Intel has completed the acquisition of Recon Instruments thereby further strengthening its position in the wearables market. Recon Instruments considers this acquisition a huge milestone for the company and a pivotal event…
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China bans use of wearable tech by armed forces owing to security concerns
China has reportedly imposed a ban on use of internet-connected wearable tech by its armed forces in lieu of security concerns. According to a report on People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Daily, which…
Microsoft patents emotion detecting wearable
Microsoft has been granted a patent for a new wearable device, a pair of smart glasses that will work to interpret the emotions of people within its field of vision. Filed in…
Next generation Google Glass is already in the making: Report
New reports suggest next generation Google Glass is already in the making. According to a report on The Wall Street Journal, the chief executive of Italian eyewear company Luxottica, Massimo Vian, while…
MIT Researchers develops new ‘thumbnail’ wireless track pad
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new wearable device that can turn the user’s thumbnail into a wireless track pad. Dubbed NailO, the miniature…
Microsoft Band makes it to UK shores
Microsoft’s first wearable device dubbed ‘Microsoft Band’ is now available for sale in the UK for £169.99. “We’re excited to announce that Microsoft Band has officially launched in the UK!” said Microsoft….
Get ready to shake a leg with Google Glass
Google Glass ain’t dead and according to Google the wearable gadget is getting consumer ready. And one of the major aspects of being an ideal consumer ready gadget is to provide some…
Apple will finally take the smartwatch plunge tomorrow
Apple is expected to finally launch its highly-anticipated smartwatch dubbed Apple Watch tomorrow marking a new chapter for Cuptertino as it will be the first new product for the company since it…
Virgin Atlantic to equip aircraft engineers with Sony’s wearable gadgets
Virgin Atlantic and Sony have inked a deal that will the airline adopting Sony’s SmartEyeglass Developer Edition SED-E1, tablet, mobile phone and SmartWatch 3 to help its engineers maintain aircraft in an…
MWC 2015 – here’s what you can expect from the tech giants
Mobile World Congress 2015 will be starting tomorrow in Barcelona, Spain and at this year’s show we expect lot of big smartphones, tons of wearable gadgets, and digital payment systems that capitalise…
Pebble’s countdown timer hints at new product launch
Pebble is all set to launch a new product next week on Tuesday, February 24 – at least that’s what the countdown timer and a pixel-art style Pebble watch with a smiley…
Report: Apple expects to sell nearly 6 million units of Apple Watch in first 3 months
Apple has called out its Asian suppliers to manufacture a combined five to six million units of its three Apple Watch models for the first quarter ahead of the product’s April release,…
Sony SmartEyeglass to be available in UK starting March
Sony on Tuesday announced it has begun accepting preorders for its latest wearable device, the SmartEyeglass, in the UK for £620 ($840) targeting developers and industrial applications. The Japanese electronics giant’s wearable…
Microsoft Band gets new guided workout range
Microsoft has rolled out a new software update for its fitness tracker wearable ‘Microsoft Band’ that adds twelve new guided workouts to the device. The update adds 12 new guided workouts that…
Apple granted wearable camera patent. GoPro in trouble?
Apple has been granted a patent for a wearable camera that seeks to compete with GoPro’s rugged portable action cameras. Patently Apple reports that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday…