First Impressions: Neptune's 'Pine' Smartwatch

I'd be lying if I didn't admit that, just short of a year ago, I was smitten by Montreal-based Neptune's 'Pine' Kickstarter campaign. Besides smashing past its fundraising goal, this visibly ostentatious, Dick Tracy wannabe, had all the features every other 'smart' watch just didn’t, while only adding a 'bit' of bulk to the overall feel on your wrist.

This bad boy was sold as your answer to everything: phone calls, emails, photos, video calls, full QWERTY, browsing, etc and had a very compelling sales video. It managed to allure 2839 people into funding it; all believed in the dream and decided to fork the money up to make it a reality.

Fast-forward to almost a year later and the campaign is rapidly becoming reality, with first round backer products set to ship in a matter of weeks. I was lucky enough to get an early demo unit and I wanted to put some two cents down after 48-hours with it.

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Video: First look at the Apple Watch

Apple's first wearable is quite a knockout device. The Apple Watch broke ground today in an unprecedented launch event that saw newer, bigger iPhones, an Apple Pay mobile payments platform and the revolutionary Apple Watch. While it is still coming in 2015, the family of Apple Watches offer the gamut of wearable, health tracker, iPhone extension as well as remote control for Apple TV and iTunes. Here's our exclusive first look at the latest from Apple. Check out my first impressions on this new wearable. Here are some more images from our slideshow.

Apple reveals revolutionary Apple Watch, coming in 2015

Apple revealed its 'One More Thing," today in the historic Flint Center for the Perfoming Arts in Cupertino where it launched the Macintosh and the iMac. The Apple Watch is a product that Apple sees as its latest revolution a smart wearable timepiece that runs it's own operating system, can be used with specific watch apps and that serves as a fashion accessory, health tracking device and adjunct to the Apple iPhone. The Apple Watch will cost US $349 and Apple says the line of Apple Watches, which is made up of various sizes, variants and strap types, will be coming in 2015. Hit jump for more images and the offial press release.

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Apple releases iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Cupertino: Apple today launched the new iPhone 6 and the larger iPhone 6 Plus, the most innovative line of iPhones eaturing two new models with stunning 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch Retina HD displays, and packed with innovative technologies in an all-new dramatically thin and seamless design. 

Featuring new 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch Retina HD displays, and packed with innovative technologies in an all-new dramatically thin and seamless design. The new iPhones also pack new Apple A8 processors with M8 coprocessors that handle a variety of sensor calculations. NFC is included now for use in compatible ApplePay transactions plus the camera hardware and software has been upgraded to rival that of standalong camcorders or digital cameras. The larger iPhone 6 Plus also offers optical image stabilization allowing it to take better photos. The new iPhones are both expected to be available on September 19 although Canadian pricing and carrier information is expected to follow. 

iPhone 6 comes in gold, silver or space grey, and will be available in Canada for a suggested retail price of $749 (CAD) for the 16GB model, $859 (CAD) for the 64GB model and, for the first time, a new 128GB model for $969 (CAD). iPhone 6 Plus comes in gold, silver or space grey, and will be available in the Canada for a suggested retail price of $859 (CAD) for the 16GB model, $969 (CAD) for the 64GB model and $1079 (CAD) for the new 128GB model. Both models will be available from the Apple Online Store (www.apple.ca), Apple’s retail stores, and through Rogers, Bell, Telus, MTS and Sasktel, additional carriers and select Apple Authorized Resellers. Hit jump for the full press release and all the new specs.

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