They have found niches in warehouses and some other applications, but problems with battery life, interfaces and outdoor use have hampered the growth of the wearable computer market. Topics ...

Wearable-computing technology has made amazing progress over the past 30 years, shrinking from backpack-size computers to devices small enough to fit over your ear. We’ve rounded up ten of the ...

The Nike+ sensor The Nike+ system is just the tip of the iceberg for the wearable-health industry. For several years, companies such as BodyMedia, with its $180 FIT armband, and Apex Fitness, with ...

The pandemic expedited wearable technology adoption and heightened the role it plays in healthcare. Wearables usage was already rising pre-pandemic as consumers gravitated to the idea of ...

In the not-so-distant future, wearable computers will read brain waves and offer suggestions in real time to improve performance in everyday activities. Skip to Main Content.

What Good Are Wearable Computers if the Data Is Wrong? An Apple Watch or a Garmin can draw incorrect conclusions about your health, but the broad trends may be more valuable than the numbers.

Google-backed iyO is a startup that makes wearable computers with custom-molded earpieces. Specifically, they create voice-controlled earphones where the user talks to the operating system and apps.

Wearables come in many forms, from the well-established smartwatch to 2024's sleeper hit in smart rings. However, wearable computers are often limited in scope, be that due to usability or those ...

Wearable computers is a technology category that’s supposed to take off because of smartwatches and digital visors, but I want something more than a visor. Hardware manufacturer MSI has my back ...

Wearable computers may be coming to campus sooner than you think. Google recently announced “Project Glass,” a pair of glasses that contains a computer display and camera so that wearers can ...

Since we’re still witnessing the slow death of the traditional PC, it may seem a little premature to already start talking about the deaths of … ...

Wearable computers have officially gone to the dogs. Like Fitbit's bracelets and other wearable devices used to measure human activity levels, Whistle tracks how much energy your canine is burning ...