Smart capabilities have become the latest marketing pitch to sell more wristwatches, TVs, eyeglasses, refrigerators, cars and even toothbrushes. But have we figured out why they need to be smart?
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 6, 2014
0
0
Health sensors and devices can get better if rival companies work together, Samsung executives said Wednesday.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 28, 2014
1
0
Keeping track of large groups of children or vulnerable adults could be made a lot easier for those in charge of them, thanks to technology researchers at the University of Derby.
Engineering
Mar 26, 2014
0
0
UP fitness wristbands have gotten in stride with Android, keeping in step with the popularity of smartphones powered by the free Google software.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 20, 2013
0
0
UP fitness wristband maker Jawbone on Monday announced the acquisition of a pair of young mobile app firms that add muscle to its push make smartphone lifestyles healthier.
Software
Feb 5, 2013
0
0
Wireless earpiece maker Jawbone on Tuesday released redesigned UP wristbands that combine fashion with smartphone lifestyles to help people along paths to improved fitness.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 13, 2012
1
0
US wireless earpiece maker Jawbone on Thursday apologized for a flaw that causes its fitness focused UP wristbands to go down and offered users their money back even if they keep the gadgets.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 9, 2011
0
0
A company founded by a pair of Simon Fraser University alumni has been chosen to fast-track the deployment of its product—a gesture recognition wristband, the next frontier in human-machine interactions—under the mentorship ...
Engineering
Feb 8, 2018
0
11
Famous athletes and celebrities promoting charities made silicone wristbands cool more than a decade ago. Now, scientists have developed another use for the colorful, comfortable bands: figuring out what chemicals people ...
Other
Apr 20, 2016
0
4
