Thalmic Labs, which makes the Myo gesture-sending armband, has raised another $120 million from Intel Capital, Amazon Alexa Fund and others. VentureBeat notes that this is the first fundraising round since 2013, which yielded $20 million. Intel Capital led that round, too. The Myo band is a particularly interesting product. It fits around your forearm and senses -- and … [Read more...]
Amazon Adds Wearable Tech Store
Amazon's edging into building a lot of consumer tech, but not (as far as we know) wearables. On the other hand, the retailing giant today launched a specialty shop devoted to wearable technology. The page lets Amazon promote new and featured products, presumably backed by co-op dollars from manufacturers. There's also buying guides (text and video), and sub-stores for … [Read more...]