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...]
Department of Self-Promotion: Interview in Wearable Style News
Dan Rosenbaum, the editor and publisher of Wearable Tech Insider, was interviewed recently by Wearable Style News, a content marketing site published by Richline, the Berkshire Hathaway company that's a major distributor and manufacturer to jewelry stores. (The site's also got an interview with the most excellent and forward-thinking Amanda Parkes.) … [Read more...]
Jawbone Updates UP ROMs to Track Sleep and Passive Heart Rate
Jawbone today released new ROM updates to its UP 2, 3, and 4 fitness trackers to enable them to track sleep and resting heart rate. Previously, customers had to tap their devices to put them into sleep mode; the update will figure out when you're sleeping tap-free. Also, the Up3 and Up4 bands will now measure not just resting heart rate, but passive heart rate -- your typical … [Read more...]
Samsung Gear S2 Smartwatch Will Reportedly Work with iPhones
A company the size and scale of Samsung does not likely enjoy being a runner-up, even in a market as small as smartwatches. That makes Digital Spy's scoop all the more interesting: the upcoming Gear S2 smartwatch -- the round one with the rotating control bezel -- will work with iOS phones. For the last year or so, Samsung has turned its back on Android Wear, favoring the … [Read more...]