Health and wellbeing
The US Navy Seals are using brain-training wearable to improve performance
Seal Team Six tests have been promisingThe US Navy has been looking at ways to improve the performance of its...
Living with Elvie: Improving our pelvic floor muscles one squeeze at a time
We try out the connected women's health deviceI'm far from the fittest person in the world, but I like to...
Doppler Labs and US Congress are giving hearing aids a rethink
This new bill would be great for hearables and... hearingLast week, Senator Elizabeth Warren and other members of US Congress...
This food tracking tech knows what you're eating from your arm movements
Japanese network NTT is developing the tech for wrist wearablesAuto food tracking could be big business but nobody's cracked it...
Of course Elon Musk is getting into the brain-AI interface game
Neuralink is set to do exactly what it says on the tinElon Musk is backing a secretive brain hacking startup...
How Thync has learned to hack your body, and why you’ll be glad it did
Killing anxiety with zero chemicalsStress is a growing health risk, and it affects us all to some degree. It's why...
Your next pair of glasses could enhance your performance under pressure
Whether that's sports, study, work or day-to-day stressIf the Snap Spectacles were the first spark of the post-Google Glass smartglasses...
How wearable tech is bringing normality to the lives of diabetics
It's getting better all the timeMore than 29 million people in the US have diabetes, but a staggering one in...
Week 9: Mike's food tracking diary - It's you, not me
It's over. Boy am I so glad it's over This was supposed to be a 10-week diary, but I've decided...
Why getting paid could be the future of fitness tracking
Be honest - what will get you off that sofa? Is it cold, hard cash?Up until now the rewards of...
BioSelf’s Sensate wants to help you manage your stress levels
Meet the wearable that taps into your heart in the quest to help you relaxWe've become used to wearing fitness...
Week 8: Mike's food tracking diary - MyFitnessPal, we meet again
Going back to where it all started Last week was a bit of a disaster. Scratch that. It was a...
Nuguna Neckband detects noise and keeps deaf people in the know with vibrations
MWC 2017: Haptics get helpfulA South Korean startup called UFirst has brought a nifty neckband to MWC designed for anyone...
Nokia smartwatches are coming confirms Nokia's Digital Health VP
MWC 2017: We sit down with Cédric Hutchings to chat wearables post-WithingsThere's a Nokia smartwatch at MWC, but seeing as...
Withings rebrands to Nokia, and wants to change how you talk to your doctor
MWC 2017: Nokia doubles down on healthAfter buying Withings last year and making it a key part of its Digital...
Week 6: Mike's food tracking diary - It's time to talk calories
This week, I have a chat with Fitbit about the key to monitoring your mealsIt's been six weeks now since...
The NHS is trialling this health monitoring wearable in hospitals
Snap40 is designed to shorten hospital stays and save doctors timeThe UK's NHS is continuing its experiments with wearable tech...
The Stress Test: Can a wearable really make you calmer?
Becca Caddy puts her emotional wellbeing into the hands of four wearablesThe accelerometer inside your fitness tracker does a pretty...
Week 5: Mike's food tracking diary: Making small steps to big change (hopefully)
My diet is changing but there's still a way to goSee that picture up top? That's a pretty healthy looking...
Week 4: Mike's food tracking diary - finally starting to happen
It's taken a failing wearable to show me that there is light at the end of the tunnelIt's fair to...