A few numbers of smartwatches at CES 2014 might become a trend in coming future. Developers are more confident about the future of smartwatches and Microsoft also getting in the race. If you are planning to get a smartwatch for yourself, here are 5 latest smartwatches having different sizes, shapes, colors and you can buy them this year.
Pebble And Pebble Steel
Pebble crowdfunded its new smartwatch through Kickstarter. Its e-paper shows notifications and any number of different watchfaces that you can download or even make yourself. It has a Pebble app for both Android and iOS, from where you can access Pebble appstore and download Pebble- specific apps.
It has an built-in fitness-tracking sensor that tracks your heartbeat. Pebble Steel is similar device but has given a more premium construction using Gorilla Glass and stainless steel.
Samsung Gear-2
Gear-2 is a follow-up of their previous Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch. The latest version has number of changes and improvements. Same as most smartwatches, it will display notifications from any Android app and allows user to dial, answer, and reject calls using the watch. Gear-2 has a built-in speaker and microphone and you can talk through the watch. Is has feature to store your music that you can listen via Bluetooth headphones or speakers.
Samsung Gear Fit
Gear fit is a smartwatch and works as a fitness tracker that strikes middle ground. It brings out features of two separate wearables. It will display your tracking information and simple interactions such as sending replies, making calls and you need to use your smartphone or Bluetooth headset to talk. It has an accelerometer, gyroscope, and heart rate sensor.
Qualcomm Toq
It is not on the cutting edge of smartwatches but it is still a capable smartwatch with a Mirasol display, which we rarely see and promises better battery life. It has a reflective color display and can be always-on that does not affect battery life.
Several applets can run on Toq that you can access from the phone that includes calendar, stocks, music-player, and notification applets. You can also make and answer the calls but you cannot talk directly through the Toq.
Sony SmartWatch2 SW2
It is the follow-up to the Sony Smartwatch. New model has several new functionalities over old one. It includes a better and high-resolution display. It can paired to your Android app and require Sony’s SmartConnect app.
Summary
Smartwatches functions are now enhanced beyond timekeeping and comparable to PDA. Many of them run mobile apps, media players also offering playback of FM radio, audio, video files to the user via Bluetooth.
