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<title>Meta Watch bought out from Fossil, still due September</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/09/12/meta.watch.bought.by.former.nokia.exec/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/metawatch.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Meta Watch started off the week with word that it had been bought out from Fossil.  The smartphone companion watch creator was being bought by an investor group led by previous Nokia executive Juha Pinomaa as well as former Fossil technology heads Bill Geiser and David Rosales.  The now separate company would work out of Dallas but appropriately would have a research wing in Espoo, Finland, near N...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fossil's MetaWatches receive FCC approval</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/08/25/watches.expected.to.arrive.in.september/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn3.macnn.com/news/1108/metasml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Fossil's MetaWatch wristwatches have been approved by the FCC, despite the company's recent admission that the devices are facing production delays. The Commission tested the watches' Bluetooth capabilities, which enable communication with Android smartphones, tablets or other devices. TI's ultra-low-power chips are also paired with white-on-black OLED displays, a three-axis accelerometer, ambient...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fossil's MetaWatch pushed back again to September</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1108/metasml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Fossil has announced that its MetaWatch connected wristwatches are facing yet another delay, pushing the expected launch window into September. The company has acknowledged several production "hiccups" that have stalled the project, including a software problem that affected connections to the micro USB interface. The steel case bodies for the analog version also needed to be reworked and polished...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fossil and TI detail Meta Watch development platform</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1104/metawatch.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Texas Instruments and Fossil have disclosed fresh details surrounding the Meta Watch, a "wearable development system" that is designed to connect with smartphones and other devices. The watches, which were first previewed in March at an HP event, will be available in two flavors, including an analog option with a tonneau case and an all-digital variant with a rectangular shape....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 02:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fossil demos watches that pull data from smartphones</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1012/fossilsmartphonewatch.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Fossil's Watch Technology VP Bill Geiser in an interview with Robert Scoble posted on Thursday showed a pair of watches that would intelligently pull information from smartphones.  The prototypes talk to the phone over Bluetooth and get information that would work on a small grayscale LCD, such as calendars, weather and notifications for unaddressed calls, e-mail and SMS.  Even non-essentials such...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sony Ericsson intros Bluetooth watches for women </title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/sonyericssonmbw200intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Sony Ericsson on Wednesday announced it will supplement its menís line of MBW-150 Bluetooth watches with a womenís line called the MBW-200. Made in conjunction with watchmaker Fossil, the timepieces use Bluetooth to connect with compatible handsets and display caller ID and vibrate when the phone is ringing or a text message is received. Users can then mute or reject the call via the watch. Either...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft axes SPOT watch tech</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/04/24/microsoft.spot.gone/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0804/spotwatch.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft has quietly shut down its MSN Direct services for SPOT (Smart Personal Object Technology) Smart Watches, effectively ending the concept, according to a statement from MSN Direct program manager Jon Canan.  The company says it and companies making the watches, such as Fossil, no longer have plans to develop a new version of the Smart Watch platform and now intend only to support existing ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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