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RFLKT and Runmeter: It's basically Pebble for your bike

by Erica Sadun (Apr 14th, 2013)

People love the idea of the Pebble watch. It's an iOS-compatible display that sits on your wrist, so your iPhone can stay in your backpack, purse, or pocket. It's a great way to keep light track of your notifications, and what's going on in your life. It is, however, not a particularly good ...

Wallet TrackR may be the next great way to safeguard your wallet

by Erica Sadun (Nov 20th, 2012)

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is one of the overlooked heroes of iOS. Part of Bluetooth 4.0, it offers a low-power way to wirelessly connect sensors and other short-range devices to applications that can, with Apple's blessing, run in the background. That means, your phone can track and monitor ...

MetaWatch offers iPhone compatibility in new developer kit

by Steven Sande (May 22nd, 2012)

So, you didn't get signed up to get one of the first Pebble watches on Kickstarter? Well, you have a fallback plan now. MetaWatch, a spinoff of watchmaker Fossil, has released a new version of its self-named watch in developer kit format that specifically uses Bluetooth 4.0 (found in the iPhone ...