by Alfred Poor | May 19, 2016 | General News, Health
Smartwatches continue to struggle to find their place in the consumer electronics market. One possible reason is that people have not yet found the “killer app” that makes them essential in our daily lives. Omate hopes to fill the needs of a niche market...
by Alfred Poor | April 19, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
One of the simplest functions of a wearable device is to simply announce “I am here.” Yet this simple operation can have a wide range of practical applications. Attached to a car or other valuable object, it can tell you where to find it if it is misplaced...
by Bruce Brown | March 22, 2016 | General News, Medical
Most often when we hear about wristband wearables, it’s for a consumer product to count steps, measure heart rate, send and receive messages and alerts, and even tell time. As wearable devices gain functions, accuracy, and wireless communications, however, an...
by riddhi | October 14, 2015 | Fitness, General News, Health
The sport of surfing is growing in popularity, and this has led to development of new technologies that help surfers improve their skills. Glassy Zone is a wearable device designed to improve surfers’ performance as well as improve their health and well-being....
by Alfred Poor | July 27, 2015 | Enabling Tech
Corrections officials need to track people who have been placed on probation or parole, and the most common solution is a wearable device: an ankle bracelet that uses GPS and other systems to track location. These devices are expensive, and many departments cannot...