While the overall market for wearable devices will be huge, for the next few years it will consist of a variety of niches. Manufacturers are scrambling to bring all kinds of… Read more »
Interested in building the next hot wearable device? Then check out the Kickstarter campaign for MetaWear, a $30 Bluetooth and sensor module the size of a quarter. Read more »
The University of Texas-Austin team behind the patch reports it is the first that can store data, which could be important for long-term health monitoring. 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 »
Network World has posted a great interview with Sean Belka, Senior Vice President and Director of the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology, AKA ‘Fidelity Labs’. Fidelity has long been an innovator… Read more »
Super small strands of silver nanowires make for a great flexible antenna according to an NC State research team. When embedded in materials, it could help add more connectivity to our… Read more »
Jaw-dropping business moves like Facebook’s recent acquisition of Oculus VR happen seemingly once a month in tech nowadays. Here’s what’s unique about this time in tech prompting companies like Facebook and… Read more »
The company makes a system that’s in many ways similar to Google Glass, but used to help blind people interpret the world around them. The investment will most likely feed back… Read more »
Right now the wearables market is hot. But how much hotter could it get if hardware designers had access to a ready-made radio core that consumed less than half the power? Read more »