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We Might Get Three New Motorola Watches This Year (Updated: 4100!)

Kellen March 1, 2021 12

The newest Moto 360 watch that first launched at the end of 2019 was not made by Motorola. I think we made that clear back then, but for those who missed that launch, a company called eBuyNow is the company that made it under a licensing deal with Motorola....

“OK, Google” has Been Broken on Wear OS for a Long Time, Mmmhmm (Updated: Fixed)

Kellen February 24, 2021 30

"Where is the Wear team - do we have anyone here?" are the words of Dave Burke, Android's VP of engineering, in response to a question two years ago at Google I/O about whether or not Wear OS was a dead platform. Burke followed up that question with jokes or a...

Samsung Returning to Android for Next Smartwatch, Ditching Tizen

Tim February 19, 2021 46

I'm trying to think of the last time Samsung used the Android platform for a smartwatch. Give me a moment. Was it really the original Gear Live? That watch launched in 2014, being one of the very first Android Wear devices. Since then, the company has been...

I Ditched Smartwatches for a Simpler Fitness Band

Kellen February 3, 2021 78

Smartwatches have been a big part of my tech life for several years now. From before the launch of the Snapdragon Wear 3100 through the Galaxy Watch Active 2, several fitness-focused "smart" watches like those from Garmin, and the most recent Snapdragon Wear...

New Montblanc Summit Watch Stops Through FCC Lookin’ “Lite”

Kellen October 23, 2020 2

A new Montblanc smartwatch stopped through the FCC this week as the Montblanc "Summit Lite," giving us hope that Mobvoi and Fossil aren't the only companies still making Wear OS watches. There isn't any evidence that this watch will run the Snapdragon Wear...

New Fossil Watch Hits FCC, Still Isn’t Gen 6

Kellen October 16, 2020 7

Alright, a bit of depressing news to share as it relates to the Fossil Gen 6 watch we keep hoping the fashion brand will release - we have a new "smartwatch" at the FCC, but it's not the one we want. To back up for a second, you may recall in September when we...

I Hope This is a OnePlus Watch Tease

Kellen October 15, 2020 3

Moments before OnePlus announced the OnePlus 8T yesterday, the OnePlus India Twitter account posted a teaser about a completely unrelated product that would never be a part of the launch event's festivities. The teaser showed off a sketch from a OnePlus Watch...

TicWatch Pro 3 Review: 4100 Off to a Good Start

Kellen October 7, 2020 33

Wear OS has been in a sad state for some time, mostly because of the lack of anything to improve it from the operating system's two most important players: Google and Qualcomm. While Google has shown that it has little interest in improving Wear OS on a...