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Smart gadgets and wearables could integrate into some city infrastructures

Jennifer Goula
Smart gadgets - Image of a smartwatch

Cities like Dubai that are highly connected could work well with devices such as smartwatches. Smart gadgets and wearables such as smartwatches and fitness trackers have become extremely popular but are usually considered to be extensions of smartphones in one way or another. That said, some tech experts have been speculating that the connectivity features of these devices could provide considerably greater benefit in cities like Dubai, where future-ready technologies are already being embraced. The idea is that wearing this type of technology could help to further enhance the experience…

Google wearables to get a boost with the acquisition of Fitbit

Jennifer Goula
Google wearables - Fitbit

Internet and tech giant Google has agreed to acquire the popular fitness tracker brand. The Google wearables business is about to get a lot more interesting as the company has announced in a recent blog post that it has agreed to purchase Fitbit. Google will reportedly buy the leading wearables brand for $2.1 billion. The company wants to introduce more Made by Google wearable devices into the market. Over the years, Google has made progress in the wearables sector with the help of partnerships with Wear OS and Google Fit.…

New baby monitor wearables help parents remotely track their child’s wellbeing

John Montgallo
Baby monitor wearables - Baby Sleeping

Bluebell has developed a smart monitor that includes devices for both baby and parent. British start-up Bluebell has teamed up with design agency Tangerine to develop baby monitor wearables that consists of a wearable baby monitor device attached to the baby’s clothing, which sends alerts to parents through a wearable wristband and app. The system has been designed to help make baby monitoring more efficient and easier for parents. The baby monitor wearables allow parents to remotely monitor their baby’s activity and wellbeing, alerting them to any change that might…

New Avnet wearables let concertgoers feel music’s vibrations

Sam Lambert
Avnet wearables - wearable technology

A new partnership between the company and Not Impossible Labs is creating a new tech experience. A new partnership has resulted in the development of Avnet wearables designed to let concertgoers feel the music they’re hearing. The Avnet and Not Impossible Labs deal brought about an entirely new type of wearable technology called “Vibrotextile.” The new wearable tech is a vest that comes with wrist and ankle bands that pulse and vibrate. The Vibrotextile Avnet wearables pulse and vibrate in sync with the music being played at concerts. This lets…

Apple Watch breaks the wearables shipments record

Jorge Gonzalez
Apple Watch Starts Selling Worldwide - First Smartwatch From App

The iPhone maker shipped 8 million of the smartwatches during the last quarter of 2017. New research released by Canalys reveals that the Apple Watch has easily broken the record for the largest number of units shipped in the wearable technology category. The iPhone maker sailed far beyond the previous record set by Fitbit by shipping 8 million smartwatches in the fourth quarter of 2017. The launch and popularity of the Apple Watch 3 is credited as a major contributor to the success. The Apple Watch has been heavily criticized…