W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Enter the Rift
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
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W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Rumour Mill
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Canadian video game developers bet big on VR
Soon we’ll all be able to take the red pill. Virtual reality is thrilling, but it is often difficult to describe,…
Oneiric scores a pitch on #TheDisruptors
Since Emily Rudow was eight years old, she’s hated the time-consuming process of putting on hockey gear, of which she…
Wiivv shows off next generation of insoles on #TheDisruptors
While it was only founded in July 2014, Wiivv has already made big strides as a startup. The bionics company recently raised…
#WWTO panel predicts widespread wearables adoption in 2016
Not many people can say they’ve celebrated their birthday with hundreds of people while decked out in a bionic exoskeleton…
Startup jobs of the week: Athletigen, OneEleven, OMSignal, Askuity, Bridgit
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
Johns Hopkins researchers use Myo to develop first gesture-controlled prosthetic attached to a skeleton
When the Myo market came out of beta a few months ago, it had just surpassed 100 apps, spanning verticals like productivity,…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – CES Madness
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Canadian Forbes Top 30 Under 30 winners share their plans for 2016
A few weeks ago, Forbes released its comprehensive Top 30 Under 30 list, presenting the under-30-year-olds that are killing…
Top ten wearable trends from CES 2016
Another CES has come and gone, and it was clear that this year was a big one for wearable tech. From smart clothing to virtual…
Hexoskin Smart hits crowdfunding goal in less than a day
Two years after Hexoskin raised 166 percent of its crowdfunding goal for its “World’s First Biometric Smart Shirt”,…
OMsignal announces new smart bra and OMrun platform
Did you know that Montreal-based smart clothing startup OMsignal’s first product wasn’t a shirt? This is what the company…
11 Predictions for Wearable Tech in 2016
2016 is just around the corner, and with a new year comes new opportunities. 2015 was definitely a big year for wearable tech…
Wearable tech in 2015: the Hype Bubble bursts
It’s definitely been a big year for wearable tech. We’ve seen IPOs (Fitbit), major acquisitions, (Misfit and Fossil, Recon…