New wearable wants to help you run better, smarter and safer
As great as running is for your health, it can also cause you some pain if not done properly — like a lot of things in life, overdoing it could turn out unwanted results (hello, shin splints)....
View ArticleWearable device shipments have soared in the past year
In case you had any doubts that wearable devices were catching on, Canalys just delivered some tangible proof. The analyst group estimates that the tech industry shipped roughly 4.5 million...
View ArticleYbrain Raises $3.5M To Fund Trials Of Its Wearable For Alzheimer’s Patients
Ybrain, a Korean startup that makes wearables for Alzheimer’s patients, announced today that it has raised $ 3.5 million in Series A funding led by Stonebridge Capital, bringing its total raised so...
View ArticleRunScribe Is A Wearable For Granular Gait Analysis
Do you heel strike or are you a forefoot runner? If you have no idea what that question means this wearable probably isn’t for you. RunScribe is aiming for serious running geeks who want to nerd out...
View ArticleRunScribe Is A Wearable For Granular Gait Analysis
Do you heel strike or are you a forefoot runner? If you have no idea what that question means this wearable probably isn’t for you. RunScribe is aiming for serious running geeks who want to nerd out...
View ArticleApple’s NFC Payments Play Could Make Its Wearable A Computing Friction Killer
Apple could be gearing up to make its so-called ‘iWatch’ a payment device powered by NFC, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. But including near-field communications tech in the...
View ArticleApple’s NFC Payments Play Could Make Its Wearable A Computing Friction Killer
Apple could be gearing up to make its so-called ‘iWatch’ a payment device powered by NFC, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. But including near-field communications tech in the...
View ArticleLifelogging Wearable Camera Startup, Narrative, Gets $8M For U.S. Push
Lifelogging camera startup Narrative has bagged a new chunk of funding to fuel a U.S. push, taking in $ 8 million led by Khosla Ventures. Existing investors True Ventures and Passion Capital also...
View ArticleHere’s another reason you won’t buy Intel’s luxury wearable
Looking for a good way to alienate potential customers? Well, there’s always the tried and true method: lock your device down to a specific carrier. Intel’s MICA (My Intelligent Communication...
View ArticleWearable artificial kidney hopes to gain FDA approval soon
As neat as your smartwatch is, there are other existing wearables which, you know, can actually make the world a world a better place — though that’s not to say whatever you have on your wrist now is...
View ArticleNixie is a wearable drone that captures your activities on the fly
Remember the dronie? If not, it’s a self-taken photograph (sigh, selfie) from a UAV like the Parrot AR Drone 2.0 that provides a bit more creativity than your arm reach allows. Imagine that you can...
View ArticleMeet the wearable tablet you might use at your next job
There’s no way I would wear the Rufus Cuff wrist computer. After a few minutes with this 3.2-inch Android tablet strapped to my body, my wrist started to get all sweaty. It felt bulky, weird and to be...
View ArticleThe Gear Fit 2 is Samsung’s best wearable yet
Samsung has made plenty of wearables over the years, but few were as immediately impressive as the Gear Fit. Its curved screen and relatively slim design almost made us forget the company’s early,...
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