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Gary Marshall
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- FeaturesOctober 12, 2016
10 wearables that will turn you into a superhero
So far most wearable technologies have been designed to make life a little bit better. They help us track our fitness, or ensure we don't miss our flight; they can help us find our way around, or just tell us who's texting. That's great, but wouldn't it be even greater if they could turn us…
- FitbitSeptember 9, 2016
The story of Fitbit: How a wooden box became a $4 billion company
Fitbit is going from strength to strength. After its $4.1bn IPO in 2015, it spent the year as the world's number one purveyor of wearables, shipping over 18m fitness trackers in the calendar year – without launching a single new product. In 2016, it's launched four new devices. The Blaze, Alta, Charge 2 and the…
- WearablesAugust 12, 2016
Bend me, shape me, any way you want me: Why wearables are waiting for graphene
Do you remember Champion the Wonder Horse? He could untie knots, roll over, play dead, and help Gene Autry find true love. Graphene's a bit like that, except it isn't a horse. It's a miracle material that is going to change the way wearable tech looks, feels and works. And it's coming your way fast.…
- WearablesAugust 1, 2016
Worse for wear: The worst wearable crowdfunding campaigns
Crowdfunding can be a little like Russian Roulette for inventor and investor alike: there's always the worry that the product won't live up to expectations or that it won't attract enough investment. Even raising the necessary funds or surging past that pledge goal is no guarantee that everything is going to go to plan when…
- Apple WatchJuly 5, 2016
Say what? 13 ways to make Siri shine on the Apple Watch
Siri, Apple's voice-activated digital assistant, does a lot. With watchOS 3 set to arrive later this year (hopefully alongside the Apple Watch 2), things are only going to get better. For now, you can still put one of the more useful features on the Apple Watch to good use and make that smartwatch handier than…
- FeaturesOctober 26, 2015
Leading lights: Philips Hue 2.0 v LIFX smart bulbs
If Edison could see what we've done with his invention he'd be amazed: the humble light bulb has become super-smart, able to create all kinds of moods with a tap on a smartwatch. There are plenty of smart bulbs to choose from, but two of the biggest names are Philips' Hue and LIFX. Hue's just…
- FeaturesAugust 6, 2015
Brillo vs HomeKit vs the rest: Who will win the battle for your home?
Magazines have been banging on about smart homes since the 1930s, but here in 2015 few of us even know how to set the timer on the oven. That's finally set to change, though: Google, Apple and a host of electronics firms are here to make home automation happen. Google Brillo's platform – essentially Android…
- Health and wellbeingJuly 27, 2015
Live forever: 5 exciting health startups that could add years to your life
In the 1800s, people who wanted to make lots of money went panning for gold. Today, they create health tech startups. The same generation of baby boomers that embraced the PC, internet and mobile tech revolutions are getting old, and they want tech to help them with their health. You probably know about the big…
- FeaturesJune 23, 2015
Smart locks or bollocks? The good and the bad of key-free convenience
The lock is one of humankind's better ideas: it's been around without too many changes for around 4,000 years, and it does a pretty good job. So it was just a matter of time before somebody decided to overcomplicate it. Say hello to smart locks! A smart lock is like a normal lock, but a…
- WearablesJune 11, 2015
Lights of the charge brigade: Batteries that will give wearables stamina and style
Whether it's a fitness tracker or a smartwatch, Google Glass or a medical monitor, almost every wearable device has the same Achilles heel: the battery. Wearable tech is evolving quickly, but batteries aren't. Apple's Watch demonstrates the problem beautifully. Despite having a slightly bigger display, the 42mm model gets up to 34% more battery life…
- FeaturesMarch 27, 2015
The worrying potential of wearable data
They know all about you. They know who you are and where you live, where you work and how you worship, what magazines you read and what websites you visit, what books you love and bands you loathe, what you earn and what you save, what you like to eat and do and say and…
- WearablesOctober 31, 2014
Halloween horrors: Night of the living wearable tech
Technology can have all kinds of horrific consequences. Just look at the invention of nuclear reactions, which led to the atom bomb, or to TV, which brought us Simon Cowell. Wearables are just as prone to misuse, malfunction and malevolence as anything else, and that’s got us wondering: what horrors could wearable tech have in…