March 2018 Archive
31st March
- Among HTC’s latest VR investments, mind-reading headsets and space warping
- Week in wearable tech: A smart clothing boom and new Apple Watch cometh
30th March
- Kate Spade New York Scallop review
- 150 million MyFitnessPal accounts were hacked in biggest data breach this year
29th March
- GoPro Hero brings it to the cheap action cam competition
- Charged Up: Samsung’s Gear S2 love means it’s now taking smartwatches seriously
- Apple releases watchOS 4.3 with iPhone and HomePod music control, and more
- This mind-reading VR headset already knows which way you’ll swipe on Tinder
- Face-Off: Is it time for Apple to make a hybrid smartwatch?
28th March
- Meet the Nokia Moonraker smarwatch that never launched
- Waterfi’s Swimcast lets you wirelessly stream your music underwater
- Siren’s smart socks will alert diabetics when they may have a foot injury
27th March
- Kronaby talks building smarter hybrids without sacrificing design
- Surprise Samsung Gear S2 update brings a cleaner interface and more convenience
- Week 4: Husain’s VR diary – Working from a different reality
- Apple Watch Series 4 may get redesigned with a larger display, longer battery life
- Finally, the Apple Watch could get its official Spotify app at WWDC
- HTC: Eye tracking will be ‘super important’ for future Vive VR headsets
- Meet the boss: Mondaine CEO on the future of the hybrid and fighting the Apple Watch
- Smart clothing expected to lead wearable growth, research says
- Quotes Watch wants to give you a more meaningful smartwatch experience
26th March
- Smartwatches will give the watch industry a boost says Tag Heuer CEO
- The Apple Watch Series 4 could debut Face ID and sports tracking smart bands
25th March
24th March
- The best Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro apps and watch faces
- The best and weirdest VR games of GDC 2018: Catan, Vacation Simulator and more
- Week in wearable tech: Smartwatches at Baselworld and virtual reality at GDC
23rd March
- Charged Up: Apple making custom MicroLED displays is bad for everyone else
- ANTVR’s Mix glasses let you play SteamVR games… in augmented reality
22nd March
- A new wave of VR motion sickness solutions is here
- GPS kids trackers: How to choose a gadget to keep your children safe
- Skagen Holst is a gorgeous hybrid that’s super light and stylish
- The best Oculus Rift games
- Amazfit Cor review
- Mondaine Helvetica Regular Smartwatch ups the stakes
- Waverly Labs Pilot review
21st March
- Hublot’s first smartwatch is called the Big Bang Referee 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
- Apple’s colorful Spring 2018 band collection sports new designs
- Google brings the fight to Apple, releases host of new apps and games for ARCore
- Geekery wants to become the face of budget multi-sport watches
- We could soon see Vive Wave headsets based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845
20th March
- Fitbit OS 2.0: New features to look out for on your Ionic
- Fitbit Versa guide: All you need to know about the new, friendlier smartwatch
- Week 3: Husain’s VR diary – Around the world in virtual reality
- Gatorade’s sweat-reading hydration wearable is almost ready for prime time
- Smartwatches will continue to dominate wearables for quite some time
- NASA wants new wearables to launch into space – Cosinuss could be one of them
19th March
- Guess watches set to get some contactless payment love thanks to Barclays bPay
- This Swiss smartwatch startup wants to become the Tesla of hybrids
- Fitbit Ace guide: Everything you need to know about the fitness tracker for kids
- HTC Vive Pro: Everything you need to know about the 3K headset
- Magic Leap opens up for creators to start building cool AR experiences
- HTC Vive Pro will land on 5 April and will set you back $799
18th March
17th March
- Week in wearable tech: Fitbit Versa lands and Google’s Wear-ing a new look
- Why Chris Milk believes standalone VR will be a watershed moment
16th March
- Kronaby is rolling out more stylish hybrids with its 2018 collection
- Garmin Forerunner 645 Music review
- Google on the future of Wear OS: Smarter Assistant, deeper health, new hero watch
- Analysing the deeper context behind stock images of people in VR
15th March
- Why fashion tech startups Ringly and Wisewear failed
- Charged Up: For Wear OS to succeed, health needs to be its main pillar
- Tobii’s fantastic VR eye tracking is finally getting out in the wild
- Android Wear becomes Wear OS – as Google aims to work better with iPhones
14th March
- Living with Modius: Is this neurotech headset the shortcut to weight loss?
