Wear OS is struggling — big time. It is no secret that Google’s wearable OS has been through a lot of changes in recent years and even with all those changes they are yet to finalise on a fluent, usable OS. Now developers are beginning to question why they are …
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Every six months Loop Ventures puts the various digital assistants to the sword to see which comes out best. This year they have performed their usual testing on Google Assistant, Siri and Alexa (sorry Samsung, Bixby still isn’t even in the frame) and the results may not surprise you but …
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A couple of weeks ago we saw a leak from Evan Blass showing the new Fitbit Versa with what appeared to be Amazon Alexa onboard. Overnight a new leak has surfaced showing the retail package of what will be called the Fitbit Versa 2. The Fitbit Versa 2, according to …
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According to Canalys smartwatch sales in North America have increased by 38 percent over the last 12 months but worryingly Wear OS continues to trail everyone. Market research company Canalys have conducted research on the world’s more valuable wearable market — the North American market. In Q2 2019 shipments were …
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If you’re a smart home parent, or maybe it’s easier herding cats than organising your housemates, coordinating everything by our phones is almost a given these days. Whether its the groceries, picking up the kids, or reminding people to take out the bin, digital assistants are here to help. Google …
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These days everyone is trying to get in on the smart home game, and unlike some aspects of our modern tech life, much of the smart home caper is found in walled gardens. Fortunately the tide is changing, and the latest smart home gear is coming from D-Link in the …
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While Google has never bothered to release a Wear OS device it seems some of their partners are more than happy to keep investing in the platform. Misfit (a Fossil company) has announced their latest Wear OS Smartwatch this week, the all new Vapor X. Surprisingly the Vapor X doesn’t …
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Welcome to the fray, OnePlus TV. There have been a few suggestions over time that OnePlus was considering broadening its horizons. Now, that expanding ecosystem has been confirmed, with OnePlus taking to their own forums to confirm the upcoming TV. The Forum post goes through a number of facets of …
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Smartwatch shipments are up 40% YoY and although it was a low starting point to get to this 40% it is no surprise that others want in on this burgeoning market. OPPO are the latest to throw their hat in the ring with “confirmation” that they will bring a smartwatch …
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With the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 event clearly in the rear-view mirror, we missed the rumoured opportunity for Samsung to release a successor to the Galaxy Watch, potentially the Galaxy Watch 2. However, a new filing with the FCC outlines a new “smart wearable” with a familiar round face. According …
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Beats by Dr Dre has been a standard for quality sound and music listening within the mobile accessories industry for a while now, which led to Apple purchasing the company from Dr Dre back in August 2014. In the years since, Apple has been slowly incorporating some of the design …
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Fitness bands are big business and there’s a lot of options out there. Particularly with the decline of WearOS over the last 12 months, Smart fitness bands have been gaining market share. We recently took a look at the Fitbit Inspire HR and now we’ve got our hands on the …
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Klipsch produce some amazing equipment in the audio arena. Their latest addition to an already impressive speaker lineup, The Three with Google Assistant continues that pathway. The 60 watts continuous power output results in a mind (and eardrum) blowing 106dB capacity out of the 34.82cm x 17.78cm x 20.3cm speakers …
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Sonos are one of the better-known brands of speakers around and it seems that they are expanding the functionality of their speakers this year. They have always streamed music using Wi-Fi but never Bluetooth — that is set to change at IFA this year. The Verge has managed to obtain …
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Music has become more of an integral part of our lives since mobile phone storage and streaming capabilities have developed. There are a huge variety of ways to engage with music from streaming speakers, headphones and portable speakers. JBL have added to this with the introduction of their latest offering, …
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