Pebble CEO to speak at JOLT Uncensored event on September 18th
Migicovsky now lives in Palo Alto, California, but will be coming back to Canada for a fireside chat at MaRS on September 18th. The…
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Kickstarter Success ‘The Bradley’ Watch for Vision-Impaired Hits Canada
“The Bradley” watch is coming to Canada. The watch can’t really be described as a “smart” watch in modern terms, but it effectively allows…
New Watch on Kickstarter Uses NFC Tech to Automate with Smartphones
There’s yet another watch on Kickstarter developed by Canadian brainiacs, and this one is following along the minimalist trend of making a “smart” watch…
Toronto’s Kiwi Wearables Releases Glance, A “Smart Accessory” for Regular Watches
Kiwi Wearables, the Toronto-based wearable tech company, has today released Glace, which it calls the first smart accessory that turns any watch into a smartwatch….
Why This Smartwatch Startup Chose South Korea over Canada
Two weeks ago we wrote about the remarkable amount of press coverage that Kairos was receiving, a South Korean-based startup lead by its Canadian…
Pebble Smartwatch Named Second Most Wanted Wearable Among Tech Experts
Canadian Eric Migicovsky’s Pebble Smartwatch, which earned $10.3 million from its 2012 Kickstarter campaign, has been named the second most wanted wearable item by a…
$500 Polar Watch to Be “World’s Smartest and Most Advanced Training Computer”
Polar today unveiled what the smartwatch creator is calling “the world’s smartest and most advanced training computer.” Polar is headquartered in Finland but has an…
Canadian-Made Basis Sells to Intel for “Around $100 Million”
Intel has won a sweepstakes of sorts, agreeing to buy Canadian-born startup Basis for “around $100 million,” according to Techcrunch. Originally from Vancouver, Basis…
Pebble AppStore Marks Shift in Wearable Tech
Pebble officially launched their appstore today for iOS users with Android to follow. The store resides within an update to the existing Pebble smartphone…
Pebble Unveils Smartwatch for Mercedes-Benz Drivers at CES 2014
At CES 2014 this week Mercedes-Benz unveiled a smartwatch that can be used with several car models from the auto-maker. Drivers can use the…
Montreal’s Neptune Pine Smartwatch Smashes Kickstarter Goal
Possibly the most insane smartwatch you’ll hear about in 2013 just finished its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, thoroughly smashing its $100,000 goal by more…
Pebble SDK Update Positions Smartwatch to Compete with Nike & Fitbit
Watch Out Nike & Fitbit Pebble’s Coming For You! Pebble announced today an update to their SDK which finally gives developers API access to…
With Samsung’s Galaxy Gear, Wearable Technology is Here to Stay
If you think that Samsung’s Galaxy Gear announcement is about a watch, you might have missed the boat. The multinational electrics company got into…
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