Netflix Hack Day includes Fitbit sleep detection feature

Any Netflix user will know there are times you doze off mid-show or movie, leaving it to continue playing after you’ve stopped watching — an annoying reality that results in … Continue reading

Rumor: Brainwave-Sensing Startup InteraXon Was Approached By Google About An Acquisition

Toronto-based startup InteraXon, maker of the Muse brainwave-sensing headband, had a very interesting potential suitor, according to a source close to the startup speaking to TechCrunch. Specifically, Google came calling, but InteraXon isn’t necessarily interested in being acquired by the search giant, our source reports. A recent profile of InteraXon from the Financial Post provides a… Read More

Moov wearable fitness tracker tells you how to improve

So you’ve seen – and possibly have worn – several wearable fitness trackers in the past. What’s next? One possibility for the first in a new generation of fitness wearables … Continue reading

Join us at Plug and Play Wearable Health and Fitness Expo

2014 is the Year of Wearables, and the inaugural Plug and Play Wearable Health and Fitness Expo will be the place to see many of them on March 6th. Taking … Continue reading

An Unusual Watch Whose Hands Point Inwards

An Unusual Watch Whose Hands Point Inwards

On a traditional analog watch face, you’ll find the numbers indicating the hours encircling its outer circumference. But on Projects Watches’ Nadir, they’re all crammed onto a small disk in the middle, with the hands—which are embellished with arrow heads—pointing inwards toward the hours, minutes, and seconds.

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SunSprite health-centric wearable monitors light exposure

We’ve seen all sorts of wearable devices in recent time, the span of which includes things like stylish safety alerts and hoards of fitness-specific wristbands. GoodLux Technology has surfaced with … Continue reading

Samsung’s New Flagship Handset and Wearables Aim to Keep You Fit

Samsung’s New Flagship Handset and Wearables Aim to Keep You Fit

Samsung unveiled a suite of new wearables and a new flagship handset at Mobile World Congress this morning. Compared to their predecessors, the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Gear 2 add a sleeker design aesthetic and a host of new features …

    



Samsung Galaxy S5 and wearables US availability detailed

We’ve gone hands on with Samsung’s new product range at MWC 2014, giving the Galaxy S5, Gear 2, Gear Fit and such a once over. Samsung has dropped some details … Continue reading

InvenSense ICM-20728 7-axis motion tracking platform debuts at MWC 2014

InvenSense has announced a new product at MWC 2014 that it claims to be the world’s first 7-axis MEMS MotionTracking platform. The SoC is called the ICM-20728 and it has … Continue reading

Sony's SmartBand Activity Tracker Is Real and Coming In March

Sony's SmartBand Activity Tracker Is Real and Coming In March

Back in January at CES, we got a very brief look at Sony’s first activity tracker, dubbed The Core. It’s a tiny little pod that can be worn on your wrist in its SmartBand, or tucked discreetly into your pocket. The CES announcement was really just a tease, but finally a few more details have been unloosed, including its rapidly-approaching availability.

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