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.
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.
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.
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.
After spending one week with Samsung’s smartwatch, the Galaxy Gear, I was able to answer few burning questions spawned by this controversial wearable: is this really one of the newest pieces of technological innovation on the market or is it just another gadget. Not to be a spoiler, but I feel as if smartwatches still have a ways to go. Here’s why…
Samsung has finally presented their smartwatch offering – the Galaxy Gear – that has had half the tech world thirsting for months. I had the chance to test it already and I have to tell you, right up front, that in terms of the expectations held for the wearable device, unfortunately this thing is a huge disappointment. This over-hyped clock is set to be the next big smartwatch flop.