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VR & AR

Samsung Gear S2 review: brilliant but with one big problem

Samsung wowed us when it unveiled the Gear S2, a fully circular Tizen-powered smartwatch with a nifty rotating bezel. It was impressive at first glance, but how about after a week of use? Our Samsung Gear S2 review will run you through the performance, software and specs of the standard and Classic models, to see if this smartwatch is good enough to make you switch to Tizen. Gear S2 vs Moto 360 (2015) comparison Best Android Smartwatch

by Kris Carlon

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VR & AR

Huawei Watch review: the almost-perfect smartwatch

The Huawei Watch, the first Android Wear offering from the manufacturer, caused quite a stir when we first saw it back in March. Now that the Huawei Watch is finally on shelves, we take a closer look to see how well it stacks up against the competition in our full Huawei Watch review. Best Android smartwatches Android Wear update news

by Shu On Kwok

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VR & AR

Asus ZenWatch 2 review [hands on]: the best value smartwatch yet?

The Asus ZenWatch 2 emerged within an avalanche of wearables that were unveiled at IFA 2015. Huawei, Motorola, Samsung, and even Lenovo all presented their new smartwatches, and Asus did the same, but with one monster difference: the price. The ZenWatch 2 hasn’t changed much from the previous model, but it sure delivers on value. Read all about it our hands on ZenWatch 2 review. Moto 360 (2nd gen) review [hands on] Samsung Gear S2 review [hands on]

by Scott Adam Gordon

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VR & AR

Moto 360 review: the smartwatch that couldn’t live up to its hype [updated: Wi-Fi support is coming]

Google announced Android Wear in March 2014, an operating system for wearable devices which could be used by any manufacturer. Since then, people around the world, myself included, have dreamed of a piece of hardware which would unite the design of a classic watch with the unique features of modern software. That dream was the Moto 360. And now that dream is over. Moto 360 (2015) review Moto 360 vs Apple Watch In the words of the engineers and designers at Motorola, the Moto 360 is the “reinvention of the classic”, it is “iconic”, and an “amazing piece of technology”. “Change has come to the market”, they said. The unfortunate truth is that the Moto 360 does not offer anything substantially different from what previous releases like the LG G Watch, or Samsung Gear Live have delivered in terms of user-experience, and in some cases, the experience is even worse. The good news is that Motorola has now confirmed that the Moto 360 will get Wi-Fi functionality with an update to Android Wear.

by Scott Adam Gordon

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VR & AR

LG Watch Urbane review: Android Wear goes premium

The LG Watch Urbane is the first Android Wear watch on the market following the much-hyped launch of the Apple Watch. How does it stack up against Apple’s offering, and Android Wear in general? As successor to the circular LG G Watch R, but with a more ‘premium’ design and all the benefits of Wi-Fi, this should be a top-shelf device. But is it? Find out in this LG Watch Urbane review. Best Android Wear smartwatches LG G Watch R review

by Scott Adam Gordon

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VR & AR

LG Watch Urbane LTE review – the next-gen smartwatch today [hands-on]

We’ve just taken a look at LG’s new wearable, the LG Watch Urbane LTE. It’s very similar on the surface to the LG Watch Urbane, but with one big difference: it’s based on the LG Wearable Platform and not Android Wear. To see just how different this device is, read on for our hands-on LG Watch Urbane LTE review.

by Kris Carlon

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VR & AR

Sony SmartWatch 3 review: technically the best, visually the worst

The Sony SmartWatch 3 was presented at IFA 2014 – the third smartwatch from Sony – and a new stainless steel edition is coming soon. If you hadn’t paid much attention to the previous Sony smartwatches, that’s probably because they weren’t very interesting. Let’s see how things have improved since then in our Sony SmartWatch 3 review.

by Camila Rinaldi

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Asus ZenWatch review: Android Wear made elegant

Large, complicated and unnecessary are the first adjectives that jumped to mind when opening the packaging of this device, and so I immediately plunged into despair thinking that the ZenWatch would be bulky and unwieldy. But after putting the Asus ZenWatch on my wrist and hooking the metal clasp with a single click, I have been transported to a parallel reality, a dimension in which the smartwatch has become indispensable to survive. To see how much the first smartwatch from Asus changed my opinion, read on for the full Asus ZenWatch review.

by Daria Lombardi

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Samsung Gear S review: perfectly functional and flawed

Samsung has released a number of smartwatches over the last 12 months. This time it was the turn of its first “standalone” smartwatch, a smartwatch which lets you make and receive calls from your wrist. Except, it’s not really standalone, because you need a smartphone… a Samsung smartphone… to be able to use it. So, what’s the big idea behind this new Samsung wearable? Find all this out and more in our Samsung Gear S review.

by Scott Adam Gordon

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VR & AR

LG G Watch R review: Circular, but not full circle

Most Android Wear smartwatches are not very good right now. A lot of this is down to Android Wear still being in its fledgling stages, complete with bugs, limitations and some hardware issues. The LG G Watch R is no different: while it is very good in some respects, there’s still a bit too much that isn’t up to scratch to make it a must have – and yet it is still probably the best Android Wear watch around. Read on for the full LG G Watch R review to see where it comes full circle and where it comes up short.

by Kris Carlon

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