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Pokemon Go updated, adds experimental new Tracker feature among changes

The good news is that Pokemon Go just received a hefty update and is now up to version 1.3.0. The bad news is that this game seems to be tracking its players in impressive new ways. A series of leaked screenshots from the new experimental “Tracker” program seems to be showing Pokemon Go players near […]

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IDC estimates Apple Watch sales numbers around 3.9 million worldwide

Apple has yet announce hard sales numbers for the Apple Watch, but the current intelligent guess is that the company has sold 3.9 million units worldwide since the wearable’s launch in April. The latest data from market research firm IDC estimates Apple Watch sales totaled 3.9 million worldwide in the third quarter of 2015, making […]

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Website, Google Doc crowd-sourcing Apple Watch orders

If you’re breathlessly refreshing Apple’s order status page in an attempt to figure out if your Apple Watch will arrive on Friday, take a breather. Tracking one’s Apple Watch order has turned into a national pastime here in the U.S. as eager pre-orderers try to figure out if they’re in the first first batch of Apple watches […]

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New York Times editor called out in wake of Apple Watch/health concerns column

Apparently everyone freaked out two days ago when New York Times staff writer Nick Bilton published a column. The column, originally titled “Could Wearable Computers Be As Harmful As Cigarettes”, but was later changed to “The Health Concerns in Wearable Tech,” earnestly points to the rising interest in smartwatches and fitness trackers and wonders if […]

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GIFT GUIDE 2014 – The TrackR bravo

Have you ever said “I wish there was a way to call my keys.” I used to say it all the time while scrambling through my couch cushions looking for my car keys (usually making me late to get somewhere.) Enter the Bluetooth tracking tag. Introduced in 2009, these small Bluetooth ‘fobs’ can be attached […]