Apple CEO Tim Cook is doing a tour in part to help prepare the world for the launch of the Apple Watch, which is likely going to be the start of the show at a special event on Monday March 9 at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. He spoke to The Telegraphabout the company’s first smart wearable and talked about what will motivate a purchase decision for the Apple Watch now, and why it’ll only get more attractive as time goes on.
http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/27/tim-cook-says-apple-watch-could-replace-your-car-keys-and-thats-just-the-start/

Audi's plans to aid the race to make self-driving cars the normare well known by now, but on Tuesday the company unleashed a new surprise with a decidedly secret agent-style twist — a smartwatch to control your car.

When Audi's team took to the stage, led by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, an Audi board member for technical development, no one expected the company to announce a wearable, but the reception to it was mostly positive.

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Intel CEO Brian Krzanich plucked a button off his sport jacket and held it up during his CES 2015 keynote Tuesday night. It was not actually a button, but instead the successor to the postage stamp-sized Intel Edison Chip unveiled at last year’s CES.

Called Curie, the tiny computer has processing power, Bluetooth LE and sensors and is designed for future wearables. It should arrive in the second quarter of this year. Curie was just one of a number of new technologies Intel unveiled during its CES 2015 keynote. They all fell under Intel's three umbrella areas: Computing Unleashed, Intelligence Everywhere, and the Wearable Revolution.

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http://mashable.com/2015/01/06/intel-tiny-curie-system-on-a-chip/

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LAS VEGAS — Here's what I tend to say when I get my hands on a new fitness tracker: it works great, but I'd never leave it on for a fancy dinner.

Now Misfit's assortment of bejeweled accessories will have me way overdressed for the gym.

Misfit, known for its fitness and sleep tracking gadgets, is partnering up with crystal giant Swarovski for two new wearable products and nine sparkling accessories (three bracelets, three wristbands and three pendants, available in black, white and grey)

source:

http://mashable.com/2015/01/05/misfit-swarovski-shine-fitness-trackers/

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LAS VEGAS — The marriage of wearable technology and sports can often seem forced, but a cycling jacket on display at Sunday's CES Unveiled event offers one of the most practical — and surprisingly stylish — approaches to wearables we've seen yet.

Visijax is a lightweight nylon jacket embedded with strategically placed LEDs that flash when the wearer signals a right or left turn by raising an arm.

http://mashable.com/2015/01/04/cyclist-led-jacket/?utm_cid=hp-hh-pri

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The new band, part of the Montblanc Timewalker Urban Speed collection, is a little metal screen that can receive notifications and messages. From A Blog To Watch:

The e-Strap features a high-end leather strap that has a carbon fiber texture to it that Montblanc calls “Extreme Montblanc Leather” and is produced by them in Florence, Italy. At the bottom, sitting under your wrist is an electronic module made from DLC (diamond like carbon) coated steel or in gray steel. Apparently, there are a few color and size options.

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http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/01/montblanc-

announces-a-smart-bracelet-for-your-fancy-watch/