Wear OS - Page 33 of 47

Google is Acquiring Fitbit for $2.1 Billion, Will Still Invest in Wear OS

Kellen November 1, 2019

The rumors were true - Google is buying Fitbit. This morning, Google and Fitbit announced that Google has entered into an agreement to buy the fitness and health wearable maker for $2.1 billion. They expect the transaction to close in 2020 following closing...

TAG Heuer Appears to be Making Another New Smartwatch

Kellen October 30, 2019

TAG Heuer might be coming back for another round in the Wear OS game, according to a new FCC filing. After releasing a number of Wear OS watches under the Connected family dating back to 2015, another new watch is on the way. We don't know the name or specs...

Well Sh*t, the Xiaomi Mi Watch is an Apple Watch Clone

Kellen October 29, 2019

When we learned yesterday that Xiaomi was on the verge of showing off its first Wear OS watch, likely named Mi Watch, we hoped it wouldn't be an Apple Watch clone and that it would have its own identity that we could get behind. As it turns out, it's looking...

The Moto 360 is Back!

Kellen October 29, 2019

There are some things you need to know, though. I still consider the original Moto 360 to be the best designed smartwatch to date. It certainly had its flaws (like the flat tire and ancient TI chipset), but it created so many smartwatch fans out of the gate,...

We Might See Xiaomi’s Wear OS Watch on November 5

Kellen October 28, 2019

Hopefully, it's not an Apple Watch clone. Pieces of evidence pointing towards Xiaomi making and releasing its first Wear OS smartwatch have started lining up in recent weeks with a date now targeted for a possible reveal. Through a Weibo page today, Xiaomi...

More Details Surface for Qualcomm’s Next Wear OS Savior Attempt

Kellen October 28, 2019

Earlier this year, we heard the first rumor about a possible in-the-works wearable chip from Qualcomm that might actually do some good for Wear OS, unlike the Snapdragon Wear 3100. At the time, it was supposedly being referred to as the Snapdragon Wear 429,...

Report: Alphabet Makes Offer to Aquire Fitbit

Tim October 28, 2019

Google's parent company, Alphabet, is reported to have made an offer to acquire Fitbit, one of the only wearable companies that is popular in an industry dominated by Apple. The figure that Alphabet offered was not disclosed and it's also unclear if any deal...

$199 Fossil Sport Now Comes in a Bunch of New Colors

Tim October 23, 2019

Fossil has fancy new colors for its Fossil Sport smartwatch this week, plus the usual price of $275 is now marked down to $199, so that's double cool. From what we can see, the new colors include bright red, dark green (like a British racing green), Yellow,...