Yves Saint Laurent’s Europe President and retail head Catherine Monier joins Apple’s iWatch team
Together with former Yves Saint Laurent CEO Paul Deneve, Catherine will make Apple stores more capable of selling and marketing fashion and wearable goods.
Timex launches its very first smart watch
Developed in close collaboration with Qualcomm and AT&T, the TIMEX IRONMAN ONE GPS+ offers consumers stand-alone wireless connectivity without a phone.
Athelas Blood Imager is affordable, smartphone-based malaria test
A malaria test that requires no expertise, takes a few seconds, and costs next to nothing; all on a smartphone - holding potential to save thousands of lives.
Accenture, Philips team-up over a concept app that allows ALS patients to control things...
Special software connects Emotiv Insight Brainware to wearable display that allows wearers to command Philips Hue lighting, SmartTV and Lifeline products.
GOQii smart band gets new money from WhatsApp’s Neeraj Arora and Amazon’s Marco Argenti
Compared to other fitness trackers, GOQii has a different business model; it gives away the fitness band and makes money on live coaching service.
Beacon system will guide visually-impaired travelers at the San Francisco Airport
The system relies on Apple's Voiceover technology to provide users with visual cues for how to navigate to locations from a directory that can be sorted.
Google Glass now a surgical tool at Stanford
Medical students at Stanford University will be able to stream videos from the operating room to instructors in real time via the Internet-connected headset.
Pavlok armband will shock users when they get lazy
Unlike other smart bands that only track your activities and sleep, this device will actually shock you if you're not following through on your own promises.
Runtastic joins the wearables market with water-proof Orbit smart band
The $120 device comes with quite a few features, including Steps & Distance, Calories Burned, Active Minutes, Sleep, Goals and Ambient Lighting.
Imprint Energy’s flexible battery could revolutionize wearable technology
The Alameda, California-based company has developed zinc-polymer (ZincPoly) batteries that are not only flexible, but can act almost like paper.