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Buying an Android Watch? Here's Why You Should Wait

By Mike Prospero

Until smartwatches with Qualcomm's new 3100 CPU arrive, we won't know if Wear OS is any good.

Why I Ditched the Apple Watch for the Fitbit Charge 2

By Monica Chin

How a simpler, cheaper fitness tracker proved better than a fancy smartwatch.

Time Has Run Out on Smartwatches: 10 Ways to Revive Them

By Mike Prospero

Here are 10 ways to save this troubled category and make nongeeks want to wear them.

7 Ways Samsung's Gear S3 Beats the Apple Watch

By Mark Spoonauer

Samsung's Gear S3 offers longer battery life, 4G and other key advantages of the Apple Watch.

Everyone Would Wear Smartwatches If They Had These Features

By Avram Piltch

Smartwatches aren't indispensable... yet. But make these seven changes to add functionality and flexibility and you won't want to leave home without one.

5 Reasons Why Apple Should Buy Fitbit

By Mark Spoonauer

Apple should buy Fitbit in order to bring more customers into its ecosystem while gaining more expertise in health and fitness.

10 Apple Watch Fixes Apple Should Make Now

By Mark Spoonauer

The Apple Watch is very impressive, but Apple needs to make these enhancements to win over more than early adopters.

Gold Apple Watch, Like All Jewelry, Is a Rip-Off

By Avram Piltch

Apple's most expensive watch costs $17,000, which is just as frivolous as other jewelry purchases. Here are a number of more better luxury items you can buy with that kind of money.

Android Wear? Not on My Wrist

By Avram Piltch

Google's Android Wear operating system for smartwatches is so stripped of functionality that it's practically useless. With notifications that say nothing and hobbled apps, this puny platform needs a makeover.

iWatch Marks Real Start of Tim Cook Era

By Mark Spoonauer

The launch of the iWatch gives Apple CEO Tim Cook the first opportunity to truly step out of Steve Job's shadow.

Why Smart Clothing Will Kill the Fitness Tracker Wristband

By Mike Prospero

Smart shirts and shoes with built-in biometric sensors will eliminate the need for clunky wristbands, and upending the fitness tracker market.

Why Apple's iWatch Already Beats Android Wear (Op-Ed)

By Mark Spoonauer

A lukewarm reception to the first wave of Android Wear smartwatches leaves the door wide open for a more focused and sleek iWatch.

Augmented Reality Makes Us More Human, Not Less

By Avram Piltch

Every major advance in knowledge storage and retrieval has disrupted society and frightened a few naysayers along the way. And augmented reality is no different.

Why Wearable Tech Is Still Behind the Times

By Mike Prospero

Smartwatches and fitness bands are a hot trend - but do people want them? Here's what can be done to ensure wearable tech has a future.

3 Tech Concepts From CES 2014 You Might Actually Use

By Tom's Guide Staff, Dian Tjondronegoro, Queensland University of Technology

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Tom's Guide's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The massive Consumer Electronics Show (CES), hosted annually in Las Vegas, showcases the latest disc

Watches, Glasses and Super-Tablets: Tech Predictions for 2014 (Op-Ed)

By Tom's Guide Staff, By Barry Avery, Kingston University

So what were the hits of 2013, and what will this year hold?

Smartwatches: Why Their Time Has Finally Come

By Tom's Guide Staff, Christopher Null

From hyped startups like Pebble to established players like Apple and Samsung, everyone is making a smartwatch. But do consumers really want them?