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Gemio is giving friendship bracelets an IoT makeover

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This piece of smart jewelry combines self-expression with the ability to connect with friends in-person. Friendship bracelets first emerged on the wearable scene in the 1970s, and have remained pretty much the same ever since. In order to evolve with the times, one Seattle startup has unveiled more intelligent and interchangeable jewelry for today’s tech-hungry and fashion-savvy world. Whereas most wearable devices […]

Juvo tracks and manages your sleep from under your bed

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You may know how much time you spend in bed, but are you truly well rested? Juvo will help you find out. Sleep: We all want it, we all need it, yet we can never seem to get enough. This is a problem that one Singapore startup has set out to solve with an accurate and […]

Pillow Talk lets you fall asleep to the sound of your loved one’s heartbeat

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This wearable device lets you feel your loved one next to you, even when you’re far away. Although Apple Watch users can share their heartbeats to friends via their wrist, UK startup Little Riot has taken the idea a step further by unveiling a wearable device that lets you stream the sound of your heartbeat to a loved one’s […]

Arduino-powered nail art is now a thing

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These embedded nail extensions can help someone with behavior modification and programmed reminders. “Getting your nails done” once was a ritual that determined a person’s social status, which through the years has evolved into a form of expression and aesthetic enhancement. Today, a vast majority of women go to the salon every few weeks or so to change their nail design. And […]

Made with Code helps design Zac Posen’s FLORA-powered LED dress

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Zac Posen teamed with Google’s Made with Code to create a black dress that displays a pattern created by LED lights. More and more, we’re seeing the fashion and technology worlds come together in ways never before imagined. There’s your less ‘out of the ordinary’ wearable devices like fitness trackers and watches, but then there’s smart garments that can do everything from […]

NailO turns your thumb into a mini wireless trackpad

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This wearable input device from MIT’s Media Lab is in the form of a commercialized nail art sticker. You’ve been there before: Your arms are full and the phone rings. You put everything down only to find out that it was a telemarketer. Or, while in the middle of preparing dinner, you need to scroll down the recipe page on your tablet. […]

This conductive ink can make your clothes smarter

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University of Tokyo researchers have created a new ink that can be printed on textiles in a single step. As the dream of a world with everyone wearing smart clothing continues to become a reality, University of Tokyo researchers have developed a new conductive ink that will enable electronics to be printed on stretchable fabrics. “Current printed electronics, such as transistors, light-emitted diodes, and solar panels, […]

LG Chem’s reveals hexagonal batteries for round smartwatches

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LG Chem is bringing 25% more battery capacity to wearable devices. When it comes to wearables, especially smartwatches, one of the biggest obstacles to overcome so far has been battery life. Given that the devices are adorned to the wrist, size and space are often limited. As a result, batteries are required to adhere to certain form factors in order to properly nestle inside. Open up any mobile gadget today […]

Billions of chips, unlimited possibilities

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Vegard Wollan reveals that there are now more AVR chips in the wild as there are people in the world. (Note: A loose translation from Adressa’s recent article.) Though the slogan “Enabling Unlimited Possibilities” may not be the most modest as they come, why should it have to be? Especially when your company, whose heritage has ties to Trondheim, is at the forefront of […]

This fiber optic dress is amplified by a wearer’s thoughts

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This EEG-powered dress shines red when alert and green when relaxed. Rain Ashford has been tinkering around with EEG-enabled wearable devices for quite some time now. In fact, she is in the midst of wrapping up her doctoral thesis. As part the process, the Maker has created a rather slick, interactive dress as a fun way to display engagement and moods in crowded […]