Head-Worn Devices Look Hot for the New Year Here's something for safety out of Sweden. Volvo, together with Ericsson and a sports gear company called POC, introduced a prototype connected ...

Ideas and Decisions Come from the Masses Xiaomi says it's looking for ideas — not just feedback about quality or colours but real proposals about future product lines and features. ...

Wearables Are Getting in the Money The introduction of Apple Pay in early September highlighted the potential role of wearables in mobile finance. The ability to use a smartwatch for ...

Sweat Sensors Could Be the Next Hot Thing Accelerometers, barometers, gyrometers, thermometers, heart-rate monitors. Cameras, mikes and lights. GPS, GSR, UV, EEG, 3G. Brainwaves, stress levels, fingerprints, moods and attitudes. ...

Key Messages from Wearables Conferences in London My colleague Ben Wood and I attended two wearables events in London last week. Ben chaired the Mobile News Wearable Tech — Hope ...

This Watch Monitors the Wearer's Light Health Salutron, a relatively small maker of wearables, has introduced a life-tracking watch that includes most of the required features for a competitive product. ...

Might LG Join Samsung in the Adult Watch–Phone Market? The wrist-phone design is nothing particularly new. Several small, adventurous device makers have brought watch–phones to market in the past decade. ...

Problems and Solutions for Wearable Tech On Tuesday 23 September I attended Wearable Technology UX 2014 in London, an event organised by Smithers Apex. It featured presentations from a number ...

Emotions Become Part of Contextual Computing The age of "mood-put" is coming. The use of electroencephalography (EEG) sensors to detect brainwave activity for human–computer interaction is reaching mainstream, sensors on ...

Leaks Take the Lead in Product Roll-Outs When Apple unveiled its new products on Monday, many social media stars considered most of the presentation to be more confirmation than news ...