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Kronaby and bPay’s smart straps bring payments to stylish hybrid smartwatches
The ability to make payments from the wrist, specifically from smartwatches is now a reality. Gasping for a water? Need to grab a new t-shirt? The tech is here and small enough to fit inside a watch or watch strap, so lets make it happen. That is exactly what Swedish watch brand Kronaby is making…
The 20 hottest wearable tech startups to watch in 2018
Over the last few years we've seen the industry of the connected self morph and change. As is the natural process of evolution, only those who adapt survive, and there's no better way to get a sign of the times than to look to the startups out there in 2018. From re-thinking how we use…
Running with power: A quick guide to running power meters
Runners who are starting to think more competitively about their running will always look for ways to gain that extra edge on the competition. Racing to discover a new pre-run fuel, a workout that promises to better equip your body to work harder or even a wearable that can coach you to get faster. When…
This is what the big wearable tech companies should do next
Just imagine for a moment that you had the power to step into the offices of one of the largest tech companies on the planet and start calling the shots. Deciding what wearables should be built next, what they should be able to do and generally identifying where things need to get better. Well that's…
50 wearable tech predictions for 2018
We like to think we know a few things about what's hot - and what's not - in the world of wearable tech. As is custom for the Wareable 50, we are making 50 bold predictions about what will happen in the wearable tech and connected self in 2018. Read this: Our 50 wearable tech…
Wareable Tech Awards 2017 shortlists: This year's nominations revealed
The Wareable Tech Awards in association with Currys PC World are back and heading to Shoreditch Town Hall on Thursday 9 November. We'll be announcing the winners of 15 Awards on stage and online, including the big cheese Wearable of the Year Award, to honour the best wearable tech devices, platforms, collections, projects and startups…
The Wareable Tech Awards 2017 in association with Currys PC World
Back by near hysterical demand, the Wareable Tech Awards are returning to London and well, the internet this November. The Wareable Tech Awards 2017 in association with Currys PC World are here to shine a spotlight on the best in wearable and connected self tech, the innovators and products that matter. And if you were…
Snapchat AR glasses investigation: Augmented reality specs are in the works
It's official – as of August, Snapchat's dancing hot dog filter has been viewed 1.5 billion times, making it, in the words of Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, "the world's first augmented reality superstar". Is funky fast food the new metric of company health? No (we wish) – but it shows that AR really is resonating…
What we want to see from Fitbit's smartwatch apps
The first thing we really knew about Fitbit's smartwatch was that it would have an app store. Fitbit already supports many third-party apps, but it doesn't have an app ecosystem in the same way the Apple Watch or Android Wear do. That looks set to change. As the release nears – the smartwatch is due…
The best AR apps for smartglasses and wearables so far
Augmented reality has an exciting future ahead, with the likes of Meta, Magic Leap and Microsoft HoloLens showing off a number of AR demos to give the tech world a taste of what's in store. It's still early days, of course, but we decided to take a look at the AR apps out there now…
Week 6: Dixons Carphone Race to the Stones diary – Panic to the stones
While Team Wareable's Dixons Carphone Race to the Stones preparation has been mostly about the runners so far, Sophie is looking to follow a different plan. Her personal challenge and goal is to complete day two of the Race to the Stones – a mere 50km. This week's diary is all about her… As Mike…
The best VR apps and games for iPhone
You've made, bought or borrowed a VR headset to slot your iPhone into. Now what? There are plenty of 360 video apps, experiences and VR games to try out. It's not quite the virtual reality experience you'd get with a PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, but these are good tasters nonetheless. And the…
What I wear: Our favourite wearable tech
There's wearable tech that's practical, wearable tech that's bonkers and everything in between. This is a list of the tech we actually wear. At Wareable, we have one (or two or three) fitness bands, smart headphones, hidden trackers, smartwatches and pieces of smart jewellery on our persons at any one time. We test them out,…
What makes the perfect fitness tracker – according to us
Build us the ultimate fitness tracker. And make it quick. Because the form is quickly becoming solidified under the stewardship mainly of Fitbit. It goes on your wrist. It counts steps and distance and calories and sometimes VO2 Max. But are we done and dusted with the basic idea? Or is there room for improvement?…
20 hottest wearable tech startups to watch
It's an interesting time to be a connected-self startup. Crowdfunding titans like Pebble have been acquired, indie darlings like Jawbone are struggling and alternative companies like Misfit are now under big Fossil Group fashion tech umbrellas. So you might think that wearable tech is entering its mature, boring phase where a handful of huge companies…
What makes the perfect smartwatch - according to us
What does the perfect smartwatch look like? Depends who you ask. If you ask us - God help you - we'll talk your ear off for days. So to save you from that, we decided to pull together a few of our thoughts into one place. In the time Wareable has been around the smartwatch…