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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…
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Now Zuckerberg wants wearables to read your mind
At a recent event at the Chan Zuckerberg BioHub, Mark Zuckerberg announced that he has plans for wearables that can read your mind. Read more…
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Stick it in your ear: the future of wearables is hearables
Hearables are selling like crazy, says IDC, and they may continue to do so, despite the best efforts of critics to make them seem dystopian and elitist. Read more…