Why ‘body language’ will be the emoji of wearable tech
Communication is core to who we are as a species. Our ability to express our ideas, thoughts, and feelings to each other is…
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14 Wearable Tech Predictions for 2015
It’s that time of year: tech predictions! If you thought 2014 was the year of wearable tech, hang on to your connected hats.…
Vancouver’s Mio Global Shows Off the ‘Alpha’ Strapless Heart Rate Wearable
At GROW Conference in Whistler, BC, Mio Global CEO Liz Dickinson engaged in a spirited panel discussion about the future of…
Recon Instruments to Help Police Officers Increase ‘Situational Awareness’
Recon Instruments, creators of Heads-up Display (HUD) and smartglass technology for sports and high intensity environments,…
MIT PhD’s Wearable Toy for Kids Wins Second Annual N100 Competition
Lyssa Neel, an MIT PhD who developed a wearable toy for kids, has won the 2014 N100 Startup Competition. Her invention- called…
Ashton Kutcher Likes His Muse Headband
Update: It seemed there was more to this story than met the eye, particularly as it relates to the similarities between the…
Learning Jedi Tricks at NXNE With Brainwave Wearable Emotiv
One of the best scenes from “The Empire Strikes Back” is when Luke Skywalker tries to use the force to raise his…
Thalmic Unveils Final Myo Design And It’s Pretty Badass
For those of you who just can’t wait to get your Myo gesture control armband on your arm, the team at Thalmic Labs has released…
Try to Stay Calm! Brain Fitness Wearable Muse Now Shipping
Stress is a huge factor in every Canadians life and it has some major consequences. According to Statistics Canada, stress-related…
Wearable Market in Canada Expected to Explode, IDC Canada Says
IDC Canada just published its first report on the emerging market of wearable tech. The study, which takes a look at the Canadian…
Toronto’s Kiwi Wearables Releases Glance, A “Smart Accessory” for Regular Watches
Kiwi Wearables, the Toronto-based wearable tech company, has today released Glace, which it calls the first smart accessory…
Former LucasArts President Joins Thalmic Labs To Help Lead Myo Armband’s Gaming Side
The much anticipated Myo Armband from Thalmic Labs is already up for pre-orders, but before it gets in the hands of techies…
BetaKit’s Tom Emrich Among Mesh14 Conference Speakers
BetaKit and MobileSyrup reporter Tom Emrich will speak at the upcoming Mesh14 Conference in Toronto, May 27-28. The conference…
Kiwi Wearables Launches Motion Library for iOS To Pave the Road for Its Wearable
We’re used to touch and voice to control our smartphones but when it comes to gestures and movement it’s a whole new…
Montreal’s OMsignal Debuts Its Biometric Wearable Shirts
Montreal startup OMsignal has officially launched its new collection of Biometric Smartwear, comprised of four smart shirts…