Wearable Technology

IDTechEx analyst David Pugh visited the IoT Tech Expo at London's Olympia Exhibition centre on January 23rd and 24th. This premium article includes a summary of his observations from this event.

James Hayward interviewed several Sony staff at their booth within the AR section of CES. This profile concerns their latest demonstrations in optics and displays for AR and other HuD applications.

IDTechEx met with Jeff Wallingford, Founder & CEO of Gaugewear whilst a CES 2017 in Las Vegas. Based in Boulder, Colorado, they are a start-up commercialising wearable sensors measuring core body temperature using surface RF antennas.

James Hayward interviewed Welbean in CES's Eureka Park. They have developed a wearable sensing device used for acoustic sensing of the heart for characterisation and diagnostics.

Vitali Wear are a startup based in Vancouver, Canada. They have developed a product integrating sensing into a sports bra for women. James Hayward spoke with their CEO Cindy Gu at CES 2017, in the Eureka Park exhibition.

Clim8 is a startup making "Intelligent Thermal Clothing" including reactive thermal regulation. James Hayward interviewed CEO Florien Miguet and CTO Pierre Mouette at CES 2017, where they exhibited in Eureka Park.

Video Interview with Novasentis at the IDTechEx Show! in Santa Clara, USA (November 16-17 2016)

Modern body armor better protects warfighters against shrapnel from explosive blasts. However, they still face a hidden threat—the resulting blast pressure and shock wave that could cause traumatic brain injury.

PKvitality is an advanced bio-wearable company, focussing on lactic acid and glucose monitoring. Dr David Pugh spoke with Minh Le, general manager of PKvitality about the companies sensing technologies.

New research shows that fitness monitors and other wearable biosensors can tell when an individual's heart rate, skin temperature and other measures are abnormal, suggesting possible illness.

Video Interview with Panasonic at the IDTechEx Show! in Santa Clara, USA (November 16-17 2016)

A team of IDTechEx analysts attended CES 2017 in the first week of January. Our aim was to cover all of the latest updates and trends in each of the topics that we cover. In this exclusive premium article, we report our observations in the VR, AR/MR, smartwatch & fitness tracker, sensors, air quality monitoring, displays and haptics spaces.

Emperra manufacture connected insulin pens and blood glucose monitors for use by diabetic patients. Dr David Pugh spoke with Christian Krey, CEO of Emperra about their new product lines launching this month.

WELT keeps check on the overall health by measuring waist size, steps, sitting time, and overeating habits with its tracking tech stored in the belt.

Video Interview with Myant at the IDTechEx Show! in Santa Clara, USA (November 16-17 2016)

Video Interview with Hitachi at the IDTechEx Show! in Santa Clara, USA (November 16-17 2016)

Researchers have created a stretchy transistor that can be elongated to twice its length with only minimal changes in its conductivity.

The excitement has been building up in Las Vegas over the past few days with media days and press conferences, expectations have been riding high and the opening day of CES did not disappoint. Dr Harry Zervos reports from Las Vegas, Nevada.

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 17 January 2017. Webinar Title: Environmental Gas Sensors: Technologies, Applications & Opportunities

Video Interview with StretchSense at the IDTechEx Show! in Santa Clara, USA (November 16-17 2016)