October 2015 Archive
30th October
29th October
- Wearable tech sales hit $12 billion in 2015, with Christmas boom predicted
- Customise your Samsung Gear S2: The best unofficial straps
- Jawbone UP Move gets a high-fashion BaubleBar update
- Shift band shaves seconds off your sports watch glances and clicks
- #Trending: Real fashion smartwatches finally arrive
28th October
- Apple dips a toe into VR with U2 and The Weeknd music videos
- Abstract reality: Why VR can learn from fine art
- Polar A360: Polar’s new HR tracking fitness band explained
- Russian Strelets military smartwatch could save lives
27th October
- Nokia might be getting back in the wearable tech business
- Google’s driver-tracking tech could avoid an outright smartwatch ban
- MasterCard gets Ringly on board for new wearable NFC payment tech
- Garmin Vivosmart HR and Index Smart Scale unveiled
- Razer OSVR: Everything you need to know about the virtual reality platform
26th October
- Samsung’s thin, bendy batteries are just what smart jewellery and clothing needs
- From Dr. No to Spectre: We celebrate 35 awesome Bond wearables
- The HTC Grip isn’t dead, it’s just delayed until 2016
- No phone required: AuraVisor headset adds its own VR smarts
23rd October
- Misfit Shine tips: How to get more from your fitness tracker
- Samsung Gear S2 hits UK shops on 12 November from £249
22nd October
- Garmin updates its Connect mobile app
- Merge VR Goggles won’t crumple up in your backpack
- TomTom Spark review
- Ora-X is a pair of smart headphones and AR glasses in one
- #Trending: Wearing your heart on your sleeve (well, your wrist)
21st October
- Millennials love banking with wearables
- The most iconic movie wearables ever
- Magic Leap shares a realistic AR teaser video ahead of its moment of reckoning
- There is no single, ‘killer’ app for wearable tech and that’s OK
- Athena personal security wearable aims to keep women safe after dark
- Misfit Shine 2 is a fine-tuned tracker
- Garmin unveils new Forerunner family and ditches Mio heart rate tech
- Jawbone scores legal victory in long running fight against Fitbit
20th October
- 10 ultimate fitness tracker ingredients
- Microsoft Band 2 v Apple Watch
- Polar A360 heart rate tracking band blends fitness and notifications
- Huawei Watch review
- Adidas miCoach Fit Smart morphs into an everyday activity tracker
19th October
16th October
- The best Moto 360 watch faces
- Glassy Zone helps surfers catch the waves
- Garmin Connect review
- TomTom Bandit review
15th October
- Shammane female-focused smartwatch hits Indiegogo
- Why the United Nations is making virtual reality documentaries as fast as it can
- Google’s sensor packed smart contact lens could run on solar power
- FIFA looks to create wearable tech standard for world football
- Vring smart ring thinks it’s good to talk
- #Trending: Putting a ring on it
14th October
- RIP Trellie: Someone needs to snap up this smart jewellery tech
- Social or solitary? Oculus and Sony directors debate the future of VR
- AmpStrip cancelled: Fitness plans end as Indiegogo refunds begin
13th October
- Open Bionics partners with Disney to build awesome prosthetics for kids
- The Void VR theme park opens it doors (then closes them again)
- The story of Blocks so far (and what’s next for the modular smartwatch startup)
- Android Wear smartwatch buyer’s guide
12th October
- Moto 360 second gen review
- Brits are coming round to wearable tech with 14% set to own wearables in 2016
- Bluboo Xwatch claims to be Android Wear sporty number
9th October
8th October
- The $38 wearable that could save the lives of millions of newborn babies a year
- Sony just bought SoftKinetic and its VR hand tracking tech
- New smart leggings help you pick the perfect pair of jeans
7th October
- BOLDR Voyage smartwatch boasts a six-month battery life
- Inside story: Wearable tech and Southampton FC’s Moneyball revolution
- The Looncup tracks your periods and keeps everything down there tickety-boo
- Blocks modular smartwatch is launching its Kickstarter campaign on 13 October
- Strava Insights highlights the world’s fittest cities
- Sensoria boss: ‘We’re collecting data that’s never been collected before’
- Kerv NFC smart ring wants to free you from the shackles of contactless payments
6th October
- DogStar TailTalk wants you to know how your puppy feels
- This is the winning astronaut smartwatch app in NASA’s competition
- If you’re not designing for women, get out of the wearable tech game now
- Asus ZenWatch 2 now on sale: Here’s all you need to know
5th October
- Martian Active Voice Command review
- Google Glass patent tries to out-hologram Microsoft’s HoloLens
- View-Master goes VR: Mattel’s headset now on sale
- Ollinfit real time coaching wearables hit Kickstarter
- BBC experiments with 360 degree Strictly Come Dancing video
- Cheap smartwatches are winning and Samsung should beware
- Disney Playmation wearable toys aim to get kids active and are on sale now
2nd October
- TruPosture reminds you to sit up straight
- Second-gen NFC Ring hits Kickstarter
- This wearable keyboard won’t let you work if you’re sitting still
- Oculus thrift: How to make yourself a DIY VR headset
- Apple Watch review