Tag: Wearables
A Beginner’s Guide to the Apple Watch
The Apple Watch launched in the final week of April 2015‚ after being made available for pre-order online earlier in the month. Those who got their hands on the amazing new wearable – or got it on their hand to be a tad more literal‚ were undoubtedly eager to discover the product’s capabalities. To help get Apple…
Have you got an Apple Watch App yet?
Apple Watch has been out for merely 3 months now and it is estimated that it has sold close to 3 million devices already. The exact number is not being revealed by Apple for some reason‚ but it is known that the initial launch sales had exceeded the expected demand and there were delays for…
Understanding how wearables can influence Auto Manufacturing
Hundreds of wearables are being released into the market on a daily basis. With Apple Watch selling into the millions and established brands like Casio developing their own smartwatches‚ wearable products show no signs of slowing down. Smartphones have transformed the way we interact with everything in our daily life. Instead of standing in the…
Was there a gold rush moment for Apple Watch apps?
On January 24‚ 1848‚ gold was discovered in the American River‚ and the California Gold Rush began. Early prospectors made a fortune‚ but within a year the gold was all but gone. Having spent their life savings on the trip to California‚ most of the gold seekers were left penniless and stranded. Fast forward to…
WatchOS 3: Powering The Ultimate Smartwatch Experience
Watches are no longer timekeeping devices. They have transformed into all-powerful wearables that do so much more than simply displaying the time‚ such as sending and receiving notifications‚ tracking health parameters like heartbeat and steps walked‚ and sharing calls and messages. Powering all these experiences is the versatile watchOS 3. Apple announced watchOS 3 for…
Envisaging the changing future of wearables
Wearables‚ which come in various forms‚ have become a major trend in the modern world. Handheld devices‚ for instance‚ not only offer basic functions like telling the time‚ but provide us with relevant notifications‚ help us set our fitness goals and more. Head-mounted devices‚ meanwhile‚ are revolutionising the gaming and entertainment industry as well as enabling remote…
Smartwatches – Novelty pieces or intelligent gadgets?
Wearables – What category do they fit in? Since so-called ‘smart wearables’ were first launched some time ago‚ digital firms have attempted to divide them into various categories as a means studying the products themselves and the growth of the sector. One such example is the work carried out by the IDC (International Data Corporation)…
