watches
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I Actually Really Want A Smartwatch
I think smartwatches are a really neat idea. It’s been made clear to me — on Twitter, in the office, on the internet at large — that a lot of people disagree. With a burning passion. Let me try to explain to you why you are all wrong.
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Qualcomm Has A Smartwatch Too, And It’s The Anti Galaxy Gear
Happy smartwatch day! Let’s have a hearty welcome for our newest party guest: Qualcomm. That’s right, the Snapdragon chipmaker will be peddling its own watch — the Toq — direct to consumers. And it’s a bit of a different take than Samsung’s Galaxy Gear.
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This Watch’s Tiny Tweeting Bird Is A Miniature Mechanical Marvel
To celebrate the 275th anniversary of clockmaker Pierre Jaquet Droz opening his first workshop, the company that bears his name — even to this day — has created a fantastic timepiece that uses tiny piston-powered bellows to produce a realistic chirping bird sound. But watches have been doing that for years. What’s amazing about this…
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The First Smartwatch You Might Actually Want Is Designed For Kids
As if kids didn’t have it pretty awesome already, now it looks like they’ll be among the first of us to get their hands — or wrists — on a bona fide smartwatch with the Filip. But don’t get too jealous. The Filip is designed as a safety device more than anything, with Wi-Fi, cellular…