Qualcomm Introduces Wearable Ecosystem Accelerator Program to Help Accelerate...
Qualcomm has introduced the Qualcomm Wearable Ecosystem Accelerator Program. The program focuses on bringing together device manufacturers, mobile operators, platform players, independent hardware and...
View ArticleBiosensors to Measure Antibiotic Levels From Breath Samples
A team of engineers and biotechnologists at the University of Freiburg has for the first time shown that it is possible to determine the concentration of antibiotics in the body of mammals using breath...
View ArticleBoston-Based Microphone Startup Vesper Raises $18 Million In Funding
Vesper, a Boston-based startup that makes tiny microphones and voice-activated technology, raised $18 million more in funding. Amazon once again was among the company’s backers. The funding round was...
View ArticleUCLA Researchers Develop Self-Powered Wearable Bioelectronic Device
A team of bioengineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has invented a novel soft and flexible self-powered bioelectronic device. The technology converts human body motions — from bending an...
View ArticleMovesense Becomes Independent of Suunto To Strengthen and Grow In The Medical...
Movesense, the open development platform for wearables and sensor products for fitness and health, is becoming independent of Suunto following a management buy-out deal. The deal opens new...
View ArticleHow Wearable Devices Are Assisting Surgeons In Operating Rooms
Since inception, wearable devices have been playing an important role in the medical field. They have been extensively used in remote monitoring and telemedicine. Now, surgery is another field where...
View ArticleQualcomm Adds aptX Lossless, New Bluetooth Lossless Audio Technology To Its...
Qualcomm has introduced aptX Lossless audio technology to its already extensive audio portfolio. aptX Lossless is a new capability of the proven aptX Adaptive technology and a new feature of Snapdragon...
View ArticleP&O Maritime Logistics Launches SmartCap Fatigue Management System to Monitor...
Last month, P&O Maritime Logistics began Phase 1 of its implementation of wearable technology that proactively prevents microsleeps and supports workers in managing their fatigue — an industry...
View ArticlePeople With Diabetes Who Use Dexcom G6 CGM Can Now View Their Data on Garmin...
Garmin introduced the Dexcom Connect IQ app, providing people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes who use the Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) System with a way to quickly see their glucose...
View ArticleWithings Wins FDA Clearance of ScanWatch – Its Most Medically Advanced Wearable
Withings announced that its most medically advanced wearable the ScanWatch has received FDA clearance. With state-of-the-art technology, ScanWatch can monitor heart rate, atrial fibrillation through...
View ArticleApple AirPods May Soon Become a Health-Monitoring Device, Report Suggests
It seems like Apple is studying ways to make AirPods into a health device, which may enhance hearing, monitor body temperature and posture. According to a report published in the Wall Street Journal,...
View ArticleNXP and Qualcomm Partner Up To Integrate eSIM Into Qualcomm’s Snapdragon...
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. started a new initiative meant to bring experts together to develop ideas, further standards and expand the ecosystem, called the Wearables Ecosystem Accelerator Program....
View ArticleMason Unveils The First Ever Customizable Smartwatch for Patient Monitoring,...
Mason, a Seattle-based startup formed in 2015, takes its provides the entirety of the hardware – an operating system, and the route to the cloud. Last week, the company announced the market’s first...
View Article9th MEDICA MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE – Meet the international Who-is-Who...
WT | Wearable Technologies is partner of the 9th edition of the MEDICA MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE, taking place on the 17th and 18th of November. It’s going to be MEDICA´s highlight for sports...
View ArticleGerman Watch Study 2021 Identifies Five Critical Trends for the German Watch...
Germany has a long history of watchmaking, with the towns of Glashutte in Saxony and Pforzheim and Schwennigen in the Black Forest becoming renowned hubs for fine watches and horology innovation during...
View ArticlegreenTEG AG announces launch of CALERA® brand: Core Body temperature...
Core Body Temperature (CBT) is a vital metric of our body and thus a critical parameter for health tracking, remote patient monitoring and sporting performance enhancement. Although various invasive...
View ArticleDecember 2021: Accumold
In the wearables sector, the mantra is always smaller and smaller components but with greater and greater functionality. As such, when charged with meeting manufacturing challenges that are always...
View ArticleAMF Medical’s Sigi Wearable Insulin Management System Receives FDA...
AMF Medical announced that its Sigi Insulin Management System, for diabetes treatment, has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the US Food and Drug Administration. Sigi is the only insulin...
View ArticleRespira Labs Launches Sylvee, An AI-Powered Wearable Lung Monitor for COPD,...
Respira Labs, a leading respiratory healthcare tech company, has recently announced an AI-powered wearable lung monitor. The wearable could help with early diagnosis and management of chronic...
View ArticleStudy Shows Wearables Could Predict Flu Before Symptoms Appear
Wearables may be able to detect flu even before a patient begins to show symptoms, according to a new study in JAMA. The study, conducted by researchers at Duke University, showed that a wristband with...
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