Pebble has announced the launch of the Pebble Steel. The Pebble Steel is a steel version of the populair smart watch and comes with a brushed stainless steel band, a matte black steel band, or a black leather band. The Pebble Steel is covered with the scratch resistant Gorilla Glass and is water proof, the smart watch lasts for up to a week on a single charge. » Pebble Steel: Next-generation Pebble Smart Watch
Samsung has announced its Galaxy Gear Smartwatch, a wearable device called the Galaxy Gear. The GALAXY Gear features a 1.63-inch 320 x 320 resolution AMOLED touchscreen, built-in speakers, and a 1.9-megapixel camera in the strap. It has an 800MHz processor, 4GB of storage, and 512MB of RAM. » Samsung Unveils $299 Galaxy Gear Smart Watch
Since Apple’s latest smart watch rumors over the past few months, a number of other companies such as Samsung and Google have also reportedly been working on their own projects involving watches and other wearable devices. Now The Wall Street Journal indicates that Microsoft is also exploring the possibility of a smart watch. » Microsoft Looking To Join the Smart Watch Race
Google Also Working On A Android Powered Smart Watch

Folowing the last rumors “Samsung confirmed” that Apple and Samsung both are working on a Smart Watch, The Financial Times now reports that Google is also working on a smart watch that will run Android. The report unsurprisingly suggests that Google views the smart watch as a more mainstream wearable accessory than the Google Glass project that has garnered significant attention in recent months. » Google Also Working On A Android Powered Smart Watch
Samsung Working on Smart Watch Project

According to the latest rumors, Apple is working on a something called “iWatch”, which is a smart watch project. Now Bloomberg reports that Samsung has confirmed rumors that they are also working on a smart watch, it appears that the two rivals will be going head-to-head yet again as the battle over mobile devices widens. » Samsung Working on Smart Watch Project
Apple Team Of 100 Product Designers Developing Smart Watch Computer

Bloomberg reported that Apple has a team of about 100 product designers working on a wristwatch computer. Previously The New York Times already reported that Apple had been “experimenting” with a curved glass smart watch but Bloomberg said that plans have moved beyond the experimental phase. » Apple Team Of 100 Product Designers Developing Smart Watch Computer
CES 2013: Pebble Smart Watch to Begin Shipping January 23 For $150

Pebble, the kickstarter project that raised over $10 million has just announced on CES 2013 that the device will begin shipping to Kickstarter backers on January 23. Becasue there are a total of 85,000 backers, it will take 6-8 weeks before the watch will be available for general sale. If you are unfamiliar with the Pebble watch, check out the hands-on videos after the break to see what this iOS and Android compatible watch can do. » CES 2013: Pebble Smart Watch to Begin Shipping January 23 For $150