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With wearables still trying to solidify themselves in the consumer health space, there are a number of factors to consider to improve the reliability of such devices in monitoring biometrics. One of the most critical such parameters is the sampling rate. By careful selection of this figure, developers can minimize …read more
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Researchers in Saudi Arabia have developed thin, organic solar cells with a few advantages over others of their type. The new solar cells are more efficient, made using more common elements, and can be inkjet-printed onto surfaces, making them light an… Continue reading Inkjet-printed ultrathin solar cells ditch rare minerals
If you want something different from the Apple and Fitbit norm in the wearables department, check out the Nubia Watch currently listed on Kickstarter. It comes with a huge curved 4.01-inch display on the front, and a host of useful features on the insi… Continue reading Nubia Watch brings a versatile wraparound screen to your wrist
If you’re looking for something a lot like the Apple Watch but running Google’s smartwatch OS instead, then the Oppo Watch could be the perfect fit. Unveiled in China in March, the wearable is now available to buy across the world.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading The Oppo Watch is a new Wear OS alternative to the Apple Watch
We could probably all use a little bit of stress reduction in our lives at the moment, and the new Cove wearable neckband from Feelmore Labs is designed to offer exactly that – through gentle vibrations applied just behind your ears.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Cove neckband uses gentle vibrations to lower stress
Capturing the complexities of the human hand is a difficult task – just ask any artist or animator. Now, engineers at Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a new wearable system that uses thermal sensors to accuratel… Continue reading Thermal camera bracelet reads your wrist to track your fingers
While it’s a good idea to wear a headlamp when running at night, the things do have a way of bouncing up and down, and they only shine straight ahead. That’s why the Torch Ring was invented, as it’s worn on the hand – just like a championship ring.Cont… Continue reading Torch Ring is made to give runners a light hand
Britain’s Royal Marines will be testing a new helmet-mounted video camera designed to provide them with real-time data for informing tactical decisions. Part of the Future Commando Force concept, the bespoke camera is based on a general purpose camera … Continue reading Royal Marines test networked helmet-mounted video camera
Thousands have signed a petition that underscores data privacy issues with Singapore’s newly announced contact-tracing wearable, in development. Continue reading Singapore’s Contact Tracing Wearable Causes Privacy Backlash
Haptic feedback is becoming a bigger part of entertainment, with most game controllers for the past 20 years having some form of vibration built in. Now, a German startup is launching the Feelbelt, which adds the element of touch to games, music, movie… Continue reading The Feelbelt adds surround haptic feedback to music, movies and games