There were media reports last night that Google Glass is now living under the name "Project Aura," and that the company has snapped up a bunch of people from Amazon's Lab126 hardware development group. Also, Business Insider notes that one recent Google hire is Adrian Wong, the lead electrical engineer for Glass, who had left to join Facebook's Oculus group but returned to … [Read more...]
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Apple Holds Up on WatchOS 2.0
Apple was supposed to release today along with iOS9, but TechCrunch is reporting that the company has found a bug that's big enough that they're holding back the release. Developers have been looking forward to the new OS because it gives them direct access to the watch's sensors, and also lets them design apps that are less reliant on the tethered iPhone. Apple doesn't … [Read more...]
Early Buzz About Everysight Raptor Cycling Glasses
We're starting to hear buzz from our cycling friends about an Israeli company called Everysight and a tech visor they're building called the Everysight Raptor. Think of a heads-up display, like the Recon, but dedicated to road and mountain biking. Details are very few, but the company's Facebook page indicates that it's been running demos for bike journalists for the last … [Read more...]
93 Percent of Industrial Enterprises are Trying Wearable Tech, APX Labs Study Says
A survey of American industrial enterprises commissioned by APX Labs has found that nearly all of them -- 93 percent -- have either deployed wearable technologies or are trying them out. The survey collected 201 responses from from IT or business decisions makers with at least 500 employees, with an intentional skew toward enterprises with 5,000 or more employees, APX Labs … [Read more...]
UNICEF Announces 10 “Wearables for Good” Finalists
UNICEF has announced finalists for its "Wearables for Good" challenge, where entrepreneurs with wearable health startups are competing for one of two $15,000 prizes. The finalists come from seven countries, and present ideas ranging from encouraging hand-washing to tracking temperatures, APGAR scores, or immunizations. You can see the list of finalists and get more … [Read more...]
IDC Says Wearables Up 164 Pct From Last Year, 5-Year CAGR of 23 Pct
IDC says the worldwide market for wearable technology is up 163.6 percent from 2014, to a total of 76.1 million units to be sold this year. By 2019, the market research house says, shipments will reach 173 million, a five-year CAGR of 22.9 percent. About a third of that consists of sales of what IDC called "smart wearables," more powerful devices like the Apple Watch or … [Read more...]
Chromat Shows Curie-Powered Smart Bra, Shape-Changing Dress at NYFW
As part of New York Fashion Week, the New York-based fashion house Chromat last week showed a couple of pieces powered by Intel's Curie wearables platform: a sports bra that allows more ventilation depending on body heat, and a dress that changes form when a wearer's adrenaline spikes. The Aeros sports bra can open vents to cool down the wearer's body when it senses heat and … [Read more...]
Proteus, Otsuka, Submit First Wearable Drug to FDA
Frequent readers will know that Proteus Digital Health has been testing a wearable skin patch that monitors compliance with drug protocols. At last, three years after announcing the alliance, Proteus and its partner Otsuka have submitted for FDA approval an instrumented version of the anti-depressant Abilify. Although Proteus's Digital Health Feedback system had already been … [Read more...]
Sponsored Post: Wearable Tech UX
Center Ring Media is a media sponsor of the Wearable Tech UX conference, October 1-2, 2015. This post was provided by show organizer SmithersApex. Going Beyond the Hardware at Wearable Technology UX 2015 Moving beyond high tech glasses and activity bands, wearable technology is more intimate and expansive than ever. Today’s wearable consumer craves more interactions and … [Read more...]
New Bands, Watch Finishes, OS for Apple Watch
The Apple Watch went first at today's big Apple blowout, which was fitting because its news was pretty small potatoes. We already knew about WatchOS 2.0, although the September 16 date hadn't been publicly announced. There's a new rose gold finish for the aluminum Sport watch, and some new wristbands, both plastic and leather. The part of all that with the largest … [Read more...]