This wearables industry has become increasingly saturated with smart rings and wrist-based fitness trackers, so any company that wants to compete in the space has to get creative. Enter Alloop, a modular, AI-native health wearable announced on Wednesday. According to a press release, Alloop can be worn in three ways. The company calls this the
Wuyou Sui, a researcher at Western University in London, Canada, explains some of the ethical considerations of using digital wearable technology in research.Credit: Anna Sui Consumer wearables, such as smart watches or rings, can help people to track their daily steps, heart rate and sleep patterns. Given the devices’ popularity and ease of use, researchers
Digital wearables are currently used to monitor glucose, but could potentially be used to measure substances such as glutamate and cortisol.Credit: Halfpoint Images/Getty The year is 2036. Researchers conducting a randomized clinical trial issue 200 volunteers with wearable devices to capture metrics on their heart rate, blood pressure, hormone levels and activity. Doses of a
My favorite part of wearing the Specs, Snap’s new augmented reality glasses, was playing dominoes. Sitting across the table from a Snap employee wearing the same pair of chunky glasses, I could select a virtual domino with a pinch and then move my hand to drop it in place, watching the tile snap down in
Instead of a camera, the Luna glasses will reportedly include six microphones that allow users to chat to Meta AI and the new Muse AI agent, along with speakers for audio playback. Stripping the camera out has apparently made it possible to make the glasses’ arms smaller, and closer to ordinary frames. Meta is reportedly
Just a couple of weeks before Meta Connect starts on September 23rd, UploadVR posted images seemingly revealing the design for Meta’s “Project Phoenix” headset. The images, which UploadVR says were “found in the HorizonOS Prescription Lens firmware package,” suggest Meta may be looking to compete with devices like those from Xreal or Viture. These companies’
