SenseGlove Nova brings a sense of touch to virtual reality training

Donning VR headsets for training can bring some realism to a simulated training environment, but it would be better if you could feel objects you interact with in the virtual realm. That’s precisely what the SenseGlove Nova haptic force-feedback gloves… Continue reading SenseGlove Nova brings a sense of touch to virtual reality training

Stretchable wearable device uses tiny magnets to generate electricity

While we’ve been hearing a lot about wearable piezoelectric devices that produce electricity from people’s movements, such gadgets don’t work well under certain conditions. A new bioelectric wearable, however, could excel where they falter.Continue Rea… Continue reading Stretchable wearable device uses tiny magnets to generate electricity

“Smart” mask auto-adjusts its breathability in response to conditions

As most of us have noticed over the past couple of years, face masks can sometimes be a hindrance – necessary though they are. An experimental new mask, though, automatically becomes easier to breathe through when maximum air filtration isn’t required…. Continue reading “Smart” mask auto-adjusts its breathability in response to conditions

Apple unwraps faster, sleeker iPad, iPad mini and Apple Watch

Today is Apple Christmas Day, and while the shiny new iPhones are the presents most eyes are fixed on, there are always new iPads, iPad minis and Apple Watches under the tree as well. The company has now unwrapped the latest generations of those device… Continue reading Apple unwraps faster, sleeker iPad, iPad mini and Apple Watch

Wearable Scope Lets Your Fingers Do The Probing

For frantic hacking sessions where seconds count, this forearm mounted oscilloscope with fingertip probes built by [aniketdhole] might be just what you need. Well, maybe. It’s not immediately clear why …read more Continue reading Wearable Scope Lets Your Fingers Do The Probing

3D Printed Smart Glasses Put Linux in Your Face

Unimpressed by DIY wearables powered by dinky microcontrollers, [Teemu Laurila] has been working on a 3D printed head-mounted computer that puts a full-fledged Linux desktop in your field of view. …read more Continue reading 3D Printed Smart Glasses Put Linux in Your Face

A Digital White Cane for the Visually Impaired

A rectangle-shaped wristband wearable, worn on a wrist

The white cane (and its many variants) is an everyday carry for many visually impaired people. This low-tech tool allows those afflicted by visual impairment to safely navigate the world …read more Continue reading A Digital White Cane for the Visually Impaired

Wave system uses wearable trackers to keep tabs on young swimmers

Although there will never be a substitute for parents’ watchful eyes while their children are swimming, eyes can sometimes miss things. That’s where the Wave system is designed to come in, by sounding an alarm if kids stay underwater too long.Continue … Continue reading Wave system uses wearable trackers to keep tabs on young swimmers