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Runkeeper is Pebble smartwatch’s first app partner, with integration at launch
The Pebble smartwatch has been a runaway success story for Kickstarter’s crowdfunding model, with almost $8 million pledged for the project so far. Now Runkeeper, a popular app for measuring and...
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Pebble smartwatch sells out with 85K orders, 66K backers, & $10M raised
The team behind the much-talked-about Pebble smartwatch has finished taking orders on Kickstarter, with 85,000 orders placed for the device and $10.1 million raised thus far. While there are eight...
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10 things that blew our minds at CES 2013
VentureBeat has emerged triumphant from CES 2013, with only one writer stricken with a mysterious convention illness. The past week went by like a whirlwind, but now that we have some time (and...
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Another convenient iWatch leak: Apple reportedly has 100 designers working on it
How do you successfully leak a story? The recent spat of Apple iWatch news could be a solid lesson. After reports that Apple was developing a curved screen smartwatch from the New York Times and the...
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Pebble smartwatch is almost impossible to repair, says disheartening iFixit...
If you’re one of the few lucky enough to score a Pebble smartwatch, here’s a piece of advice: Don’t try to crack it open. Gadget teardown experts iFixit did so, and the results weren’t great: Instead...
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2013 is officially the year of smartwatch rumors as Microsoft chatter begins
We’re only four months into 2013, and yet it already seems clear that this is going to be the year of rampant smartwatch speculation. Following rumors that Apple and Google are developing...
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Intel CTO hints at watch-like smart device for texting
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Tickets On Sale Now Intel is testing a number of “experimental devices in the lab,” one of which is a smartwatch-like device, according to chief technology officer...
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Sony’s SmartWatch 2: A bigger, water-resistant Android smartwatch with NFC
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Tickets On Sale Now Sony’s making another go at the smartwatch market, but so far, the effort looks like it’s merely an incremental upgrade over its attempt last...
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Apple pursues ‘iWatch’ trademark in Japan
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Tickets On Sale Now The “iWatch” moniker, made up by the tech world for Apple’s rumored smartwatch, is getting a dose of legitimacy. Apple is currently working on...
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Samsung’s ‘Galaxy Gear’ trademark filing hints at smartwatch branding
A trademark filing released today for Samsung’s upcoming “Galaxy Gear” product provides new information about the company’s plans to produce a smartwatch gadget. Samsung first confirmed that it was...
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Smartwatches may fail — but wearables won’t
Devindra Hardawar/VentureBeatThe Pebble smartwatchJack Gold is the founder and principal analyst at J.Gold Associates. Everyone is talking about smartwatches as being the next big thing, with rumors...
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Google acquires smartwatch software maker WIMM Labs, report says
Source: WIMM LabsGoogle has acquired Android-based smartwatch software company WIMM Labs, according to a GigaOM report today that cites unnamed sources familiar with the deal. WIMM makes a...
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Recapping Samsung’s Galaxy Gear and Galaxy Note 3 event
Devindra Hardawar/VentureBeatBird's-eye view of Samsung's Unpacked simulcast in Times SquareSamsung showed off the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear smartwatch at a big press event at the IFA conference in...
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Hands-on with all of Samsung’s new toys: Galaxy Gear, Note 3, and new Note...
Samsung’s Galaxy Gear may not be the smartwatch that will make regular consumers give a damn about smartwatches, but it’s a notable evolutionary step for wearable computing. Today after Samsung’s big...
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Samsung’s Galaxy Gear and Note 3 hits U.S. carriers starting October 1 & 2...
Devindra Hardawar/VentureBeatIf the Galaxy Gear’s bulkiness and lukewarm reception hasn’t scared you off yet, you’ll likely be able to get your hands on one at the beginning of October. T-Mobile has...
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Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch: Relentlessly inessential
Devindra Hardawar/VentureBeat Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now The Galaxy Gear isn’t a complete disaster — it’s sort of attractive, sort of innovative, sort of futuristic — but it...
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Galaxy Gear commercials are brilliant ads for a terrible product
Devindra Hardawar/VentureBeat Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now In what may be Samsung’s best commercials yet, the company has figured out a way to successfully sell failure....
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Galaxy Gear: Why Samsung is a follower, not a leader (review)
ung'sDevindra Hardawar/VentureBeatSamsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now The Galaxy Gear is like a mirror reflecting Samsung’s own strengths and...
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Google’s Android smartwatch ‘ready within months,’ will feature Google Now
Devindra Hardawar/VentureBeatSamsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now Google is close to finishing the development of its first smartwatch — so close that...
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This is what a smartwatch looks like: Pebble gets full iOS notification...
Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now While Pebble’s focus so far has been on getting its hardware out the door, the real interesting stuff is happening with the device’s software....
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