GigaomSony opens up SmartWatch platform to third-party firmware
The creation of the Open SmartWatch Project means developers can use the Android-companion Sony device to try out new peripheral use cases — at their own risk, of course. Read more »
{"source":"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/smartwatches\/wijax\/383af13036138b805db0da550b1f5914","varname":"wijax_a6bf77a71d768bb4abb4cc8dbcfde292","title_element":"h2","title_class":"widget-title","title_before":"%3Ch2%20class%3D%22widget-title%22%3E","title_after":"%3C%2Fh2%3E"}
The creation of the Open SmartWatch Project means developers can use the Android-companion Sony device to try out new peripheral use cases — at their own risk, of course. Read more »
Google Glass can’t deliver on the promises that most excite me, and the functionality it does achieve can just as well be delivered in a less embarrassing smart watch form factor. Read more »
Microsoft suppliers say the company is considering a touch-face smartwatch. If true, it won’t be the first time the company offered such a device, but the time to market is critical. Read more »
Many long-standing legal rules of engagement between publishers and consumers tilted the playing field in unexpected ways in the first quarter. The period also saw a major expansion in the amount… Read more »
It’s been a long wait for the Pebble watch software development kit and now it’s here. Developers can start creating app for the unique smartwatch that works with both iPhones and… Read more »
The mobile platform wars escalated once again in the first quarter of 2012 as BlackBerry finally took the wraps off its much-anticipated new operating system. Meanwhile Android continued to build on… Read more »
From smart watches to devices that monitor health, wearables are hot items on the market today. In the latest GigaOM Research podcast, Michael Wolf and Jody Ranck discuss wearable’s place in… Read more »
A majority of respondents stated that they do not see a smart watch as being a complete replacement for their phone while one-third of respondents believe smart watches could function as… Read more »
Survey respondents overwhelmingly selected biometric sensors as the most useful smart watch feature. Read more »
Ironically, most think Microsoft – the company that actually helped develop a product similar to a smart watch – won’t release one. Read more »