UnlimitedHand is the world’s first video game controller with newly-developed haptic feedback technology. It’s safe to say that virtual reality has grown leaps and bounds in recent years; however, despite these advancements, one thing that has been lacking was an interface that actually let you ’touch’ the VR world. This is exactly what one Tokyo-based startup set […]
On a mission to democratize motion capture technology, one Danish startup has crammed an entire studio into a wireless suit. As its name would suggest, motion capture refers to the process of recording the movement of objects or people. This technique is commonly used throughout the military, entertainment, sports and medical industries, as well as for robotics and validation of […]
A new wearable sensor from the University of Michigan will provide more accurate and continuous fluid status data streams. A team of University of Michigan researchers have developed a wearable sensor that could one day provide doctors with a simple, portable and completely non-invasive way to measure fluid status — the volume of blood that’s traveling through a patient’s blood vessels at […]
Gartner’s latest Hype Cycle reveals intelligent robots and smart home products are now closer to mainstream. Another year, another Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. New to the report in 2015 is the emergence of technologies that support what the firm defines as “digital humanism” — the notion that people are the central focus in the manifestation of digital businesses and digital workplaces. “The Hype Cycle […]
This new technology could reduce the power needed to send information from wearables. Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab and UCLA are currently working on a Wi-Fi reflector chip that they say would drastically improve battery life in wearable devices by reducing the power needed to transmit or receive information to computers and cellular and Wi-Fi networks. The […]
The wearable technology market could reach 385 million people in a few years, analysts believe. “Wearable technology will be the next generation of devices to transform how individuals consume and use information,” Piper Jaffray’s Erinn Murphy and Christof Fischer said in a recent note to clients. In fact, there could be more people using wearable devices than there are […]
Stretchable batteries inspired by origami could one day power smartwatches and other wearable devices, researchers say. Researchers at Arizona State University have created a battery that can stretch up to 150% of its original size, opening the door to a wide range of potential applications in wearable technology. Based on the origami variant kirigami, the team was able transform a […]
Doppel is a wrist-adorned device that can naturally make you feel more alert or calm you down on demand. The latest entrant in the wearable space is not a smartwatch, it’s not an activity tracker nor is it a heart rate monitor. In fact, it doesn’t even have screen or button. This means no annoying alerts, phone calls or emails. Instead, […]
The wearable market recorded its eighth straight quarter of solid growth, according to a new report by IDC. Even in the months leading up to the highly-anticipated release of the Apple Watch, the wearable space continued to show strong growth, IDC has confirmed. In its latest report, the research firm revealed that the worldwide market recorded its eighth consecutive quarter […]
This Android-based, Bluetooth-enabled wearable badge can act as a compass, watch, slideshow app, battery gauge and more. Did you know that 45.7 million wearable devices are expected to ship this year, up 133.4% from the 19.6 million units shipped in 2014? And by 2019, reports are calling for shipment volumes to reach 126.1 million units, resulting in a five-year CAGR of 45.1. Given this […]
