Wearable Tech

Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Goes Contactless

Contactless fever to sweep Eurosong contest as Visa Europe provides payment wristbands for 65,000 attendees

8 years ago

HTC Vive X Accelerator Offers £69m To Virtual Reality Startups

HTC Vive X fund offers initial $100m investment across three cities with the hope of stimulating the virtual reality ecosystem

8 years ago

Nokia Buys Wearable Tech Experts Withings

£131m acquisition of French digital health specialist will see Nokia back in the devices game

8 years ago

Super-Long Lifespan Battery Invented By Scientists

Scientists claim rechargeable battery breakthrough with drastically increased battery lifespan

8 years ago

Apple Watch 2 Tipped For June Reveal

Thinner and lighter smartwatch set to be unveiled at Apple’s WWDC event, reports claim

8 years ago

Huawei Unveils Stylish Talkband B3

Available in three styles, Huawei’s latest wearable is its most fashionable yet

8 years ago

Apple Now Uses 93 Percent Renewable Energy

Apple gives update on its drive towards using 100 percent renewables and shows off a robot called Liam that can…

8 years ago

How Did New Google Glass Appear In eBay Auction?

Mysterious eBay auction sees San Francisco pawn shop selling unreleased Google Glass device

8 years ago

Dyson Invests £1bn In Battery Development

Strong sales of cordless vacuums leads Dyson to pledge significant support for technology industry's battle to create better and longer…

8 years ago

Steve Wozniak Criticises Apple For Becoming A ‘Jewellery’ Producer

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak hits out at Watch device, but backs Tim Cook for FBI refusal

8 years ago

Reviewed: Moto 360 Sport

Could this sleek and stylish smartwatch be the best Android wearable to date?

8 years ago

Sony Powers Up PlayStation VR

Gaming-focused virtual reality headset will look to undercut likes of Oculus and HTC

8 years ago

Qualcomm Launches Into Virtual Reality

New software development kit opens up the power of the Snapdragon 820 mobile processor to VR headsets

8 years ago

Kaspersky Lab Wants To Secure Your Wearables

New version of Kaspersky Internet Security for Android now covers smartwatches and other wearables

8 years ago

‘Cheating Watches’ Are Helping Students In Exams

Cheating wearable tech. Teachers warn students of increasing use of “cheating watches” during examinations

8 years ago

Sony Steps Up Wearable R&D Efforts, Teases ‘Hands-Free’ Project N

New Future Lab Program will look to develop the next generation of wearables as Sony looks to improve its mobile…

8 years ago

Intel Is Reportedly Developing A Wearable Headset

Prototype device will use Intel’s RealSense technology for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality

8 years ago

HTC Vive Pre-Orders Sell Out Ahead Of May’s UK Launch

15,000 HTC Vive units were sold in just ten minutes, according to an executive

8 years ago

Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition Arrives Next Month

“We’ve made a lot of progress”, Microsoft says as it also reveals the hardware powering HoloLens

8 years ago

The HTC Vive VR Headset Will Cost £689

Pre-order for virtual reality headset will open in the UK this afternoon, with general sale opening April 5

8 years ago

MWC 2016: Epson Shows Off Super-Light Smart Glasses

Moverio BT-300 will benefit anyone from museums to heavy industry, Epson claims

8 years ago

MWC 2016: Samsung And Facebook Go All-In On Virtual Reality

Samsung signs up Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook to extend the reach of VR

8 years ago

Computer Brain Control Helps Paraplegic Man Walk Again

A man paralysed in both legs has walked again after he used a computer to bypass his damaged spinal cord

8 years ago

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

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

8 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

8 years ago

Google Working On New Virtual Reality Headset

Sources claim Google will be overhauling its Cardboard VR headsets with plastic devices, and work on integrating VR more with…

8 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

8 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

8 years ago

These Ultrathin Chips Could Lead To Super-Efficient Computers

Ultra thin laptops of the future could become a lot thinner, after MIT breakthrough with chip construction

8 years ago