It's been a rough year for wrist-worn wearable activity trackers. As we noted in a column last December, what was once a vibrant and competitive field is now a graveyard of failed devices like the Pebble, the Basis Band, the Nike FuelBand, and many more. Just this month news broke about Jawbone's liquidation after a long, slow decline.
You can place the blame for these failures in a number of...
The Apple Watch will ship in April, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook who discussed the watch on the company's first quarter earnings call.
"Development for Apple Watch is right on schedule and we expect to begin shipping in April," Cook said. "Developers are hard at work on apps, notifications, and information summaries that we call Glances, all designed specifically for the Watch's user interface...
Apple made its long-awaited wearable announcement today at a special event in Cupertino, as well as showing off the iPhone 6 and the new, larger iPhone 6 plus. As expected, Apple put a significant focus on fitness and wellness for the wristworn device, which is actually called Apple Watch not iWatch. The Apple Watch did not emerge as the advanced-sensing health device some envisioned. The device...