Wearables
Sensors explored: Galvanic skin response
Taking a closer look at the tech inside your wearable Wearables are getting smarter and that's a good thing. It...
Amazfit goes big on style with its new budget fitness trackers
Meet the latest additions to the stylish wearable familyAmazfit's Equator and Moonbeam wearables are the latest devices to come from...
Amazfit: Designing a stylish wearable
We speak to Amazfit's head designer about making activity tracking fashionableThere are plenty of wearables that smarten up your wrist...
Sex, shoplifting and scares: Plotting my heart rate highs and lows
Becca Caddy discovers what makes her pulse skyrocket and what makes it plummetHave you ever noticed how much your heart...
DuoSkin is MIT & Microsoft Research's temp tattoo for controlling gadgets
The 'Tattio' project gets new life via a new touchpad interfaceA couple of months ago we covered Tattio, a Microsoft...
How wearable tech will become the heartbeat of the modern gym
Heart-rate monitors and gamified wearables are the future for gyms in the digital ageIf you're going into the gym armed...
Jabra Sport Pulse and Coach Special Edition earbuds on the way
Jabra Sport Coach is getting an upgrade tooWe really liked the Jabra Sport Pulse back in 2014 and the heart...
Smartwatches IRL: Prison breaks and great escapes
Smartwatches get real in the real worldWho says smartwatches aren't making a big impact? In two quite very different stories...
Bend me, shape me, any way you want me: Why wearables are waiting for graphene
Is graphene about to live up to its potential?Do you remember Champion the Wonder Horse? He could untie knots, roll...
#Trending: Wearable makers flake out
Selling out isn't always a bad thing, unless you're completely soldIt's a hard life as a start-up. Some make it,...
Samsung Gear VR is invading the classroom in a big way
Oculus-powered headset leading the education chargeThe presence of wearable tech in the education space is only set to grow with...
Shock treatment: Breaking bad habits with Pavlok
We try the electric shock wearable to see if bad habits can end in just five daysI have a lot...
And finally: Next Apple Watch to get battery boost and more
The less credible stories of the week in one placeAnother week and another rumour roundup. This week (as always?) there's...
The week in wearable tech: Polar M600 packs GPS and Android Wear
A look back at the biggest stories from the last seven daysThe middle of summer usually means a lack of...
Rufus CEO: 'We won't need smartphones in 10 years'
The Rufus Cuff's large form factor will be the all the rage in timeThe Rufus Cuff isn't your typical wearable...
Gamifying wearables: Big motivator or 10,000 steps for a poxy badge?
Can the world of wearables learn something from World of Warcraft?You may think of wearable tech as just a fitness...
Rufus Cuff: First impressions of the phone-sized wearable
This wearable beast isn't for everyone, but could do well in enterpriseThe Rufus Cuff is like something out of a...
Worse for wear: The worst wearable crowdfunding campaigns
Crowdsourced clownery since 2012 Crowdfunding can be a little like Russian Roulette for inventor and investor alike: there's always the...
Temp tech tattoos will get us to invisibles
What's coming up in stick-on shenanigansWearable tech will, one day in the not too distant future, become invisible. But what's...
Doppel's mood altering wearable is arriving this October
We meet the team behind the crowdfunded, psycho-physiological wristwearI'm sitting in Doppel's noisy, top floor London HQ getting my first...