Health and wellbeing
Noninvasive glucose tracking will never happen, says leading sensor company
Is Apple wasting its time? Valencell thinks soRumors abound that companies including Apple are looking to crack noninvasive glucose tracking,...
Empatica's seizure-detecting Embrace wearable just got FDA approval
The first FDA-approved wearable for those with epilepsyEmpatica's Embrace wearable started life as an MIT Media Lab project, but went...
Living with: Nadi X smart yoga pants
Can this pair of pulsing pants perfect my posture?We first heard rumbles of smart clothing prototypes three or four years...
The NFL wants players to track their sleep, so they're all getting smart beds
Just in time for the Super BowlThe Super Bowl is just around the corner, which means a lot of athletes...
Checkup time: What Apple, Samsung and the rest are doing with digital health
What are the big companies up to in digital health?One of the big trends right now in technology, and wearables...
A smart contact lens for diabetics taps into tears to monitor sugar levels
Researchers predict you won't be waiting too long to try them outWe've been talking about the concept of smart contact...
Nokia's Body Cardio smart scale is losing its most impressive feature
Potential regulatory troubles appear to have forced the company's handNokia is set to remove one of the key features from...
L'Oreal's tiny UV sensor is a smart way to get you to buy more sunscreen
CES 2018: So small you can stick it on a nailCES is a hotbed for elaborate concepts, but L'Oreal is...
Philips' SmartSleep headband will play soft tones to help improve your sleep
CES 2018: But the design is the stuff of nightmaresMost sleep trackers simply monitor your night and give you a...
Inside Kokoon: Trials and tribulations of a Kickstarter success story
A crowdfunding flop? This sleep wearable is alive and primed for launchUpdate: A couple of years since writing the below...
Shapa's AI-powered smart scale sticks two fingers up to numbers
This startup wants to change your behavior to help you you lose weightHaving tested a few smart scales in the...
How Qualcomm and E Ink's smart patches could shake up health monitoring
We dig deeper on who is building the most promising connected health stick-onsIf you've encountered a medical "patch", it may...
Ingestibles: The state of play on sensor-packed smart pills
How far are we until the future of sensor-packed smart pills?One of the benefits of wearable devices is that they...
Go2Sleep is a smart ring that wants to tackle sleep apnea and more
Meet the tiny wearable that wants to own your sleep trackingWhether it's baked into fitness trackers or through dedicated devices,...
How Cardiogram is unlocking secret powers of the humble heart rate sensor
We talk to the Cardiogram founder about the potential of heart rate technologyOver the past year, Cardiogram has made waves...
RespiraSense receives NHS Innovation Accelerator backing
The wearable breathing monitor is part of new technologies helping treat patientsThe UK's National Health Service has announced a fresh...
Circa wants to bring you mindful sleep tracking through its smart alarm clock
This Dutch startup is clocking your night hours a little differentlyAfter spending your whole day tracking your activity with a...
Wearables still haven't solved the problems of skin science, but new ideas are coming
We're all different, and wearable sensors need to account for thatShortly after the release of the first Apple Watch in...
Spire Health Tag is a clip-on wearable that wants to help you keep calm
It also wants to track your physical activity and help you sleep betterSpire, makers of the wearable tracker to bring...
UK's NHS is handing out trackers designed to prevent diabetes
The trackers will work with an app to monitor user activity, sleep and food intakeThe UK's National Health Service is...