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Tissot's first smartwatch is heading to Baselworld
Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek has revealed that Tissot will be unveiling a new smartwatch at the Baselworld trade fair which begins 17 March. The Swiss watch manufacturer plans will have launched three smartwatch models by the end of this year but the Baselworld launch will be the first under the Tissot brand (ignoring the… → Read More
This smart "man bra" is tracking college basketballers and Premiere League clubs
An activity tracking vest, dubbed "the man bra", has tracked the performance of 150 sports teams, the latest being college basketball team Penn Quakers. The skin-tight vest, made by Australian tech company GPSports, is fitted with a slot designed for its GPS enabled High Performance Unit, which includes an accelerometer and a heart rate monitoring… → Read More
Wearable security flaws revealed in study
A study into the security of wearables has shown that your fitness tracker may not be as secure as you think. In the testing, conducted by the University of Toronto, eight of the most popular wearables were examined to see how securely they uploaded and stored data. Research organisation Open Effect tested the Apple Watch,… → Read More
New report reveals that wearable sales surged in 2015
Marketing research company NPD has reported that US wearable sales almost doubled in 2015 compared to the previous year. An estimated 13.4 million devices were sold according to research, dwarfing 2014's 7.2 million, and the average price soared from $96 to $109, thanks to the release of premium devices, such as the Apple Watch. Essential… → Read More
Fitbits are now mandatory for students at a university in Oklahoma
New students at a private Christian university in Tulsa, Oklahoma are being told to wear Fitbits to enhance their overall education. Oral Roberts University, named after its televangelist founder, has long prescribed mandatory exercise as part of its curriculum and is now using fitness trackers to keep tabs on how its students are doing. Read… → Read More
Wearable tech garage sale: How much are your gadgets worth?
Many pundits have suggested that wearable tech is going the way of the waffle maker, and fitness trackers around the world are heading to our drawers, doom... → Read More
Google has shipped 5 million Cardboard viewers so far
Google's new VP for virtual reality, Clay Bavor has taken to its official blog to celebrate the achievements of Google Cardboard. Just 19 months in and the low-cost VR viewer is boasting figures that would make any wearable proud, with over 5 million units shipped in total. That figure includes the free viewers sent out… → Read More
British Gas unveils Hive Active Plug and window sensors for the smart home
British Gas spin-off Hive has launched two new smart products that will allow you to control your home wherever you are. The Hive Active Plug and Hive Window or Door Sensor will work in Hive's smart home platform Honeycomb, and pair with Hive's Active Heating thermostat, which is already in 250,000 UK homes. The Active… → Read More
Graphene’s next trick: Building artificial skin interfaces and health sensors
Wonder material graphene could soon be used to create super-sensitive artificial skin and wearable health sensors. Graphene, which is stronger than steel but also extremely light and flexible, is being 3D printed as a chemically modified paste by Imperial College London to explore its potential for synthetic skins. We spoke to Professor David Gann, Imperial's… → Read More
Graphene’s next trick: Building artificial skin interfaces and health sensors
Wonder material graphene could soon be used to create super-sensitive artificial skin and wearable health sensors. Graphene, which is stronger than steel b... → Read More
ReimaGO is Suunto powered activity tracking smart clothing aimed at kids
Suunto has partnered with Finnish clothing brand Reima on an activity tracking jacket for kids that uses a detachable movement sensor to record exercise. Available from autumn 2016, the ReimaGO jacket tracks the duration and intensity of physical activity. Using fitness watcher maker Suunto's Movesense technology, ReimaGO turns tracked data into game that sets challenges… → Read More
ReimaGO is Suunto powered activity tracking smart clothing aimed at kids
Suunto has partnered with Finnish clothing brand Reima on an activity tracking jacket for kids that uses a detachable movement sensor to record exercise. Available from autumn 2016, the ReimaGO jacket tracks the duration and intensity of physical activity. Using fitness watcher maker Suunto's Movesense technology, ReimaGO turns tracked data into game that sets challenges… → Read More
Fitbit Blaze v Fitbit Surge: The battle of the fittest
The new Fitbit Blaze was unveiled at CES 2016 and if the company's marketing hype is to be believed, it's the first fitness tracker that's equally at home in the gym as it is in the office. But how does it compare to the the Fitbit Surge – the company's existing fitness watch 'superwatch'? Read… → Read More
Pebble tips: Get more from your Pebble Time or Pebble Steel smartwatch
The Pebble has a phenomenal community of developers building interesting and fun Pebble apps, and with the addition of the Pebble Time Round, the smartwatch startup has upped its game in the fashionable stakes too. Needless to say, there are endless features, apps and Pebble watch faces to play with and expanding the capabilities of… → Read More
Thorpe Park teams up with Derren Brown for VR Ghost Train ride
Three weeks into 2016 and the virtual reality and theme park love-in continues with Thorpe Park the latest to embrace VR headsets for its rides. Just days after Alton Towers revealed details of its new VR rollercoaster Galactica, Thorpe Park has released the trailer for its new attraction, Derren Brown's Ghost Train. Using HTC Vive… → Read More
Bluboo Xwatch claims to be a $99 Android Wear superwatch
Bluboo is to release its Xwatch Android Wear smartwatch this February, according to its blog. What's more, the Chinese-built smartwatch has been reported by GizChina to cost just $99.99. It's claimed that the Bluboo Xwatch will pack a 1.2GHz processor with 4GB of storage and a 1.3-inch, 360 x 360 pixel display. That compares to… → Read More
When smart underwear gets weird
Underwear has been called many things, since its biblical leaf inception. From unmentionables to foundation garments, lingerie to smart sports bras, we've seen underwear evolve and graduate to the digital age. Read on as we examine the bare necessities of smart underwear, taking a look at the craziest connected briefs we've seen so far. Durex… → Read More
When smart underwear gets weird
Underwear has been called many things, since its biblical leaf inception. From unmentionables to foundation garments, lingerie to smart sports bras, we've s... → Read More
Dating app has its finger on the pulse
A new year, a new you, another new dating app to try, but what makes Once so unique? Heart rate monitoring technology, apparently. Boasting over 70,000 users since its soft launch in November 2015, Once can now tap into heart rate monitoring data from Fitbit trackers and Android Wear smartwatches to give users their daily… → Read More
Nadi wants to correct your bad posture
Sydney born tech innovator Wearable Experiments is back with another smart clothing concept. Nadi combines fitness tights with a custom developed language that interacts with the skin through haptic vibrations. Each vibration adapts to the body's position, communicating feedback to guide correct posture and form for "practice and life". We're not sure what that means… → Read More