How do you design fitness trackers for the people who really need them?
Too many products look like they were designed by men in Silicon Valley for men in Silicon
Valley, says one wearable tech CEO.
With wearable tech like Google Glass, human behavior is now a design problem
Wearable devices will offer practical, novel and fun usefulness but will also be able to influence our behavior in ways good and bad, creating ethical dilemmas for designers.
With VentureHealth, InCube Ventures thinks crowdfunding can blend with traditional VCs
Life sciences venture firm InCube Ventures has launched an equity crowdfunding site for biomedical technology companies at all stages.
You call Google Glass wearable tech? Heapsylon makes sensor-rich fabric
Three former Microsoft employees believe clothing will be the computer, and to that end they invested three years of their lives building a sensor-infused material that they promptly turned into … a pair of socks.
Jawbone buys BodyMedia to go big in wearable technology and health tracking
Jawbone has acquired health tracking pioneer BodyMedia in a deal valued at north of $100 million.
iRhythm raises $16M for wearable cardiac monitoring patch
iRhythm, a startup offering technology spun out of Stanford’s biodesign program, has raised $16 million for a wearable cardiac monitor.
Meet Homo Erectus Connectus — or, if you prefer, Wearable Man (infographic)
This is the year that wearables are breaking out into the mainstream. Whether it’s connected wrists, eyes, feet or ears, we take a look at the devices that are sitting on your body, and collecting and crunching data.