LG Watch Urbane touted as luxury G Watch R
Same hardware, now in a suit and tie
The LG G Watch R is about to get a classier sibling in the form of the LG Watch Urbane.
Google smartwatch initiative tanks
Only Apple expects it to be great
It is starting to look like only Apple and its allies in the Tame Apple press think that smartwatches are a good idea.
Study shows no need for smartwatches
Might as well use your phone
A new study has shown that smartwatches are completely useless and you might as well be monitoring your daily activity from a phone in your pocket.
Swatch smartwatch coming, no charging necessary
NFC, probably plastic
Swiss watchmaker Swatch is planning to launch a smartwatch within three month, and the company says its device won’t have to be charged.
Under Armour buys fitness apps for $0.56 billion
Snapped MyFitnessPal for $475m and Endomondo $85m
The Internet of Things, or IoT in geek parlance, is a big deal. Intel hopes to buy and craft its way into this niche, as it missed the smartphone trend.