Wearable Technology

Yesterday, Google held a three hour-long keynote at its I/O 2014 developer conference. We posted the run-down so you wouldn’t have to watch the entire thing. While some of the presentation like Cloud Debugging was a little dry (unless you happen to be a developer in the cloud app business), one section stood out: Android Wear. We’ve heard about this Android for smartwatches before of course, but at Google I/O 2014 we saw the system in action and even better, saw some of those amazing Android Wear devices that have been hinted at. The LG G watch in particular got substantial stage time. Android Wear is real, it looks fantastic and it’s coming soon!

Apple Watch allows access individual apps and Siri, which can control specific functions thanks to the HomeKit Standard.

If you're looking to track daily activity, sleep, and workouts, the Garmin Vivoactive 4 and Venu watches help you take charge of your health and wellbeing.

The Amazfit smart watch is a stylish, easy to use smart watch that offers you on-wrist GPS fitness tracking, heart rate monitoring, and smart notifications.

At CES 2017, Merge VR announced two exciting new products set to expand the boundary of what’s possible with mobile virtual reality/augmented reality: Moonshot Motion Controller and Holo Cube. Come take a look and find out more about these innovative new gadgets.

Being wrist computers, smartwatches inherit many features from PCs and smartphones. The ability to store and play back music wirelessly via a bluetooth headset is one of these features that makes sense for active people or those who want to have their favourite tunes handy.

If there was any doubt that this would be the year that smartwatches and other wearable technology hits the mainstream, look no further than Best Buy, where you’ll find best-sellers like the Pebble smartwatch alongside the latest generation of Samsung’s wearable tech –the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo. Soon some new entries will be joining these: the Cookoo and Cogito. Choice is good and these new models offer a new take on the traditional smartwatch form factor as well as a more affordable option for those who want to take the plunge into wearable technology without a large investment. I just spent a week with a Cookoo smartwatch and you can read my review here.  

Are you a light sleeper? Are you perhaps a light sleeper but you just don’t realize it? I’ve been battling sleep problems off and on for the past year. Despite going to sleep earlier and spending longer in bed, I would wake up feeling as though I hadn’t slept at all. Read on to find out how a wearable fixed my sleep issues and what it can help do for you.

Fitbit makes it easy for anyone to get more in tune with their bodies, become naturally a more active person, and gradually live a healthier lifestyle.

The Sense is Fitbit’s most ambitious attempt at making a smartwatch that is truly smarter than ever, starting with its newest features.