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Polar Loop 2 gets smart notifications and advanced fitness features

Polar Loop 2 gets smart notifications

Fitness band sequel gets smartwatch smarts update for Android
Interaction is key to a decent real world VR experience

Interaction is key to decent VR

YouVisit is paving the way for next gen tourism
Graava is the action camera that edits your footage for you

This action cam does the editing for you

Never miss a moment again with a camera that can sense excitement
The Apple Watch could be stealing sales from traditional timepieces

Apple Watch steals sales from timepieces

Smartwatches seem to be affecting conventional watch sales in a big way
VR sickness could be a thing of the past thanks to light-field camera tech

VR sickness to be a thing of the past

Light-field camera technology could address VR sickness
Watch movies with your mates in the virtual reality Oculus Cinema

Watch movies with mates in Oculus Cinema

Oculus wants to make virtual reality a little less lonely
Microsoft brings productivity apps to Apple Watch and Android Wear

Microsoft launches new smartwatch apps

For those who love Microsoft software but not its wearable
The First Response Monitor wants to save lives on the battlefield

Wearable could save lives on battlefield

Heart and respiratory rate data are a crucial combo in treating trauma patients
Crowdfunded Ditto is shipping 10 August

Crowdfunded Ditto is shipping 10 August

This tiny wearable will give you smartphone notifications, nothing more, nothing less
Fitbit sold 4.5 million trackers last quarter and smashed financial estimates

Fitbit quarterly sales rise to 4.5 million

Fitbit has announced earnings for the second quarter - a healthy $400 million in sales
​Adidas buys Runtastic for €220 million

Adidas buys Runtastic for €220 million

The German giant has bought Runtastic, securing its hold on the fitness market
Stretchable battery technology could triple smartwatch longevity

Stretchy cell could triple battery life

With the ability to stretch and bend, this could be the best battery tech for wearables
Misfit outsells Fitbit in China

Misfit outsells Fitbit in China

Over 660,000 Shine and Flash trackers have been sold there in the past 18 months
HoloLens is getting Xbox Live

HoloLens is getting Xbox Live

We'll be playing the same games across PC, phone, Xbox and HoloLens
Nico Gerard watch comes with Apple Watch on the back

Pinnacle watch comes with Apple Watch

It's hard to design a smartwatch that looks like a traditional watch, so just have both
Bragi Dash to partner with multiple music and fitness brands

Bragi to partner with music brands

Crowdfund success hearable plans of working with all the major streaming services
Helix wristband and earphones hybrid smashes Kickstarter target

Helix band/earphone hybrid smashes target

The alternative to pulling a tangled ball of earphones out of your bag
Updated Apple Watch app unlocks August smart lock controls

Apple Watch unlock smart lock controls

Receive Apple Watch notifications from your smart lock on the fly
Facebook is spending big on virtual reality

Facebook is spending big on VR

Zuckerberg sees a future where we talk with friends in a virtual world
Wearable tech market will triple to $74 billion by 2025

Wearables market worth $74 billion by 2025

$25 billion to be invested in smart materials by 2025
Garmin struggles against Fitbit in a battle of the fitness bands

Garmin struggles against Fitbit

Garmin has revealed its second quarter earnings for 2015 - and it's looking wobbly
Quirky Samsung smartwatch patent shows a moving display

Samsung patent for moving smartwatch display

Designs for a Samsung smartwatch that'll move to face you when you speak
Best fitness trackers for Windows Phone

Fitness trackers for Windows Phone

Got a Windows Phone? We're here to help
VR revenue to hit $21.8 billion by 2020

VR revenue to hit $21.8 billion by 2020

Analyst report says 2016 will be the make or break year for virtual reality
Hajj Guider startup will help pilgrims get to Mecca with a band and an app

Hajj Guider to help pilgrims to Mecca

A band to help guide you and your family during Hajj and Umrah
FocusMotion wants to turn every wearable into a fitness tracker

FocusMotion turns wearables to fitness

Cross platform OS agnostic SDK arrives for in-depth motion tracking
Do you own a Nike+ Fuelband? You could get yourself $25

Nike pays out over Fuelband lawsuit

Nike and Apple agree to the terms of a class action suit
And finally: Moto 360 2 imminent release and more

Moto 360 2 could be about to drop

The rumours, blips and titbits from the week in wearables
NASA-developed Wi-Fi chip aims to increase the battery life of wearables

NASA increases battery life for wearables

We all want better battery life, could this technology be the way to get it?
What HP's smartwatch security warning means for your wearable data

HP's smartwatch security warning explained

Keeping your life on your wrist could be risky
Wearsafe Kickstarter wants its tiny tag to save lives

Wearsafe Kickstarter to save lives

With a subtle push of a button, your family and friends can be notified of trouble
Smart Tracker 2 GPS tag smashes crowdfunding target...again

GPS smart tracking device crowdfunded

Are you always losing everything? Look this way
Pebble Time update brings brightness and vibration intensity settings

Your Pebble Time just got brighter

Does your Pebble Time blind you and rattle your wrist?
Jewelbots wants to help teen girls learn to code with programmable bracelets

Jewelbots: A coding wearable for teen girls

Plastic flowers could be the future of wearables
Garmin unveils HRM-Swim and HRM-Tri underwater heart rate monitors

Garmin unveils two underwater HR monitors

Whether you're a swimmer or a triathlete, you'll be able to keep tabs on your heart
Polar M400 sports watch colours brighten up your life

Polar M400 gets new colours

One of our favourite sports watches just got a makeover
A Nokia VR headset could be in the works

Nokia VR headset could be in the works

Nokia's been quiet lately but we could see new VR hardware by the end of July
Gold-plated Apple Watch Sport could be on its way

Gold-plated Apple Watch Sport rumoured

Gold smartwatch could be a cheaper blingy alternative
Crowdfunded Pebble smartstrap smashes Kickstarter goal

Pebble smartstrap smashes Kickstarter goal

Deus Ex Aria could be on sale next year after smashing $100,000
Oculus expands its arsenal with Pebbles Interfaces purchase

Oculus expands its headset's arsenal

What will $60 million get you? The technology to immerse your hands in VR
Wahoo's RunFit app wants to help you understand your heart

RunFit app helps you understand your heart

Heart rate tracking app helps runners to train more effectively
Chariot for Xbox One is the first official Philips Hue gaming experience

The first official Hue gaming experience

If you like the PlayStation's controller light, you'll absolutely love this
Intex iRist is a budget, Android-powered smartwatch for India

iRist is a budget smartwatch for India

Intex's 3G wearable aims to take a chunk of the Indian smartwatch market
Real Virtuality project mixes real life with multiplayer VR

Real Virtuality blurs real life and VR

Interact with real people and objects in virtual reality - seriously
Dot earbuds hit Indiegogo after Kickstarter suspension

Dot moves to Indiegogo

The so-called world's smallest Bluetooth earbud is available to crowdfund ... again
This is Samsung's hybrid of Google Glass and HoloLens

Samsung's Glass/HoloLens hybrid

A new patent shows what Samsung is up to in the world of augmented reality
Microsoft Research plans to triple your wearable's battery life

Battery life on wearables could triple

Fancy a week long battery life without compromising on screen?
Misfit Shine tracker now syncs with Pebble via Android

Misfit Shine and Pebble sync via Android

Wearables are getting friendlier and friendlier