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GALAXY GEAR

Dec 11, 2013

Video: Samsung’s latest Galaxy Gear ad is a Christmas version of a creepy self-help seminar

Stefan Constantinescu

Christmas is just two weeks away, which means you're going to get absolutely plastered with ads from companies trying to convince you that if you don't buy their newest widgets, you'll end

GOOGLE GLASS

Dec 3, 2013

Official Play Music app now available for Google Glass

Kelly Hodgkins

Google Glass Engineer Stephen Lau took to Google+ to announce the immediate availability of the Play Music app for Google Glass. This feature was announced a few weeks ago and an unofficial app made the

GALAXY GEAR

Nov 19, 2013

Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch gets its first custom ROM

Kelly Hodgkins

Samsung has shipped almost 800,000 units of its Galaxy Gear smart watch since launch and is gearing up to push the watch in the final months of this fiscal year. Folks that scoop them

GALAXY GEAR

Nov 19, 2013

Galaxy Gear sales said to be under 50,000 units UPDATE: Samsung says 800,000 units were sold

Stefan Constantinescu

Update: Samsung just issued a statement saying 800,000 units have been sold. Entering a new product category is hard. Just ask Amazon about the first generation Kindle. Apple about the first generation iPad. And

GALAXY GEAR

Nov 16, 2013

Galaxy Gear update brings ability to display notification from any app

Rajesh Pandey

The Galaxy Gear has been a half-hearted attempt from Samsung at the smart watch market. The Gear works only on selected Galaxy devices from Samsung, and can only display notifications from certain apps. Samsung

GOOGLE

Nov 12, 2013

Google Glass gets official Play Music Integration along with $85 earbuds

Rajesh Pandey

This month's Google Glass software update included a nice new hidden feature - the ability to play music right from Google Glass using a sideloaded Play Music APK. Google has now gone ahead and made

GOOGLE

Oct 30, 2013

Google Glass accessory store silently goes online

Rajesh Pandey

A couple of days ago, Google unveiled the new version of Google Glass and extended its explorer program to friends of current Glass owners. Today, the company has silently brought online an official accessory store

GOOGLE

Oct 29, 2013

Google shows off new Google Glass with mono earbud, support for prescriptions

Kelly Hodgkins

One day after announcing changes to its Google Explorers program that allowed current Glass owners to upgrade to the next version of the computer-infused eyewear. The company released another tease on Google + that gives

ANDROID PHONES

Oct 28, 2013

Samsung announces Premium Suite update for Galaxy Note 2, S4 and S3 with Galaxy Gear compatibility

Rajesh Pandey

Samsung has just sent out a press release that confirms what a leaked update schedule suggested - an update for its "iconic Galaxy smartphones" with Galaxy Gear support in the coming weeks. The Premium suite of

GALAXY GEAR

Oct 28, 2013

Samsung Galaxy Gear return rate as high as 30%; Support coming soon to S4, S3 and Note 2

Rajesh Pandey

It is no secret that Samsung's recently released smart watch - the Galaxy Gear - was a half-hearted product from the company. Apart from the poor battery life and limited functionality, the device suffers from

COMPONENTS

Oct 15, 2013

OmniVision unveils OmniGlass, lets just about anyone come out with a Google Glass clone

Stefan Constantinescu

Google Glass, while still a prototype that only a select few can actually use, will eventually be put on store shelves for you, your mom, and the whole world to buy. Now in order for

GALAXY GEAR

Oct 7, 2013

Video: Samsung’s Galaxy Gear ads pluck the painful strings of nostalgia, still a bad product

Stefan Constantinescu

Samsung's marketing machine has just published the first two 60 second ads for the Galaxy Gear that will start airing in countries all over the world. They're a new kind of advertising from

GALAXY GEAR

Oct 1, 2013

Galaxy Gear Review Round-up: How does Samsung’s smartwatch stack up?

Kelly Hodgkins

Samsung is jumping feet first into the growing wearables market with its Galaxy Gear smartwatch. Introduced last month, the Gear is a companion to Samsung's new Note 3 phablet. Reviews for the smartwatch have

GALAXY GEAR

Sep 26, 2013

Galaxy Gear to work with the GS4 next month, Note II and GS3 at some point in December

Stefan Constantinescu

Samsung's first smartwatch, the Galaxy Gear, has numerous problems. It only lasts a day, the user interface is laggy, but the most egregious issue is compatibility. Out of the box, the Gear works with

GOOGLE

Sep 10, 2013

Google Glass update lets you identify songs, take context aware photos, search YouTube

Stefan Constantinescu

Another month, another Google Glass update. The alpha product that's in the hands of roughly 10,000 walking cyborgs now lets you take a photo of whatever it is you're looking at and

ANDROID PHONES

Sep 7, 2013

Pre-order your Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear from Verizon Wireless now

Kelly Hodgkins

Still jazzed about the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear? Want to be the first in your neighborhood with one? If you are a Verizon Wireless customer, then you can secure your first adopter

GOOGLE

Sep 6, 2013

MyGlass app updated, now lets you control Google Glass using just your smartphone

Stefan Constantinescu

Google Glass, the experimental wearable computing do-hickey that Google hopes will take the world by storm in 2014, uses a glorified touch sensor on the side of your face to control the menus. It'

GALAXY GEAR

Sep 5, 2013

Everything you need to know about Samsung’s Galaxy Gear

Kelly Hodgkins

Samsung is entering the growing wearables market with its new Galaxy Gear smart device. The wristwatch was unveiled today in an Unpacked 2013 event held in Germany. We've already summarized the basic specifications of