Sentences with phrase «other wearable manufacturers»

It's supposed to be more of a hardware showcase for Microsoft's Health platform, which is open for other wearable manufacturers to integrate with.

One possibility Pebble is considering, product evangelist Myriam Joire told us, is releasing the design spec of the head for other wearables manufacturers to adopt, in an attempt to make it a common standard and reduce the number of cables people have to carry.

Not exact matches

And who knows, maybe we'll see some other enterprising manufacturers hitting up the open nature of Android Wear notifications with their wearables.

But my fear is that, since this particular lineup of wearables from Google is supposed to be a blueprint of sorts for other manufacturers to follow, they'll continue to eliminate any forward - facing features for fear of crowding up the chassis.

There's a revolution in wearable tech and Samsung is in the thick of it, fighting for elbow room, along with just about every other tech manufacturer out there.

Samsung's response to the wearable revolution isn't to follow other Android phone manufacturers down the Android Wear route, but rather to use its own operating system on its smartwatches.

The unfortunate aspect of this technology is that it requires the accessories to support the specification as well, which means existing Bluetooth headphones, wearables, and other devices will not work with it unless a firmware update is provided by their manufacturer.

Google doesn't let device manufacturers customise its wearable UI, so in terms of functionality it's identical to most other Android Wear smartwatches.

Google has plans to release a SDK that will help developers and manufacturers put Android on smartwatches and other wearables, Sundar Pichai, Google SVP of Android and Chrome, announced at SXSW in Austin, TX on Sunday.

Previous studies have also confirmed that popular wearable gadgets from Apple, Garmin and other manufacturers can accurately detect a health issue.

As with many other manufacturers cautiously hedging against the continued slowdown in the wearables market, Samsung appears to be doubling down on fitness features as its upgrade path for wrist wearables, which, after the tepid reception of Android Wear 2.0, doesn't seem like such a bad idea.

Samsung is also said to be working on a virtual reality headset, but with other Android manufacturers and Apple also slated to launch smartwatches in the coming months, it wouldn't be surprising if the Gear 3 (and perhaps the second - generation Gear Fit) are the only two wearables the Korean manufacturer puts all its focus on in the near future.