- Fitbit explains how it created the look of the Versa – and it’s not to do with Pebble
- The clip-on QSun makes sure you’re getting enough sun – but not too much
13th March
- Fitbit isn’t ruling out making a kids tracker for even littler ones
- SwimAR is smartening up swimming goggles with Sony’s holographic tech
- Week 2: Husain’s VR diary – Learning to become a regular Picasso
- Ready Player One’s Vive experiences made me take stock of VR in 2018
- These stylish glasses will help people with single-sided deafness
- Best Apple AirPods alternatives: Smart earbuds to try out instead
- Smartwatch sales continue to grow, closing the gap on fitness trackers
12th March
- Best Android Wear running apps tested
- Apple Watch and KardiaBand: Inside AliveCor’s massive hyperkalemia study
- Huami’s Amazfit Cor is breaking out of China, with Fitbit in its sights
- Fitbit Ionic review
- Toshiba’s AR smartglasses stick a tiny Windows PC on your face
- Fitbit Ionic Adidas Edition review
11th March
- And finally: Motorola is building a VR headset for its smartphones
- I explored SXSW, using Bose’s AR smartglasses as my tour guide
- Panasonic’s take on Google Glass will turn you into a culinary master
10th March
9th March
- Fitbit Ionic v Apple Watch Series 3: The fitness smartwatch brawl
- Listen here, Bose’s AR smartglasses aren’t about what you see
- Felcana’s connected collar tracks the health and behaviour of your pet
- I went on a date wearing translation earbuds – here’s what happened next
8th March
- Charged Up: There’s something missing with translation hearables
- Garmin’s new Tactix Charlie tops up on serious mapping skills
- Oculus issues fix for Rifts affected by expired certificate
- Face/Off: How stars like Nic Cage and John Travolta are learning to make VR cinema
- The best Samsung Gear S3 watch faces
- This is what Marina Abramović and Anish Kapoor think of making VR art
- Tag Heuer Connected Modular 41 review
7th March
6th March
- Time2Translate smartwatch brings real-time translation to the wrist
- Week 1: Husain’s VR diary – Learning to live in virtual reality
- What I’m Wearing: The accessories and wearables on our wrists this week
5th March
- Bragi is sharing its AI tech to build smart running shoes, clothing and more
- If Snap Specs are coming back this year, here’s what needs to change
4th March
3rd March
- Week in wearable: Fitbit’s new smartwatch and wearables at MWC 2018
- The best podcast apps for Apple Watch and Android Wear
2nd March
- Best wearable tech at MWC 2018
- X-One H1 is a Swiss-made mechanical smartwatch with modular powers
- Onkyo VC-NX01 is a smart assistant that lives around your neck
- What people around the internet make of Fitbit’s next smartwatch
- Apple took the crown and led a surge in the 2017 worldwide wearables market
- Strava makes it easier to opt out of its controversial heat maps feature
- Nike Run Club now offers mindfulness audio coaching, courtesy of Headspace
- Charged up: In 2018, it’s time for a second Swatch revolution
- Waverly Labs talks Pilot rollout and why it isn’t scared of Google just yet
1st March
- I played football in VR using Vive’s new trackers and it was a beautiful thing
- HTC Vive Focus is the kind of standalone VR headset we need to see more of
- At Stanford, I peeked into the future of wearable design – roving robots included
- Wannabe NFL athletes can hone their 40-yard time on the cheap with Jawku Speed
- Haier’s Asu smartwatch projects texts, stats and drawings onto your hand
- Apple Watch Series 3 will now track your skiing and snowboarding