Google and Levi’s showed off a new joint project: a $350 smart jean jacket. While this jacket literally puts tech on your sleeve, it does it in a subtle way that doesn’t require putting another screen on your body. In… Read More ›
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How wearable tech is changing how we manage health information
“The folks at Pearson Online Learning and the University of Illinois at Chicago recently shared a fascinating new infographic. Technology is changing how we manage our lives and track important data. With increasing amounts of wearable technology available, patients are… Read More ›
Partners seeing eye to eye with wearable tech in healthcare
“The USC Center for Body Computing has teamed with VSP Global’s innovation lab and the USC Roski Eye Institute to “take wearable health for the first time to the eyes.” The study comprised of USC employee daily eyeglass wearers has… Read More ›
Apps, wearables to push out blood pressure cuff for hypertension management
“The long-used blood pressure cuff presents just a one-off measurement that might not tell the whole story. It presents one point in time, failing to capture how pressure can change within minutes against various stimuli, at night, or show patterns… Read More ›
“This beautiful bio-tracker promises to help women manage stress”
“The women’s wearables market is heating up, with plenty of fitness trackers and smart jewelry to choose from—but somehow it’s still hard to find devices that are beautiful, functional, and also reasonably priced. The Bellabeat Leaf Urban, which launches today,… Read More ›
Wearables security flaw: Hand motions tracked to find passwords, PINS
“Where the hand with a wearable device on the wrist goes may provide detailed indicators of which keys are typed over a keypad and in what order. That’s the latest finding in a detailed report by university researchers.Because the accuracy… Read More ›
Wearables hype fading, future devices to take new forms
“Today’s wearables could look quite different by 2020 as some devices, such as smartwatches and fitness trackers, morph into new devices. Wearables have been very popular in the last two years with consumers, but the hype about the devices is… Read More ›
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