Marko Maslakovic, Author at Gadgets & Wearables

Yunmai 2 Smart Scale: track all your body’s stats

February 16, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Crowdfunding, Health tracker, Smart scale 3 min read

Smart scales connect wirelessly to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Step on one of these and your weight data will find

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Fossil shares tank on concerns about wearables business

February 16, 2017 Marko Maslakovic 1 min read

Shares of Fossil fell nearly 20% on Wednesday to an eight-year low, after the company reported lower than expected fourth-quarter earnings

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IBM’s hub for wearables is a step towards personalized medicine

February 15, 2017 Marko Maslakovic 1 min read

The Cognitive Hypervisor is one of several exciting projects within the IBM Research Frontiers Institute. Developed as a hub for

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Huawei Watch 2 teased in photo, set to launch at MWC 2017

February 14, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 1 min read

With less than two weeks to go, we expect to see a lot of new products at Mobile World Congress

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The Echo Wearable knows what’s going on inside your bloodstream

February 14, 2017 Marko Maslakovic 2 min read

Echo Labs, a small startup from the Stanford-affiliated Start X incubator, may be among the first to take health monitoring to the next level.

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Adidas shuts down miCoach, goes with Runtastic instead

February 12, 2017 Marko Maslakovic 1 min read

Adidas bought the digital health & fitness platform Runtastic back in 2015. Since then, the sports giant has been hard at

Atari Gameband: the first smartwatch for gamers

February 11, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Crowdfunding, Smartwatch, Wearables 2 min read

Just when we thought we’ve seen it all, a campaign on Kickstarter is raising funds for a smartwatch that lets

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Motorola no longer selling smartwatches on official store

February 10, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 1 min read

There was big news yesterday for Android watch lovers. The long anticipated Android Wear 2.0 was officially launched, alongside two LG

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Google launches Android Wear 2.0, alongside two LG watches

February 9, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 3 min read

Despite the current lack of interest, Google has launched a fresh attack on the smartwatch market with a new version of its

Scollar Mini: smart collar for cats and small dogs

February 8, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Crowdfunding, Pet tracker 2 min read

Parallel to growth of the mainstream wearables market, there has been an increase in the market for pet wearables. From devices

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Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway bets on wearables

February 8, 2017 Marko Maslakovic 1 min read

Richline Brands is preparing to jump into wearables with a connected jewelry line. The company, which was acquired in 2007 by Warren Buffet’s Berkshire

Pod 3: the GPS tracker for everything

February 7, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Crowdfunding, Pet tracker 2 min read

Pod is a tiny GPS device which has transformed animal tracking around the world. The monitor lets you locate your pet on demand, keep tabs

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New Balance RunIQ watch now on sale, but ships in 1-2 months

February 7, 2017 Marko Maslakovic Smartwatch 1 min read

Sports footwear and apparel giant New Balance announced its first Android Wear watch earlier this year – the RunIQ. Starting today, customers can order one

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TomTom launches budget version of its Touch fitness tracker

February 6, 2017 Marko Maslakovic 1 min read

TomTom Sports today announced a scaled-down version of its Touch fitness tracker. Touch Cardio is essentially the same device, but minus the fancy body