.
Thinking about picking up a new smartwatch for the new year? iOS users have to wait a while before the Apple Watch hits store shelves, but owners of Android phones already have some compelling choices available.
Next time you strap on a GoPro or other wearable camera, keep in mind that your movement pattern could someday be identified like a fingerprint.