Category: SMART Watches

Apple Watch Made Up 80% Of The Smartwatch Market & Is A Good Lesson For Creating Relevancy With Consumers

As continued falling exports and steeply declining net income hinder the days of the Swiss watch industry, analysts at Canalys say the Apple Watch sales accounted for about 80% of the smartwatch market in sales value in the first three-month period in the fiscal year of 2017. Let’s analyze what this means and what both the traditional and connected technology watch industries can glean from this information.

8 years ago

Samsung Gear S3 Smartwatch Review: Design + Functionality

Back in August 2016, I was fortunate enough to be asked by Samsung to host the launch event for the Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch, and I was proud to do it because this is among the best smartwatches I’ve ever worn, if not the absolute best to this point.

8 years ago

Apple Watch Series 2 Review

The Apple Watch Series 2 is the second generation connected wearable smartwatch device from the Cupertino, California, tech giant. When the original Apple Watch came out in 2014, an oft-asked question was “what would Steve Jobs think of it?”

8 years ago

Garmin Fēnix 5 Watches

Expanding the lineup, the new Garmin Fēnix 5 watches offer new sizes and improved functionality.

8 years ago

Frederique Constant Horological Smartwatch ‘2.0’

A bit over a year and a half ago, I got to go hands-on with the initial version of the Frederique Constant Horological Smartwatch. I was curious about it, as it was not so much a smartwatch as it was a fitness and sleep tracker hiding in a nice-looking dress watch. At the conclusion of that review, I was wondering how the entry would be received. It must have been considered a success, as a new version was released. Today, we’ll be having a look at what the latest version of the Frederique Constant Horological Smartwatch has on offer.

8 years ago

Armani Exchange AX Connected Watch

While there seems to be some doubts as to the overall viability (and longevity) of the smart watch segment, that is not stopping brands from rolling out new watches. While the fully-electronic watches (such as the latest Android Wear models recently announced) get most of the attention, there is another type of watch, the so-called “hybrid” smartwatch. We saw this with the Frederique Constant Horological Smart Watch, and it offers a long-life quartz movement (no charging!) along with a bluetooth radio to allow some notifications and the like on your wrist. The most recent announcement for this type of watch brought the Armani Exchange Connected to light.

8 years ago

Casio Pro Trek Smart WSD-F20 GPS Watch

At CES 2017 in Las Vegas, Casio has just announced their second smartwatch, and it’s pretty cool. The Casio Pro Trek Smart WSD-F20 builds on the design of the WSD-F10 with an updated look but, more importantly, new and compelling functionality.

8 years ago

TAG Heuer Connected Smartwatch In Rose Gold

As was mentioned in the original introduction article for the TAG Heuer Connected, it was all but inevitable for the Swiss brands to get into the gadgety world of smart watches. But what do you do when you want to up that luxury look? Why, you go for gold, of course. In this case, 18k rose gold.

8 years ago