Wearable Technology

If you haven’t heard or taken a good look at the Withings Activité Pop, you’re in for a treat. If you love the data and fitness support of wearing a fitness tracker but you don’t like the look of fitness trackers, you’ll love the unique style of the Withings Activité Pop.

We’ve all seen gesture control in those futuristic sci-fi TV shows or looks ahead to the future. While things like Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect have given us a taste in video gaming, there hasn’t been much in the way for your computer, phone or work life. That changes today. Canadian Thalmic Labs bring the Myo Gesture Control Armband which gives us a glimpse of the future ahead of us today.

Announced on October 6th during Microsoft’s Tech Briefing, the new Microsoft Band is the biggest wearable experience yet. Re-designed hardware is just the beginning. The Band takes the idea of the traditional wearable/smartwatch and turns it on its head, giving you access to industry exclusives like elevation tracking, oxygen usage monitoring and much more.

Are you the type of person who’s forever losing things like car keys and your cellphone? Are your family and friends fed up with having to form search parties every day just to recover your misplaced valuables? We take a look at the new TrackR Bravo to see if this coin-sized gizmo can take away the stress of having to keep track of all your stuff.

In addition to tracking activity and sleep, the LEAF by Bellabeat is the first tracker on the market to track your ovulation. Click to read more about what I thought of this women-focused tracker!

Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square transformed into a star-studded wearable tech wonderland. Discover who attended by reading on.

As a luxurious summer for most of us draws to a close you may find that despite being fairly active you’re not feeling as energetic or healthy as you think you should. If you’ve fallen off the fitness bandwagon it’s not that hard to get back on—if you have the right tools to help you. Enter wearable technology (and a few other little extras) that can help you kick things into high gear and get you to the next level.

Huge applause goes to the Best Buy Canada team for organizing the #LifeAndTech expo at Dundas Square in Toronto. The day was jam-packed with the latest in wearable technology as well as the chance to immerse into virtual reality. I must preface, I wrote this post at the end of a very long (yet fun) day of tweeting for @BestBuyCanada. In addition, the expo ended with a mesmerizing performance by Bob Marley’s son, Ky-Mani. He jammed out so many great tunes, which included his father’s song “One Love.” I’m high on music! Here’s my full summary of the event.

We’re a day away from Best Buy Canada’s Life and Tech Wearable Tech Expo and Fashion Show. The high-tech, high fashion show takes place twice throughout the day and features an exclusive capsule collection for Best Buy, designed and made by Canadian fashion designer, Sunny Fong. Here’s an advance peek at all the brands that are a part of Fong’s Best Buy collection.  

There are a lot of neat new devices available at Best Buy and in the inaugural edition of Gadgetwatch, I’m going to introduce you to a few of them. Whether you’re interested in inspiring the next soccer star, want to spruce up your dinner parties or need something new to take your temperature, it’s all here. Click on to see more!