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Sony looks set to deliver its next-generation SmartWatch at the Mobile Asia Expo in Shanghai next week after the Japanese company sent out a series of cryptic tweets all about watches. “One in three smartphone users want smart wrist wear,” the first read, accompanied by an #itstime hashtag.

Pebble-smartwatch

If you’re familiar with Kickstarter, I’m sure you know that backers receive any product they funded first, prior to the product being released to the public, and the same is true of the long awaited Pebble Smartwatch.

Pebble announced that all of the backers, who paid more than the RRP, should have received their Pebble Smartwatches by now. The next set of pre-ordered Smartwatches to go out, are to the people who paid the retail price, following the first Kickstarter funding time.

What a Microsoft smartwatch might look like.

What a Microsoft smartwatch might look like.

Microsoft is designing a new smartwatch that could allow it to compete with upcoming devices from the likes of Apple, Google, and Samsung, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company has already asked suppliers in Asia to ship components for the device, which will reportedly boast a “touch-enabled” display.

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Hold the phone! Or, rather — don’t. Martian Watch models see much of its promised potential unlocked With the launch today of iOS and Android apps, just ahead of their estimated ship date(s).

The app finally adds two major features to the watches — remote camera control and social media updates — along with a few smaller ones.

Google-smartwatch

The Google Glass project has been in the news a fair bit in recent months, but it seems Google may have another wearable gadget in development that’s been flying under the radar. The Financial Times reports that just like Apple and Samsung, the search giant is working on its own smartwatch that will act as an extension to the smartphone.

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