wearable tech

Three Big Themes From The Heart And Head Of The Silicon Industry

AMD's Darren Grasby lays out his view on the year ahead

9 years ago

Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon Chips Bring The Power To Your Wrist

Dedicated platform will allow for thinner, sleeker wearables packing more battery life

9 years ago

Apple Pay Suffers First Major Outage

Visa customers left unable to link cars to their account during seven-hour Apple Pay downtime

9 years ago

Why Virtual Reality Could Be The Real 6 Nations Winner

Accenture’s virtual reality app looks to put fans in the thick of the match

9 years ago

Wearables Sales To Reach Record 275m In 2016

Apple Watch and VR headset sales will continue to push wearable numbers ever higher, according to Gartner estimates

9 years ago

Tim Cook Gives Virtual Reality The Thumbs Up

Apple CEO drops further hints that the company will be working on “really cool” VR technology

9 years ago

Google Glass Removed From The Web

Time for a refresh? Social media accounts for wearable device removed

9 years ago

Apple Hires Virtual Reality Expert

Virginia Tech professor Doug Bowman is also an expert in Augmented Reality and has worked with Microsoft HoloLens in the…

9 years ago

One In Seven Brits Now Own A Wearable

Apple Watch spurs on 118 percent growth in wearable sales during 2015 as sales reached three million in the UK

9 years ago

Google Creates Virtual Reality Business

Former Google apps and Cardboard head Clay Bavor to run new specialised VR division

9 years ago

Ford Wants To Use Wearables To Make Driving Safer

Carmaker sets up new research facility to investigate links between wearables and driving

9 years ago

Apple Watch Controls Half The World Wearable Market

Apple Watch is now the most popular wearable with 52 percent of the global market, Juniper figures reveal

9 years ago

CES 2016 – Casio WSD-F10 Is A Rugged Smartwatch For The Great Outdoors

Casio WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch runs Android Wear and is built to military specifications

9 years ago

CES 2016 – Fitbit Blaze Is A Fitness-Focused Smartwatch

IN PICTURES - Fitbit Blaze may look like an Apple Watch, but offers sophisticated fitness tracking options

9 years ago

CES 2016 – HTC Updates Vive VR Headset

Vive Pre will allow developers to create next-generation VR apps and experiences

9 years ago

CES 2016 – Volvo Lets You Speak To Its Cars Using Wearables

Drivers can now unlock their vehicles and much more using a Microsoft Band 2

9 years ago

HTC Vive VR Headset Is Launching Next April

Virtual reality Vive device from HTC will join competitors from Samsung

9 years ago

Google’s Next Smartwatch Could Suck Your Blood… For Science!

New “needle-free” patent reveals wearable device that could help diabetes sufferers

9 years ago

Apple Watch Pushes Wearable Sales To New High

However IDC report finds that Fitbit remains the world’s number one wearable tech firm

9 years ago

Is HTC’s Smartwatch Back From The Dead?

Evleaks tweet suggests we could see an HTC wearable in February

9 years ago

Samsung’s Virtual Reality Headset Hits The UK

Samsung Gear VR is now available to buy for £80 online, with a high-street release set for next year

9 years ago

Royal Mail Staff To Be Equipped With Mini-Cameras

Wearable cameras will allow delivery workers to prove that deliveries have been completed

9 years ago

How Virgin Atlantic’s First Class Experience Is Going Virtual

VR ‘Ida’ app offers a preview of the ultimate first-class experience to those stuck in cattle class

9 years ago

EasyJet Turns To Wearable Tech For Smart Uniforms

New LED-packed uniforms for cabin crew and engineers will be trialled next year to celebrate low cost airlines 20th birthday

9 years ago

Tag Heuer Reveals Luxury Android Smartwatch

Marriage of style and technology features Intel power and starts at £1,100

9 years ago

Apple Watch Sales Have Already Hit Seven Million

Far outstrips sales of rivals as holiday season prompts more Apple Watch sales

9 years ago

Wearable Banking Is Taking Off With The UK’s Young Consumers

Nearly half of 18-30 year olds want to use their wearables to access banking services, report finds

9 years ago

Is Amazon Developing An Augmented Reality Headset?

Patent award could mean Amazon is set to upgrade its 3D technology for the virtual world

9 years ago

Canon’s Mixed Reality Is The Industry-Friendly Virtual Experience

Time to get really hands-on with your work, thanks to Canon’s next-generation successor to virtual reality

9 years ago

Microsoft Band 2 Wants To Be The Future Of Fitness

Second generation of Microsoft’s wearable device offers an upgraded design and smarter activity tracking

9 years ago