Back in February, at a Mobile World Congress session about wearables, one of the panelists made the key observation of the year: "Hardware is hard." Is it ever. Anyone can pull together a Photoshop drawing, build a 3D printed gadget and make a YouTube video. Anyone can get on Kickstarter or Indiegogo, and anyone can hire a PR company. Building it and shipping something? … [Read more...]
2014 In Review: Top Stories by Traffic
Readers of Wearable Tech Insider like interesting gadgets (especially when they have to do with breasts) and inside baseball. Here are our top stories of the year, by traffic. 1. DrumPants. Our first story in January about sensor pads that fit inside your clothes and trigger drum sounds was a big hit. Another story about DrumPants -- their failure to get funding on the TV … [Read more...]