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<title>Pebble gains $15M funding, updates SDK with two-way communication</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/16/smartwatch.able.to.communicate.back.to.smartphones/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368730026_pebblee-paperwatch-lg2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Pebble, the smartwatch that started life on Kickstarter, has received an extra $15 million in funding. The additional funding from investors, on top of the $10.2 million received through its Kickstarter campaign, comes at the same time as the company updates its SDK to include two-way communication for third-party Pebble apps....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>WSJ: Microsoft working with suppliers on touch-enabled smartwatch</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/15/software.giants.move.into.hardware.may.continue/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1366005442_watch-640x480.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft is the latest tech giant said to be working on designs for a smartwatch. Sources tell The Wall Street Journal that the Redmond-based company has been working with suppliers in Asia to acquire components for a wearable computing device, though the likelihood of such a device's release is uncertain. Should a Microsoft smartwatch emerge, it might find competition from similarly rumored dev...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/15/software.giants.move.into.hardware.may.continue/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briefly: Pebble smartwatch firmware, Novatel MiFi 2 on Bell</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/27/pebble.firmware.update.fixes.showstopping.bug/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1364382478_pebblee-paperwatch-lg2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Kickstarter-funded smartwatch Pebble has received an update to fix a showstopping bug. The new 1.9.1 firmware came into being following reports received by Engadget of users finding their timepieces stopped working after shutting down, and is said to fix the issue. Customers with watches on older firmware that do not switch back on can request for a replacement through e-mail or the companion Pebb...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/27/pebble.firmware.update.fixes.showstopping.bug/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hands on: Sony SmartWatch software update</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/24/sony.smartwatch.points.the.way.to.the.future/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1364125000_sony-sw-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Sony released a major update for its year old Smartwatch over the past week and Electronista has spent some quality time with it over the past few days. With the hype starting to grow around possible smartwatch releases by  Apple, Samsung, LG and Google this year, the Sony SmartWatch is a good yardstick for what we might expect. However, unlike rumors circulating regarding the smartphone-independe...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briefly: LG smartwatch in development, Asus teases metal box</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/23/report.claims.lg.joining.race.to.develop.smartwatch/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1302/iwatch-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[LG is building their own smartwatch, according to reports. A source of the Korea Times claims the South Korean electronics manufacturer was developing such a device, though did not reveal if it would operate under Android, Firefox OS, or another operating system. The report follows other claims that Apple, Google, and Samsung are working on their own versions, in order to catch up with the Kicksta...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/23/report.claims.lg.joining.race.to.develop.smartwatch/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rumor: Google's Android team creating smartwatch</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/22/google.latest.company.linked.to.intelligent.wrist.based.devices/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1349254327_googlesmartwatchthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google is exploring the possibility of building its own smartwatch, according to reports. The device is allegedly being created by the company's Android division, instead of the X Lab where Glass was created, and follows news of other companies creating their own smartwatch devices, such as Samsung and Apple....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/22/google.latest.company.linked.to.intelligent.wrist.based.devices/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sony SmartWatch gets major update</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/20/new.sony.smartwatch.update.brings.new.watch.faces.other.tweaks/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1303/sony-smartwatch-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Sony has given its SmartWatch the first major software update since its release. The device reached US shores nearly one year ago in April of 2012, during which time it has received one of two minor software revisions. The new update brings with it six new watch faces as well as other tweaks, arriving at a time where there is renewed interest in smartwatches thanks to reports that both Apple and S...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/20/new.sony.smartwatch.update.brings.new.watch.faces.other.tweaks/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Samsung racing Apple to be first to market with smartwatch</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/19/samsung.exec.admits.smartwatch.deep.in.development/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn3.macnn.com/news/1302/galaxy-altius-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Samsung is racing to get its smartwatch to market ahead of the anticipated equivalent device from Apple, reports Bloomberg. According to the executive vice president of Samsungís mobile business, Lee Young Hee, the Korean company has been working on the device for some time and is working hard to get it out the door. Smartwatches, along with wearable devices generally, are considered by some obser...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pebble teardown deems smartwatch unrepairable, long-lasting</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/13/adhesive.for.waterproofing.partly.to.blame/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1363181887_pebbleifixitteardownthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A teardown of the Pebble smartwatch found it to be a fairly unrepairable device, though its expected longevity is a saving grace. The team at iFixit declined to give the Pebble a repairability score due to its uniqueness, but did praise the combination of its low-power e-paper display and weekly charging cycle, which gives the non-replaceable battery a lifespan of between six and ten years....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Samsung Galaxy Altius smartwatch screenshots leaked</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/15/samsung.set.to.join.the.smartwatch.trend/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1302/galaxy-altius-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Screenshots purported to be from a forthcoming smartwatch from Samsung have emerged on a Korean messageboard. Spotted by Slashgear, the Samsung Galaxy Altius looks as though it will give users quick access to date and time, music playback controls, and email notifications. If accurate, the leak suggests that Samsung, like Apple, could well into the development of the next generation of wearable sm...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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