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Google has staked its claim on the title Master of Wearable Tech with Android Wear, a brand new version of Android specifically designed for smartwatches and other wearable products.

Google has announced its new Android Wear OS along with two manufacturers backing it. What will it take for Android Wear to be a great smartwatch?

It's the kind of notification you really don't want to receive, but it could ultimately save your life. According to a report Sunday, Apple is developing software and sensors – possibly for its expected iWatch – capable of predicting a heart attack.

The latest research shows nearly two million smartwatches were sold during 2013, with Android and Samsung's Galaxy Gear taking a high percentage of the sales.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has said in an interview we should expect new products which fall into new categories from the company soon. Although he didn't go into detail, he could be talking about the iWatch, an Apple television, or a phablet-style iPhone.

It's hard to know if the challenges facing Apple's iWatch team are par for the course with the development of a new gadget or more intimidating than usual. Either way, a report Tuesday suggests the company's engineers and designers are up against it.

Apple's just been granted a bunch of patents, with one relating to technology for an "embedded heart rate monitor" that might end up in its so-called iWatch, which many observers think could launch some time in 2014.

We're about to inundated with wearable technology products, from watches to glasses, and shoes to helmets; however no-one is there to help guide us through the potential fashion nightmare should we give into our geek instincts and wear each and every gadget available, all at the same time.

Following months of rumors suggesting Apple is developing a high-tech smartwatch, it emerged on Monday that the Cupertino company last month filed for the 'iWatch' trademark in Japan.

Google has stepped out in front of competitors by rushing the first connected glasses to the market, but if the past is any indication, Apple is watching and waiting. What would its late-arriving competitor to Google Glass look like?

Taken out of context, Tim Cook's description of the wrist as “interesting” and “natural” may sound a little odd to some observers. But link it to the subject of wearable tech and we have the strongest hint yet that Apple really is working on a smartwatch.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has dropped a very heavy hint we won't be seeing any new product launches from the company this side of the summer, but it has got some exciting things planned for the fall and into 2014.

A Samsung executive has gone on record to say her company is indeed preparing a smartwatch and has been working on it for a long time, though she declined to give further details about the device.

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