Wearables

MIT Develops Smartwatch That Can Make Conversation Easier
February 02, 2017

Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory are making social interaction a lot easier by creating a wearable system that can show users how a conversation went by detecting the intent and emotion in a person’s voice. According to Wired, the research team...

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Apple Gets Patent To Add Use Cases To The Apple Watch
January 25, 2017

Apple received a patent on Tuesday (Jan. 24) from the U.S. Patent Office for a modular accessories system for the Apple Watch that will hide the electrical components. According to a report, the patent details the modular accessories system that can hide things like batteries, biometric...

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EZ-Link And Singaporean Transit To Embed Payments In Wearable Fitness Devices
January 23, 2017

EZ-Link, the payment card issuer, and Singaporean transit have teamed up to embed payment functionality into fitness and health trackers from the likes of Watchdata and Garmin. According to a report, the wearable devices from both companies have been configured to carry the EZ-Link Cepas purse...

Carnival Cruises To Reveal Smart Medallion For Guests
January 05, 2017

What Walt Disney World learned a few years ago, Carnival is getting wind of. After WDW successfully launched a $1 billion vacation management system with the MyMagic+ band — complete with tracking personal information about what rides customers went on, where they went in the park,...

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Tim Cook Disputes Report Claiming Apple Watch Losing Share
December 06, 2016

Market research firm International Data Corp. (IDC) released its findings for wearables, including smartwatches, for the third quarter and found Apple is suffering even though it launched the Apple Watch Series 2 this fall, with sales declining 71 percent compared to last year’s third quarter....

Is Smartwatch Trend Over? Report Cites 52% Decline In Q3
October 25, 2016

The smartwatch market has been a hot one, but it could be cooling off. How fast may be the question. Tech companies large and small have been coveting the wrist with a variety of types of smartwatches: Apple’s got apps, Skagen keeps it more simple and...

Skagen Launches Smartwatch: Too Minimalist?
October 13, 2016

Skagen watches are an homage to its namesake seaside village in Denmark. That’s according to the brand, which adds that its “sense of purpose” related to that little town — where “the North and Baltic Sea meet” — translates to a focus on its modern Danish...

Eccrine Systems’ $5.5M For Sweat-Sensing Wearable
October 05, 2016

The “wearables” market is a hot one with many barriers to entry and even more to maintaining footing. Apple, Fitbit, Garmin, Pebble, Jawbone all have a stake in the game, while Microsoft may have lost its standing with the removal of the Band from online...

Microsoft Band Snapped From Online Store
October 05, 2016

In terms of real estate, your wrist is a tight market. Wearables and smartwatches from Apple, Fitbit, Garmin, Pebble, Jawbone — the list goes on — all seem to be vying competitively to be the one to wrap around your wrist. However, Microsoft is loosening...