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Voxel8

Voxel8 has pivoted from offering 3D printed electronics to 3D printing footware.

HZO

HZO protects electronics from demanding environments using nano coatings. IDTechEx interviewed Ryan Moore, Director of Marketing at CES 2020.

€50 Million for Wind Energy Complex in Spain

The European Investment Bank will provide €50m in financing to Renovables de la Ribera, a 50-50 joint venture between Iberdrola and Caja Rural de Navarra to build a new renewable energy project - the Cavar wind complex - in Navarra, Spain.

Artificial intelligence assisted knitting

Researchers have come up with a new approach to streamline the knitting process: a new system and design tool for automating knitted garments.

New smart shoes from Nike

Nike has found its most advanced fit solution to date: Nike Adapt, a platform that creates a truly custom fit by combining an advanced power-lacing system, an app and continually updated firmware.

HP, Deloitte alliance to establish industrial-scale 3D printing

HP Inc and Deloitte Consulting LLP announced a first-of-its-kind alliance to help accelerate the digital transformation of the global manufacturing industry.

Flex - Fashion and Apparel division

IDTechEx interviewed the Director of Fashion and Apparel at Flex, who leads a team developing manufacturing capabilities to serve future wearable technology products.

HP delivers production-ready 3D printing system

HP Inc has unveiled the world's first production-ready commercial 3D printing system, marking the next major step in its journey to bring disruptive manufacturing solutions to market.

HP finally launch Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solutions

Today HP has started taking orders for its new production-ready commercial 3D printing system. Multijet Fusion is being positioned as a truly industrial technology and poised to take a share of the $12 trillion global manufacturing market.

Nike introduces self lacing sneakers

The potential of adaptive lacing for the athlete is huge as it would provide tailored-to-the-moment custom fit.

Are e-textiles on the cusp of rapid growth?

Whilst the majority of wearable technology products sold today still fit with the components-in-a-box design, 2015 has been a record year for investment in smart clothing and e-textile products.

Wearable technology in 2015 - how far have we come?

As the hype around wearable technology fades, IDTechEx technology analyst James Hayward looks at where the industry is now.

Wearable Technology Europe: Event report

Last week saw IDTechEx host Wearable Technology Europe in Berlin's Estrel Conference center. The event has a unique format, co-locating with synergic industries including printed electronics, energy harvesting/storage and the Internet of Things to produce an ecosystem to catalyse innovation and commercial progress. We look forward to returning to the Estrel, Berlin on 28-19 April, 2016 for our annual European event.

Wearable Technology, IoT- Insights and Top-Level Trends

In 2014, attention was focussed almost entirely on wearable technology WT for humans rather than the market less than one tenth of the size for wearable technology for animals. There was very rapid growth in manufacturers but there were no major blockbusters and products, strongest focus being on internet connected devices. Wild enthusiasm was rarely matched by achievement but there is substance here for the future. Unlike wearable technology, it is quite difficult to find the genuinely major new business in the IoT firmament. Everyone is claiming to be central to it to jump on the bandwagon, including Bluetooth, ZigBee, NFC and RFID proponents. The Internet of People which consists of web-connected tablets, laptops, phones and wearables has often been conflated with it though IoP has completely different maturity, technology, application and challenges.

Wearable Technology Live! USA 2014

The wearable ecosystem assembles at IDTechEx's co-located Santa Clara events Santa Clara, CA, USA and Cambridge, UK - Oct. 27, 2014.

Wearable Technology: Lessons of History

Many new wearable technologies will appear in luxury designer products and fashion following the modest beginning with non-electronic technology such as artificial diamonds and Swarovsky selling base metal linking glass that is coated with interference layers. High margins await.

Why the interest in e-textiles?

The heart of the e-textile business as it emerges is electric and electronic functionality from sensing to light emission, achieved entirely by use of e-fibers.

Wearable Electronics: Here come the novelty peaks

Last Christmas and New Year the ideal present, for a girl of a certain age, from Japan to the UK was the Neurowear clip-on of floppy ears driven by brain waves to reflect your mood.

Wearable Technology: The $70 billion picture

This article shares some of the recent research from the brand new IDTechEx report Wearable Technology 2014-2024.