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Sensors and other electronics will drive tremendous innovation in medical devices, building off the current momentum in fitness and wellness devices. Read more »
Medical records are moving online, wearables are logging information about their users and genetic testing startups are in possession of highly personal information. We need to take steps to protect our… Read more »
Advances in low-cost and low-power computing are removing the shackles that have constrained the feature sets of wearable devices. IBM’s Paul Brody predicts this will allow devices like smartwatches and fitness… Read more »
Beyond quantifying yourself, wearable computing is on the verge of entering the mainstream. While we can’t know for sure how it will be used, it’s time to embrace the unknown. Read more »
Apparel brands and digital platforms are competing to make consumer wearables that weave technology into life. Read more »
Building hardware for the wearables market is only the first challenge companies need to master. For a truly differentiated experience, they must build out a service. Read more »
The success of wearable gadgets depends on the diligence of manufacturers and developers to focus on glanceable interactions. Read more »
Ahead of our Mobilize event Oct. 16 and 17, we asked experts how 50 billion connected devices and 6 billion people change their industries. In this essay Dr. Christian Assad-Kottner explains… Read more »
Wearable technology is all the rage, and it’s only the beginning of an array of connected devices that will invade our homes, cars and even our bodies. Read more »
Software may be eating the words, but good hardware still matters. As more products get connected the lines between the two are blurring, but hardware still matters. Read more »