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How sensors and data could disrupt the luxury brand market
Sensors and data present a major opportunity for fashion and consumer brands to create new customer experiences. The challenge is convincing consumers. Read more…
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Affordable wearables are selling like crazy in India
The wearables device market in India is seeing significant growth thanks to more affordable products and faster uptake in smaller towns and villages. Read more…
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Wearables shift from gadgets to function-centric clothes
We’re approaching the next phase of the wearables business – a shift from gadgets to function-centric clothing, where any clothing brand will have sensors. Read more…
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Can AI do for people what it’s done for chess?
AI has changed the way we play chess. It can potentially do the same for the decisions we make in our daily lives – but will those changes be good or bad? Read more…
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Wearables are evolving fast – is the healthcare space ready?
The health and wellness wearables market is developing rapidly. But will wearables change the healthcare sector just as fast? Read more…
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IoT and wearables need the right balance to break down data silos
IoT and wearables need a solution to help them combine and use various data – but there’s no one-size-fits-all solution for all verticals. Read more…
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Rune Labs clear to use Apple Watch to monitor Parkinson’s symptoms
Rune Labs receives clearance from the US FDA to use the Apple Watch to monitor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Read more…
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Wellness tech: trendy gadgets for the rich, or better health for everyone?
Wellness tech can help poor people with medical conditions, but the marketing is focused on affluent people living healthy lifestyles. Read more…
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Insurance companies must embrace user-held data models
Insurance companies want to use customer behavior data to set premiums, but this raises privacy concerns. User-held data models can help. Read more…
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Wellness and health wearables need open ecosystems to thrive
Wearables companies think they can succeed with closed ecosystems. History is against them – when data is king, openness is the way forward. Read more…
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Dual-use tech for military and civilian use is the next ‘new normal’
Dual-use tech that can be used for both peaceful and military aims may become another ‘new normal’ in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more…
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Next-gen chopsticks can make your food taste saltier
Japanese researchers have developed computerised chopsticks that enhance salty tastes to help people who need to reduce sodium intake. Read more…
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Mental wellbeing and health data needs better solutions to be useful
Mental wellness is an essential part of health – data can help, but without proper software it could also make things worse. Read more…
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The smart devices market is unsustainable – here’s how to fix that
Smart devices and Silicon Valley-driven consumer electronics are not very ecological or sustainable businesses – but they could be. Read more…
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Wearables are going mainstream and still evolving: CES 2022
Health wearables have become a prominent category at CES they enter the consumer mainstream. Here’s what’s next in the pipeline. Read more…
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boAt parent to acquire Singapore-based KaHa for health wearable play
The parent company of India’s leading audio and hearable brand, boAT, is acquiring Singapore-based KaHa Pte Ltd, to augment wearables range. Read more…
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Five disruptive predictions for creating the future in 2022
2022 predictions: If the best way to predict the future is to create it, here’s our chance to think about the future we will create in 2022. Read more…
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We need more reliable data for better healthcare – wearables can help
It’s time to think about how wearables data can be better utilized for clinical trials, public health and healthcare overall. Read more…
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Wearables market embraces subscription model – but will users pay?
Wearables firms are moving towards subscription models. Is this the next phase of wearables? And what does it mean for users’ rights to data? Read more…
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Smart glasses and wearables will only succeed if they are transparent
Smart glasses and wearables generally have so far failed to capture the imagination. Now Facebook launches a pair in conjunction with Ray-Ban Read more…
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