Tag: wearables

Rock climbing made easy by prosthetic leg

A passionate student at Pratt Institutes has been thinking about creating a prosthetic that would be designed specifically for rock-climbing. Rock-climbing is usually a tabu subject for those wearing prosthetic limbs because most artificial limbs on the market are not specifically designed for rock-climbing. But that doesn’t mean that people give up on their passion ...

Motorola Moto 360 vs LG G Watch R – Circular smartwatch showdown

Wearable devices have certainly become very popular as of later, but they’re still nowhere near as popular as smartphones or tablets. However, smartwatches might change all that as lately we’ve seen almost all the tech giants trying their hand at developing a few of their own. One of the biggest complaints coming from consumers is related to the ...

Do we need wearables in the workplace?

Smartphones have become a thing of the past: wearables are all the rage now! Just kidding, I would never give up my smartphone and I’m sure you wouldn’t either. I wouldn’t exchange my smartphone for wearables mainly because the limited interaction area – or display – wearables have to offer. I enjoy using my phone ...

LG G Watch gets a price cut ahead of LG’s new smartwatch announcement

Best Buy has started offering a $50 discount for the LG G Watch just a few days ahead of the IFA Trade Show. The discount applies to both the Titan Black and White Gold variants, which now only cost $179 each, down from the regular price of $229. While the G Watch certainly did pretty well in terms ...

The Sense: invisible high-tech sleep monitor

It’s not actually invisible, but you surely don’t notice the effort you have to put into monitoring your sleep via the usual wearable devices or smartphone apps. The Sense is a sleep monitoring device designed by James Proud’s Hello company. The device is a small sphere decorated with geometric patterns and intricate design hiding a device ...

Moto 360 vs LG G Watch – Android Wear Face-Off

2014 will be the year in which wearables will hit the market hard in terms of support and availability. Android Wear, the new software platform from Google destined for smart watches will be a defining factor in the success of this new market, but which of these watches should we choose? Although the concept isn’t ...