Hands-on with the Asus ZenWatch: a seriously stylin' smartwatch
Asus’s ZenWatch is a welcome respite from the growing glut of smartwatches, because unlike so many of them, it's honestly a stylish piece of wristwear. Granted, it does have some drawbacks (it's still...
View ArticleHands-on with the Samsung Gear S, a too-big, too-soon smartwatchphone
BERLIN—It was cool when Dick Tracy lifted his watch to make phone calls from his wrist, but in real life this technology remains riddled with pitfalls. But this isn't stopping Samsung, the company...
View ArticleSmile! HTC's Desire 820 packs selfie-friendly 8 megapixel front camera,...
A little more than six months after HTC revealed the 5.5-inch Desire 816, the company is following up with its successor, the Desire 820. The new phone announced at IFA Berlin on Thursday is notable...
View ArticleHands on: LG’s round-faced G Watch R looks great (on men)
BERLIN—It won’t beat the Moto 360 to retail, but LG’s G Watch R might be the circular smartwatch that tech enthusiasts—the male ones at least—are clamoring for during the holidays. As a technology...
View ArticleHands-on with the Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk
Sony isn’t new to the wearables game–in fact, it has two Android-compatible smartwatches out already. Naturally, it had to jump on the Android Wear bandwagon, but it seems moreso out of desperation...
View ArticleThe phones, tablets, and smartwatches of IFA 2014
Welcome to BerlinImage by Florence IonWe were not expecting IFA to turn into a fanfare of new devices, but lucky for you trigger-happy, tech-loving consumers, you’ll soon have a large spectrum of new...
View ArticleAcer takes aim at Nvidia Shield with Intel-powered Predator 8 gaming tablet
It’s no secret that Android tablets haven’t exactly been flying off the shelves. While phones that run Google’s operating system dominate the marketplace, tablets have lagged behind Apple’s iPad in...
View ArticleAsus officially announces the ZenWatch 2 in two flavors
Small wrists, rejoice! Asus announced that the Asus ZenWatch 2 will be available in two sizes when it arrives in the US next month to fit both ginormous wrists and dainty ones. The watch had been...
View ArticleHands-on: You probably can't afford the best-looking Huawei Watch
We’ve seen a ton of Android Wear smartwatches hit the scene, but none have been as stylish or as accommodating as the Huawei Watch.When we went hands-on with it in Barcelona earlier this year, it was...
View ArticleMotorola's new Moto 360 comes in three variants: Two for men, one for women
It launched with its share of problems (primarily terrible battery life), but a few software updates quickly made the Moto 360 our favorite Android Wear watch of 2014. Now, Motorola’s back with a new...
View ArticleLenovo announces new Yoga tablets with built-in projector, giant Phab...
There’s no sign of Ashton Kutcher to pitch the product this time around, but Lenovo is doubling down on its projector-in-a-tablet Yoga series.Lenovo unveiled three different models of the Yoga tablets...
View ArticleHands-on: The ZenWatch 2 almost convinces me to wear a smartwatch every day
It’s been tough being a small-wristed Android Wear user since the platform was first announced last year. Even when I found a smartwatch that looked great on my wrist, it was still too big to...
View ArticleHands-on: The 2nd-gen Moto 360 is probably the next best Android Wear...
I hate to say this, but Motorola just “disrupted” Android Wear. Rather than offer a fixed style of case for its new Moto 360 smartwatch, it announced that you could customize your own.It was obvious...
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