Wearable Technology

The Rise of Wearable AI Assistants 

Wearables have emerged as a significant trend, seamlessly integrating into our daily lives. From fitness trackers to smartwatches, these devices have revolutionized our interactions with technology. With recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), a new frontier is emerging – wearable AI assistants. These intelligent companions have the potential to reshape the mobile technology landscape and, […]

The Top Ten Assistive Technologies in our World

The world is moving towards inclusivity, be it including historically marginalized groups or adapting the world to the needs of people with health conditions or impairments. Humanity has tried to make the world accessible since the dawn of technology, starting in the early 1800s with the development of Braille, a universal reading and writing system […]

Apple Watch Fingerprint Sensor Could be on the Way

An Apple Watch fingerprint sensor may be in the works as the Cupertino corporation has been granted a patent that proposes the creation of a smartwatch-like gadget containing a biometric sensor Since the Apple Watch’s release in 2015, Apple has added a number of fitness-tracking capabilities to entice iPhone customers to purchase the free gadget. […]

LiveMetric’s LiveOne: A Bliss for Hypertension Patients

Wearable technology has become an essential component of our daily life, especially for chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. Driven by advances in communications and computing and improved sensor accuracy, smartwatches have become real diagnostic tools capable of measuring vital signs while providing insights into our medical conditions. Efficiently measuring blood pressure with clinically […]

Vodafone, Google Look to Extend Wear OS Smartwatch Battery Life

Vodafone is working with Google to extend the battery life of a smartwatch by reducing the “chatter” between the device and the network, a bigger drain of energy than screen brightness and other settings targeted by low power modes. The mobile operator has developed an API (application programming interface) that enables apps and operating systems, […]

The Future of Portable Ultrasound Devices

The medical field has been benefiting a lot from technological advancements. The diagnostic, monitoring, and treatment tools have been getting smaller in size with ubiquitous usage capabilities and smarter decision-making. Ultrasound technology uses sound frequencies outside the human audible band, that is, above 20 kilohertz.  These safe waves are reflected from body structures, and processed […]

Mark Zuckerberg Teases Wearable Tech with Neural Interface in Facebook Post

Meta Platforms Inc’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, on Wednesday teased a new smart glasses project with EssilorLuxottica, posting a photo of the eyewear company’s chairman sporting a prototype of a neural interface wristband – designed for directing other devices. “Here Leonardo is using a prototype of our neural interface EMG [electromyography] wristband that will eventually […]

Fashion and Wearable Technology Morph the Culture of Style

As much as we like to believe that the tech industry has taken the world by a swift, it seems that we cannot prospect the extent to which this not-so-newly-risen industry has reached. Hitting different fields, from medicine, transport, entertainment, and much more, technology is overtaking the world and stretching towards the fashion industry. The […]