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Google’s Sexy Smart-watches Make Me Mad

This week, Google released a new platform for smartwatches, and I am livid. No, I’m not upset at Google.  The new platform, known as Android Wear, looks to be the best system yet for smartwatches. The first devices announced on the platform, the Moto 360 (from Motorola), and the LG G, both look absolutely beautiful. No, what I’m upset about, is that I just...

Microsoft Invented the Pebble smartwatch

What if I told you there’s a smartwatch on the market for $150 with a dozen digital watch faces, personalized news, traffic, weather, email, text messaging, and calendar? What if I told you that this watch was put on the market a decade ago, and built by Microsoft? As much as this sounds like the crowdfunded Pebble smart watch, which raised $10 million on...

Jawbone UP band Review

With all the buzz about smartwatches, you have to wonder what the point of having another computer on your wrist is. It seems like dead weight. I recently purchased a Jawbone UP band, and I finally understand the wearable computer craze. First of all, What is an UP? An UP band is a bracelet made for tracking your fitness health. It counts steps, miles,...

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New Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch is a dud

There aren’t many companies with the resources to prove that a smartwatch could work. Samsung is one of those companies that could, but unfortunately, the new Galaxy Gear smartwatch doesn’t deliver, and ultimately deserves that status we’ve given to only a few devices before (like the Nexus Q), dud. Allow us to explain. First, the weak screen, and weak storage Let’s start with the...