Smartwatch Archives - Among Tech

HTC working on wearable device, expected to launch Q4 2014

Gadgets, Mobile, Personal Tech, TechnologyMarch 23, 20200Comments

The once fourth largest smartphone maker and first smartphone manufacturer to use Android hasn't had a good 2013 as its new smartphones failed to boost the companies sales.In a report by Bloomberg Chairwoman Cher Wang said it is currently working on reducing production cost and marketing expenses since they think it is one of the main reasons…

WhatsApp beta adds support for Android Wear

Apps, Gadgets, Mobile, Personal TechFebruary 3, 20200Comments

In the latest beta of WhatsApp for Android the popular instant messaging app recently acquired by Facebook has added compatibility for Android Wear allowing users to easily send voice replies or send one of the predefined messages as a reply to an incoming whatsapp. Due to the small display most smartwatches have it is hard…

LG Smartwatch with 3G coming to Verizon and Sprint

Gadgets, Personal Tech, Tech News, TechnologyJanuary 28, 20200Comments

It has been rumored for some time now that LG is working hard on a LG G Watch successor and according to recently leaked document by the FCC LG is working on a "Smart Watch + CDMA" which means it will have 3GThe dimensions of the device are also listed 57.7 x 35.5 mm. (By comparison the…

Over 1.9 Million smartwatches were shipped in 2013

Gadgets, Personal Tech, Tech News, TechnologyNovember 25, 20190Comments

2013 was the year of the personal tech or to be more precise, the year of the Smartwatch. Starting off with the Pebble a watch which got kickstarted for over $10 Million dollars which allows you to get notifications on your wrist, play games and much more. The Pebble became a huge success and the…

iWatch set for Q4 2014 launch and will feature 1.5inch display by LG

Apple, Tech News, TechnologyNovember 19, 20190Comments

Korean website DDaily claims that the upcoming iWatch from Apple will enter mass-production Q3 2014 and can be expected to launch this Summer, this being said it would be pretty obvious to see the iWatch being revealed during WWDC 2014 which will take place June 9, 2014.DDaily claims that the iWatch will feature a 1.52inch…

Google files new patent for flexible Smartwatch design

Google, Personal Tech, Tech NewsAugust 20, 20190Comments

The electronics manufacturer Motorola which was acquired by Google for $13 Billion has just filled patent for a few interesting designs for a possible smartwatch.Both Microsoft and Apple have been working on a smartwatch but not much news or rumors from a possible "nexus" or "google" smartwatch have been published, all we know so far…

Meet the Moto 360 the first Android Wear smartwatch from Motorola

Google, Personal Tech, Tech NewsAugust 19, 20190Comments

Motorola has just introduced its new Smartwatch running on Google's recently announced Android Wear operation system. The round smartwatch will be Motorola's first and is without a doubt one of the better looking smartwatches out there, specially compared to the Samsung's Galaxy Gear lineup of smartwatches.The device features a round display and metal casing and…

2 great alternatives to the Samsung Gear 2

Gadgets, Personal Tech, Samsung, TechnologyAugust 15, 20190Comments

At MWC this week, Samsung announced the Gear 2 and Gear Neo, both of which run on its Tizen platform. While both of these are a significant improvement over the previous model, the smartwatch market has changed a lot since the release of the Galaxy Gear last year. New models have been released, with new…

Microsoft new smart watch to come in a variety of colors

Microsoft, Personal Tech, Tech NewsAugust 13, 20190Comments

Microsoft new smart watch to come in a variety of colors Red, Blue, Yellow and will be made of Oxynitride Aluminium a 80% transparent aluminium 4x stronger then glass

Samsung Gear Solo to be Samsung’s new 3G enabled smartwatch

Personal Tech, Samsung, Tech NewsJuly 8, 20190Comments

According to new a new report from Korean Herald, Samsung is working hard on bringing out a 3G enabled version of its smartwatch the Gear 2 that will be called the "Samsung Gear solo". Currently the latest smartwatches from Samsung are meant to be used as a companion to your Samsung smartphone and not used as…

How to improve LG G Watch battery life

Gadgets, Google, Personal TechJuly 5, 20190Comments

LG recently launched the LG G Watch smartwatch and all though users mainly complained about the bad design and a screen impossible to see outside a thing that can always be improved is battery life.The LG G Watch runs on Android Wear and there is a way to significantly increase battery life which is by…

First image of the new Galaxy Gear 2 leaked

Gadgets, Personal Tech, Tech NewsJune 10, 20190Comments

EVLeaks has just leaked the very first image of the new Galaxy Gear 2 and Galaxy Gear Neo in a tweet. The upcoming smartwatches are expected to be revealed at MWC 2014 in Barcelona (which AmongTech will be attending) and all though the image is small and of medium quality you can definitely see some modifications being…