Business, Internet of Things (IoT), VR World, Wearables

IDC: The Wearables Market is Expanding

Industry think tank says the market will hit 126 million shipments by 2019.

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Business, Internet of Things (IoT), VR World, Wearables

Samsung’s Smartwatch Strategy: ‘Pause’

The company says it’s taking a break from the market to develop a more perfect product.

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Business, Internet of Things (IoT), VR World, Wearables

Pebble Time Proves a Demand for Wearables

The success of the Pebble smartwatch proves the market wants wearables. But are Pebble’s competitors up to the task?

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Hardware, Internet of Things (IoT), Mobile Computing, VR World, Wearables

Pebble Time Crowdfunds $1M in 49 Minutes, $6.8M in a Day

Smartwatch maker Pebble Tech finds crowdfunding to be a viable means to raise capital, increase margins and improve its visibility as a grassroots effort.

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Mobile Computing, VR World

Pebble Drops Firmware 2.6 and Prices

Pebble has released firmware 2.6 that enables continuous activity tracking on the smartwatches, also drops prices by $50. Pebble just released firmware 2.6 update to the masses that enables continuous activity tracking and app  quick launch. The smartwatch company that was a huge hit on Kickstarter in 2012 and has enjoyed successful growth.  It is now celebrating that success by making its products more accessible by dropping the price by $50 on the Pebble  ($99.99) and Pebble Steel ($199.99).   Pebble took time to highlight some apps that will be making the most of the new functionality of continuous activity tracking.  Misfit app and Jawbone’s UP app are both two of the first

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