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There is an exciting field of research emerging around how the wearables of the future could be powered by human sweat, and at the vanguard of these advances is a team of engineers at the University of California (UC), San Diego. The group’s latest cre… Continue reading Band-Aid-like strip worn on fingertips generates energy during sleep
Thin, wearable films packed with discreet sensors promise to change the game when it comes to health monitoring, with the potential to track everything from vitamin C levels, to blood sugar, to signs of cardiovascular trouble. A new design for these so… Continue reading Artificial sweat pores allow electronic skin to breathe during exercise
It looks like something straight out of dystopian sci-fi, but then here we are. Biotlab has presented a neck-mounted wearable that provides you with a range of magnetic face shields, and a personal supply of HEPA-filtered, UV-sterilized air.Continue Re… Continue reading Bizarre sci-fi mask blasts purified air into your face all day
It’s been a while since we saw a hardware update to the Vive line, but HTC has made up for it by launching two 5K-resolution virtual reality headsets at the same time: the PC-connected Vive Pro 2, and the standalone Vive Focus 3.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading HTC targets professionals with two new high-end Vive VR headsets
Autonomous vehicles and robots use elaborate suites of sensors and cameras to make sense of their surroundings – but visually-impaired people still get by with canes and guide dogs. Now, engineers have developed a voice-activated wearable system that c… Continue reading Backpack AI system helps the visually-impaired navigate safely
There are energy sources all over the place, if you know where to look. Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have now designed new modular nanogenerators that can harvest energy from a variety of different types of motion, such as … Continue reading Water-filled nanogenerators harvest energy from just about any movement
The Fitbit Sense is the flagship device in the Fitbit range, the top device from one of the top names in wearables – and we’ve had one strapped to our wrist for the past couple of weeks to try and figure out whether or not it’s worth the US$299.95 that… Continue reading Fitbit Sense review: Fitbit’s most advanced smartwatch yet
Amazfit is now well established as a budget wearable brand, offering devices that come packed with features while retailing at a fraction of the cost of their big competitors – and after thoroughly testing the Amazfit GTS 2e, we can confirm that it con… Continue reading Amazfit GTS 2e review: A budget smartwatch packed with features
DARPA is starting a program to develop a new multispectral Enhanced Night Vision (ENVision) system for the military that replaces today’s heavy night-vision goggles with ones that are as light and compact as a pair of eyeglasses.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading DARPA program seeks night-vision googles as light and compact as glasses
In the world of fast-paced online gaming, every second of response time counts … in fact, make that every millisecond. The Impulse Neuro-Controller was designed with that in mind, as it detects mouse-clicks before they actually happen.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Fast-response gaming glove knows when you’re about to click