Workout data from Polar shows we should work smarter, not harder
Fitness wearable manufacturer Polar collected a wide array of data from users over the past year and the results indicate that athletes can improve efficiency and overall fitness by adopting a heart rate-based workout routine rather than increasing their level of intensity and duration, improving times as a result.
Your running form sucks. Lumo Run is here to fix it
Lumo Run is a wearable device that pairs with your smartphone and attaches to a runner's shorts to track their cadence, bounce, rotation, and other movements to analyze how efficient their running form is. An app then makes suggestions on how to improve their form, helping them to run further and faster.
Nike’s spiffy-looking hiking boots are designed for urban adventurers
Nike's new ACG Ruckle Ridge hiking boots are designed to be versatile enough to be used on both trails and in urban environments. They provide a level of performance and style that can help the wearer to be comfortable in either place. Priced at $180, the Nike ACG Ruckle Ridge are available now.
Trouble sleeping? The Dreem headset promises to help — if you can keep it on
If you're one of the 60 million Americans who live with a sleep disorder, you're probably willing to try just about anything to get a little more shut eye. A new wearable called Dreem promises to improve sleep by stimulating brainwaves, as long as you can stand wearing it throughout the night.
Qualcomm smartwatch chip may include eye-tracking support for AR glasses
Qualcomm will release a new smartwatch processing platform later this year, which it says will make wearables smaller, with improved features and better battery life. Touchscreen smartwatches are in desperate need of a revival, and this could kick-start one. Here's what we know about it.
Curious what you’re missing when you blink? This new wearable records it
Have you ever heard the expression "blink and you'll miss it?" Researchers from Germany’s University of the Arts Bremen have come up with a device to help solve that problem -- and it’s either the best or most useless wearable we’ve heard about in ages. Here is how it works.
Solos smart glasses’ head-up display lets runners, cyclists keep eyes on road
The Solos smart glasses are a wearable device that brings a head-up display to runners and cyclists, projecting workout metrics such as distance, speed, and heart rate onto the lens of the sunglasses. These glasses also offer audio prompts for goals and turn-by-turn directions, as well as music on the go.
Fitbit to use Google Cloud to share medical data with doctors
Fitness wearable manufacturer Fitbit will partner with Google to use the search giant's Google Cloud services to collect and share medical data with doctors and hospitals, giving the company a more significant presence in the health care field as it competes directly with Apple.
The best Fitbit Versa bands of 2018
Fitbit's Versa launched in April and while it's generated a lot of buzz, one of its best features is its easily interchangeable straps. To add a bit of flare to the wearable, Fitbit offers bands in leather and stainless steel, among other materials. These are the best Fitbit Versa bands available.
Smartwatch prototype uses laser projection to turn your arm into a touchscreen
Carnegie Mellon researchers have developed a prototype for a next-gen smartwatch that vastly increases its capacitive touch surface area by projecting a touchscreen onto a user's arm. The results increase the available touch display by more than five times that of a typical smartwatch.
Battery-free high-definition video streaming is on the way
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a technique which makes HD video streaming possible using low- or no-power devices such as smart glasses. It uses up to 10,000 times less power than existing devices and promises to make battery-free HD video streaming a reality.
A sensor-packed exosuit lets you fly a drone by pretending to be one
Researchers at Switzerland’s École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a smart superhero-style exosuit which allows users to pilot a drone by, essentially, pretending to be one. Let's just hope you're not too shy to use it in public! Here is how it works.
Intel to close its New Devices Group, signaling a retreat from wearables
Intel hinted that its getting ready to shut down its New Devices Group, the division responsible for its wearable devices. Sources say that the company will either move these developers over to other divisions, or end their employment. According to Intel, sometimes tough choices must be made.
A new bracelet can detect if you’re being attacked, automatically call help
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham have developed a prototype Smart Jewelry Bracelet wearable device that they hope could be used to keep people safe in the face of possible physical or sexual assault, or elderly people experiencing a fall. Here's how it works.
Fitbit Versa vs. Fitbit Blaze: Is the new watch worth the upgrade?
With the Fitbit Versa hitting shelves in April of 2018, the buzz around the brand's latest smartwatch hit a fever pitch. But, how does it compare to the Fitbit Blaze that came before it? We stack the two side-by-side to see which Fitbit wearable reigns supreme in this spec showdown.
New Google Glass smartglasses: Everything we know
Google Glass smart glasses may have disappeared but that doesn't mean Google isn't working on a new version. Here's everything we know.
Tooth-mounted sensors track your diet and health from inside your mouth
These wireless sensors are designed to monitor health and dietary habits, relaying data about sugar, salt, and alcohol intake to a wearer’s mobile device.
The only guide you need to get started with Google’s Wear OS
Got a new Wear OS smartwatch? Here's how to add music, block unwanted notifications, and carry out a host of other useful actions.
Never get sunburned again with QSun, a wearable gizmo that tracks UV exposure
A new wearable device on Kickstarter called QSun promises to help you keep track of harmful UV rays, courtesy of some smart A.I.
Wearables don’t get more unusual than Acer’s Leap Beads
Acer's latest wearable is one of the more unusual entries we've seen in the market. The Leap Beads are aimed at a very niche audience.
Fitbit teams with Clue for better women’s health tracking
Fitbit has teamed up with Clue to create an app for the Ionic fitness tracker that allows women to track specific health related issues on the wearable device.
Apple takes top spot for wearables in 2017 as demand continues to grow
Millions of people are gaining the ability to leave their smartphones behind, thanks to growth in the wearables market, with Apple taking the top spot.
The SweetzPot Flow is the fitness device that encourages you to just breathe
The SweetzPot Flow is a new wearable that puts an emphasis on breathing as well has heart rate, offering a better sense of all-around fitness.
The weirdest, wildest, and most wonderful wearables in the world
Not every wearable device aims for the kind of mass market appeal of the Apple Watch. Here are nine of our favorite from the weirder end of the wearable spectrum.
Fossil Q Commuter hybrid smartwatch review
The Fossil Q Commuter is a stunning watch with lots of smart functions hidden inside. You can get alerts from contacts or apps through the hour and minute hands, or you can see when you’ll get to work with a push of a button.
Trouble counting sheep at night? Try the new sleep app, Shleep
Amsterdam-based consultancy Shleep unveiled its neuroscience-driven sleep platform at CES 2018 featuring an app, videos and more.
The Reliefband 2.0 looks to quell nausea with new modes and improved comfort
The apt-titled Reliefband 2.0 looks to regulate nausea like its predecessor, only with an improved aesthetic and new intensity modes.
Graphene-based wearable could help save babies from ‘crib death’
Researchers have developed a graphene-based smart sensor which could help keep babies safe from sudden infant death syndrome.
L’Oréal’s new battery-free wearable fits on your thumbnail, measures UV exposure
L'Oréal's new battery-free wearable electronic sensor -- UV Sense -- is worn on the thumbnail and can measure your UV exposure.
At long last, researchers develop a wearable fit for plants
Engineers have developed a wearable for plants, allowing growers to measure how their crops use water and hopefully make them more efficient.
Will your watch get Android Wear 2.0? Read our guide to find out
Google launched Android Wear 2.0 early in 2017. Here are the smartwatches that received it, and the unfortunate devices that didn't.
This sweat-powered, stretchable battery could revolutionize wearables
Scientists at Binghamton University have developed a stretchy, bacteria-powered bio-battery which could one day power wearable devices.
Which Android Wear smartwatches will get Android Oreo?
Google has revealed a bunch of Android Wear devices that will be receiving an update to take them to Android 8.0 Oreo. Is your device here?