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Apple modeling Apple Watch try-on/appointment experience after updated Genius Bar changes

The scheduling and appointment-based changes that seem to be effective for the Genius Bar will apparently be used for Apple Watch try-ons and appointments. Recently, sources have indicated that Apple will be focusing on appointments to try on and view the Apple Watch upon its release later this month. These changes, which are similar to […]

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Lumoid to allow customers to rent Apple Watch before buying it

If you’re on the fence and hesitant about buying an Apple Watch, you might be able to rent one first. A gadget rental outfit called Lumoid plans to rent Apple Watches as part of its wearable rental program for consumers, said, Aarthi Ramamurthy, the company’s founder and CEO. Lumoid will roll out a waiting list […]

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Nike axes the FuelBand and most of its development team

It looks like there will be one less company competing in the wearables market with the iWatch. According to CNET, Nike is closing down its wearable hardware development, which includes the FuelBand, in order to focus on its software efforts. As a result, the 70 employees on the FuelBand team are being let go, with […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook drops hints, thinks wrist-based computing is “interesting” for users

If you were looking for hints as to upcoming Apple products, this might be one of them. Per 9to5Mac, during his recent interview at the AllThingsD D11 Conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook has for the first time talked at length about his view on wearable technologies as competitors like Google and others push ahead with […]