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Tag Archives: Wearable devices

23Jan/17

Understanding your pet’s emotions with wearable tech

January 23, 2017MobileAKIRA HANAWA, Ambient intelligence, ANICALL CORPORATION, Animals, ATSUSHI OGAWA, Company: ANICALL CORPORATION, Dogs, Emotion, Fashion accessories, Human Interest, Human–computer interaction, Information science, Internet of things, Japan, Jim Drury, Organisms, Pet, Pet shipping, PETS, Scavengers, Technology/Internet, Tokyo, Ubiquitous computing, Wearable, Wearable devices, Wearable technology, Wolvessmbale

The latest wearable technology for pets promises to help owners understand the emotions of their animals, as Jim Drury reports. Continue reading →

06Jan/17

New alcohol-sensing wearable tracks blood alcohol content

January 6, 2017Food and DrinkAlcoholism, Ambient intelligence, Blood alcohol content, Classes of computers, Computing, Distributed computing architecture, Drinking culture, Fashion accessories, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Human behavior, Human–computer interaction, Internet of things, Milo Sensors, Promise, Rage, Ubiquitous computing, Wearable, Wearable computer, Wearable devicessmbale

Wearables are all the rage these days, and now there’s one that promises to turn most of us into responsible alcoholics.
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17May/16

Samsung Patents Smartwatch

Samsung patent describes smartwatch that could project its interface onto nearby surfaces

May 17, 2016MobileAndroid, Company: Samsung Elec, Computing, Distributed computing architecture, Human–computer interaction, NEXT MEDIA, Samsung, Smartwatches, Sony SmartWatch, South Korea, Technology/Internet, Ubiquitous computing, Wearable computers, Wearable devices, Wearable technologysmbale

A recently discovered Samsung patent shows a smartwatch that can project its interface onto any nearby surface, addressing a key limitation of the smartwatch screen.
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09May/16

Future Interfaces Group's latest technology, called SkinTrack

New technology turns your skin into smartwatch touchscreen

May 9, 2016MobileARM Holdings, Distributed computing architecture, HP TouchPad, Human–computer interaction, Mobile computers, Pebble Time, Personal digital assistants, Qualcomm Toq, Smartwatches, Sony SmartWatch, Technology/Internet, Touchpad, Touchscreen, Ubiquitous computing, Wearable computers, Wearable devices, WebOSsmbale

A team of scientists have developed a new technology that can make the skin on your arm and hand act like a touchpad for a smartwatch. Continue reading →

17Mar/16

Swiss watchmakers

Swiss watchmakers change tack to embrace smartwatches

March 17, 2016TechnologyApple, Basel, China, Commerzbank, Company: Reuters, Computing, de grisogono, Distributed computing architecture, Google, Heuer, Hublot, Human–computer interaction, Intel, Italy, Japan, Jean-Claude Biver, Peter Dixon, Russia, Samsung Electronics, Smartwatch, South Korea, Swatch Group, Switzerland, TAG Heuer, Thiebaud, Ubiquitous computing, United States, Watch, Wearable computers, Wearable devicessmbale

Swiss watchmakers, who once dismissed smartwatches as short-lived gadgets, are now racing to grab a share of a fast-growing market

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10Feb/16

3-in-1 ‘wearable shelter’ for Syrian refugees

February 10, 2016InnovationAmbient intelligence, Ann Sophie Geay, Artificial objects, Bags, Bedding, Camping equipment, China, Clothing, Company: RCA, Culture, European Union, Germany, Harriet Harriss, Insulators, Jacket, kickstarter, London, London's Royal College of Art, Region: Middle East, Sleeping bag, Tent, Tyvek, United Kingdom, Wearable computer, Wearable devicessmbale

UK students have devised a three-in-one garment that quickly transforms from a jacket to a sleeping bag to a tent. They want their ‘wearable shelters’ to be distributed among refugees arriving in Europe.

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15Jan/16

Virtual reality app blends social network into experience

January 15, 2016InternetComputer peripherals, Digital media, GOOGLE INC., Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift S, PlayStation VR, Sharon Reich, social networking, Starship Commander, Virtual environment software, Virtual reality, Virtual reality games, Virtual reality headsets, Virtual world, VTime XR, Wearable devices, Windows gamessmbale

Software company hopes to bring social interaction to the growing virtual reality industry. Sharon Reich has more. Continue reading →

06Jul/15

Mood-changing wearable tech sets pulses racing

July 6, 2015InnovationAmbient intelligence, Andreas Bilicki, Chemistry, Crystallography, Distributed computing architecture, Fashion accessories, Gemstones, Human–computer interaction, Information science, Internet of things, JACK HOOPER, kickstarter, London, Nell Bennett, Perception, Pulse, Stock, TEAM TURQUOISE, Technology/Internet, Turquoise, Ubiquitous computing, United Kingdom, Watch, Wearable, Wearable computer, Wearable devices, Wearable technologysmbale

Doppel is a new breed of wearable device, one that its developers say can actually change the wearer’s mood by delivering a tactile beat to their wrist. Matthew Stock reports.
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25Jun/15

Gold Apple watch smashed during magnet crash test

June 25, 2015TechnologyApple Inc., Apple Watch, California, Computing, Crash Bandicoot, Electromagnetism, Entertainment/Culture, Ferromagnetic materials, Free music, Human–computer interaction, Magnet, Neodymium magnet, Ning, Smartwatch, Subtitling, Taras Maksimuk, Technology/Internet, TechRax, United States, unusual online trend, Video hosting, Wearable devices, Web 2.0, World Wide Web, YouTube, YouTube Incsmbale

A gold Apple watch is smashed to pieces as part of an unusual online trend of putting

technological gadgets through extreme crash tests.

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30Apr/15

Tattoo snafu irks inked Apple Watch wearers

April 30, 2015MobileApple Inc., Apple Silicon, Apple Watch, Computing, Electronics, Fashion, Heart rate monitor, Industries, Ink, Inked, Matt Siegel, Smartwatches, SYDNEY, Tattoo, Tattooing, Technology, Technology/Internet, Wearable devicessmbale

(REUTERS) – Early adopters of the Apple Watch, Apple Inc’s first new product in five years, are complaining that a number of its key functions are disrupted by their tattoos.

Tattooed owners of Apple Watch have found that their inked skin confuses the sensors on the underside of the device.
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