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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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Can luxury brands survive in the tech-oriented wearable business?
Why is it so difficult for luxury brands to be successful in the tech business? Could some changes in the tech service market change that? Read more…
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Today’s wearables are a bit like 1980s computers and that’s not great
In the 1980s, most computer manufacturers had their own operating systems and a small range of programs. Today’s wearables are just the same. Read more…
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Pandemic spurs the use of wearables, but have they been a benefit?
Wearables have helped to detect early COVID symptoms, and they have also helped people live healthier lives and take care of their wellbeing. Read more…
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ETSI launches IoT ontology for automotive, eHealth, wearables and water.
ETSI SmartM2M technical committee has extended its IoT SAREF ontology to address automotive, eHealth/Ageing-well, wearable and water domains. Read more…
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Advances in wearables for the hand point the way to the future
Advances in wearables are gaining speed and it is now becoming clear just how much they will contribute to the future of computing. Read more…
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Singapore plans wearable coronavirus tracking device for 5.7mn residents
Singapore plans to give a wearable device to identify people who had interacted with carriers of coronavirus to each of its 5.7mn residents. Read more…
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Looking at predictions from 1953 about future phones is cool
It is fun looking back at predictions to see how close they turn out. One visionary from Pasadena in 1953 imagined the future of telephony – and nailed it. Read more…
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Contactless payment chips now embedded in fashion wearables
Mastercard and Tappy are enabling contactless payments through fashion wearables by embedding their respective technologies into a range of accessories Read more…
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Can big data help you avoid jet lag? Qantas is finding out
During the first-ever 19-hour direct flight, Qantas gathered data on passengers and crew to measure the impact on their health and test mitigation techniques. Read more…
