A new report has found that while Apple has fallen to third place in the wearable market for the second quarter of 2017, the total worldwide wearable band market grew 8 percent during the same period. According to Canalys Research, the market was led by...
In wearable technology news, Beijing-based electronics company Xiaomi is now the top wearable. The Chinese tech giant finished off the second quarter of 2017 with the highest market share of any individual wearables brand. According to Digital Trends, Xiaomi reportedly shipped 3.7 million wearables in the second...
Fit Pay Inc. has announced that it is offering prepaid capabilities on wearable devices connected to the Fit Pay Payment Platform. According to Finextra, the company, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of NXT-ID Inc. and a provider of payment, credential management and authentication platform...
SmartServe has designed a unique iOS and Android smartwatch to help restaurants improve their overall service. According to Geeky Gadgets, the multi-task waiter app was launched via Kickstarter with the goal of raising £25,000 over the next 30 days. It is the first Android/iOS smartwatch...
Swarovski has decided not to release an Android smartwatch — at least for the time being. Although the Austrian cut-lead-glass expert was expected to unveil the smartwatch at Baselworld 2017 later this month, the launch has been postponed due to the company’s “strive for excellence,”...
Google and Levi’s teamed up this week to showcase a smart jean jacket that will sell for $350 and will hit store shelves later this year. According to a report in The Washington Post, the jean jacket, dubbed the Commuter Jacket, was unveiled at the SXSW show...
Smart devices pervade almost every area of society, making tasks easier and giving businesses access to useful information. Wearables have naturally taken the latter to the next level. From Fitbit to heart monitors and more, there are a myriad of wearable devices that exist to...
As everyone awaits the rumored launch of Android Wear 2.0, customers might have gotten an early glimpse of the Android Pay application that will be running on the wearable operating system. 9to5Google reported that the Android Pay listing in the Google Play Store has been updated early,...
Jawbone, the wearable fitness company, is reportedly getting out of the consumer hardware market after its wearable fitness devices were marred by a slew of bad reviews and reports in the press that the company has no money left. According to a report by TechCrunch, Jawbone...
