Sophie Charara

Sophie was Wareable's associate editor. She joined the team from Stuff magazine where she was an in-house reviewer. For three and a half years, she tested every smartphone, tablet, and robot vacuum that mattered.

A fan of thoughtful design, innovative apps, and that Spike Jonze film, she is currently wondering how many fitness tracker reviews it will take to get her fit. Current bet: 19.

Sophie has also written for a host of sites, including Metro, the Evening Standard, the Times, the Telegraph, Little White Lies, the Press Association and the Debrief.

She now works for Wired.

This brain-reading cap lets locked-in syndrome patients have conversations — HEALTH AND WELLBEING

This brain-reading cap lets locked-in syndrome patients have conversations

Sophie Charara01 February 2017

Infrared light sees the difference between 'yes' and 'no'This is pretty incredible. Patients with locked-in syndrome, who are totally paralysed...

Can you buy eco-friendly and ethical wearable tech? — WEARABLES

Can you buy eco-friendly and ethical wearable tech?

Sophie Charara27 January 2017

Who is taking this seriously? And what are the indie alternatives?Most wearable tech promises a "better, healthier you" but what...

Five connected design concepts to help us grow old with sci-fi flair — HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Five connected design concepts to help us grow old with sci-fi flair

Sophie Charara26 January 2017

New Old exhibition serves up fresh wearable, smart clothing and home ideasFor an exhibition about ageing, the Design Museum's New...

VR at Sundance 2017: Rise of the series, mixed reality experiments and VR for good — VR

VR at Sundance 2017: Rise of the series, mixed reality experiments and VR for good

Sophie Charara24 January 2017

Here's the big VR trends and news from Park City, UtahSundance has been kind to virtual reality over the years...

VR avatars, acoustic tracking & AI are heading to NYC Women Startup Challenge — VR

VR avatars, acoustic tracking & AI are heading to NYC Women Startup Challenge

Sophie Charara23 January 2017

And London is next...Women led startups are descending on Google's Chelsea campus in NYC on 15 February for the fourth...

In pictures: Designer smartwatches next to the watches they're based on — SMARTWATCHES

In pictures: Designer smartwatches next to the watches they're based on

Sophie Charara20 January 2017

Michael Kors, Fossil & Hugo Boss devices next to their dumb siblingsFunny how smartwatches ignored decades of watch design and...

London's Realities Centre is exploring education, AI & health in VR and AR — VR

London's Realities Centre is exploring education, AI & health in VR and AR

Sophie Charara19 January 2017

We check out a new VR hub in East LondonLondon has a much needed new hub for virtual, augmented and...

Zuck: Facebook is going to spend $3 billion to get VR to where it needs to be — VR

Zuck: Facebook is going to spend $3 billion to get VR to where it needs to be

Sophie Charara18 January 2017

And he said these words IN A SUITMark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, one of the eight richest people in the world...

ZTE's first Android Wear smartwatch gets certified, set to get 3G support — SMARTWATCHES

ZTE's first Android Wear smartwatch gets certified, set to get 3G support

Sophie Charara18 January 2017

Can Google turn its smartwatch OS around with new devices?So it looks like a ZTE Android Wear smartwatch is happening...

Four ways wearable tech and VR design verges on sexist - and how to fix it — WEARABLES

Four ways wearable tech and VR design verges on sexist - and how to fix it

Sophie Charara16 January 2017

We're all on the same team hereIt's rare that I pull the sexist card out in my day-to-day writing about...

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