A new range of smart clothing including embedded electronic tags is on the way from UK retailer Slouchy. The company, based in Bath UK, produces bespoke wearable blankets, sheepskin boots and accessories, sold through their online store. The range is due to be supplemented next month with a new hooded blanket, embedded with Apple’s new Tag technology. This will allow buyers to purchase any of the Slouchy range of oversized hoodies or waterproof changing robes with the added assurance that they can track them if lost via their phones. Slouchy’s CEO, Lisa Doerr, comments “We know that our custom ..read more

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) developed Epiness, a new, first of its kind device for detecting and predicting epileptic seizures based on proprietary machine-learning algorithms. The wearable device can generate an advanced warning about an upcoming seizure that will be sent to a smartphone up to an hour prior to its onset. The system was out-licensed for further development and commercialization to NeuroHelp, a startup company that was recently founded by BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of BGU and Dr. Oren Shriki, the Department of Cogniti ..read more

A Seattle based company NeuWave Technology, has launched ObeEnd, an innovative personal health device that monitors fitness and stimulates the nervous system, with the goal to reduce body weight via appetite control. The company aims to develop safe, effective, and user-friendly healthcare devices to help improve people’s lives.NeuWave Technology integrates functional modules, like sensors, cables, and electrodes on the wristband used by ObeEnd. This distributes the operational hardware from the main unit onto the entire device, giving the main unit much more flexibility in design. Expand ..read more

The coronavirus pandemic will change the way wearable technology tackles digital health, predicts a leading investor. Kyle Fugere from Dunnhumby Ventures, writing in Venturebeat, says that lessons learned from the pandemic will change the way we use wearable technology to track our health. In particular he says, in-home diagnostics will use wearables as a platform for change. “The pandemic will potentially change wearables forever. Steps are great, my sleeping patterns are interesting, but what if this data was collected at an aggregate level to predict similar events in the future? Kinsa, mak ..read more

Xsens, the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology, is presenting Xsens DOT, a new precision motion tracking solution, at the Wearable Technology Show in London on the 10th & 11th March 2020. Xsens DOT is a wearable sensor development platform that enables innovators to develop and prototype new applications faster, especially in healthcare and sports. The platform captures the most reliable and accurate data currently available and is backed by community support from Xsens product experts. The Xsens DOT will be on show at the Wearable Technology Show 2020 bringing Xsens’ patent ..read more

It may sound strange, but if you think about the droves of creatures studied by scientists every year, there are technically a lot of “animal wearables” (usually called tags) in circulation. We’ve made smartwatches, fitness-tracking rings and more to be comfortable and flexible, but tags attached to underwater creatures are often heavy, uncomfortable and, most of all, invasive (involving drills or clamps). The inventor, Joanna Nassar says marine scientists told her the bulky tags limited what kinds of species they could work with — and, therefore, the kind of data they could collect on marine ..read more

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Worldwide spending in the wearable technology market will increase by close to a third to hit $52 billion in 2020, according to research firm Gartner. This year, spending on wearables — including smartwatches, ear-worn gadgets, intelligent clothing, and head-mounted displays (HMDs) is set to reach $41 billion. The research agency believes that smartwatches and HMDs are going to prove to be the most popular forms of wearable technology for consumers, growing by 34 percent and 48 percent in 2020, respectively. Smartwatches, devices that replace traditional timepieces to display not only a clock ..read more

Tech company Huawei has just announced its new Virtual Reality product – Huawei VR Glass. The Huawei VR Glass adopts a design that’s foldable and thin as well as makes it easier to wear according to its press release and can be worn for long term sessions. According to Huawei, the visual experience of this VR is enhanced by IMAX and its suitable to enjoy video and games. Huawei VR Glass is priced at $420 and will be officially launched in December. The post Huawei crashes VR party first appeared on Wearable Tech | CrunchWear ..read more

Technology giant Amazon has announced new wearable products ; all using its Alexa voice assistant of course. The firm announced an Echo Loop smart ring, wireless earbuds, Echo Frames smart glasses as well as a nifty pet tracker called the Ring Fetch. According to the BBC, the new devices will join a raft of new devices for the home which will give Amazon a real advantage over its competitors. The wearable devices are – Echo Frames – a pair of titanium-framed glasses that vibrate to provide notifications, and have built-in microphones and speakers to use Alexa, but no display Echo Buds – a pair ..read more