Apple's announcements about the Apple Watch were brief at today's event, but important nonetheless. Tim Cook, Chief Executive Officer at Apple, today announced a price reduction for the Apple Watch. The company's flagship wearable ...
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Fitbit (NYSE:FIT), unveiled new capabilities connecting to Amazon’s Alexa. Using the prompt, “Alexa, ask Fitbit how I’m doing today,” along with several other supported health and fitness prompts, the voice response ...
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This week, Billy Langsworthy looks at why the toy space should be excited at some of the new VR tech being showcased at this year's Game Developers Conference. Oh, and there's a bit about a vagina speaker. You've been warned. This week, ...
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Toyota is working to develop wearable devices for blind and visually impaired that can help them do more with greater freedom, independence and confidence. The project is called BLAID. The project reflects the company's commitment to ...
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Everything you need to know about the Apple Watch 2 Want to know everything about the upcoming Apple Watch 2?Here’s what we know so far, including the expected Apple Watch 2 release date, new Apple Watch 2 features, and the latest ...
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The worldwide wearable device market took a big step forward in the fourth quarter of 2015, fueled by the growing popularity of fitness trackers and the Apple Watch. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, vendors ...
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Everyone knows pizza is the ultimate hangover food and rarely is it more required than January 1. Thankfully, if you’re lacking the inner strength to pick your phone, Domino's has you covered by allowing Apple Watch owners to order ...
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Chinese home appliance makers are giving dimensions of reality to the "Internet Plus" strategy championed by Premier Li Keqiang. Slowly but surely, they are pressing ahead with the task of integrating Internet technologies with their ...
Brisk orders for IoT-related products are expected to boost the performance of several Taiwan-based IC design houses specializing in MCUs, power management ICs and wireless transmission chips in 2016, according to industry sources. Elan ...
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Technology and clothing continue to evolve together. The Tel Aviv Innovation Festival brought together startup technology companies with the fashion industry. Thousands of people gathered at the Tel Aviv Innovation Festival for ...
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Wearable devices have been gaining momentum here in China, with the medical and healthcare sectors representing a huge share of this new tech market. Intelligent scales, thermometers, heart rate monitors, and watches account for two ...
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Nearly 3,000 health and fitness experts worldwide have voted wearable technology as the number one fitness trend of 2016. The trend list also includes high intensity interval training and yoga. The American College of Sports Medicine ...
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Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has liberally interpreted remote medical care services by eliminating many restrictive definitions, allowing physiological measurements by smart wearable devices to be used as reference data by ...
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Analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA has launched two low-power Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) front-end modules (FEMs) for connected home, wearable and industrial applications. The ...
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The market for wearables has maintained a certain growth level in recent years, though device vendors have not experienced a boom in demand as they would hope. The total wearable device shipments in 2015 are estimated at 68.1 million units, ...
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