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Luxshare Precision Industry, an Apple Inc supplier, said on Monday it aims to raise up to CNY13.5 billion yuan (US$2.13 billion) to fund six projects, including building a production line for wearable devices.
Reuters
The US Army is asking technology companies to develop wearable sensors to detect early symptoms of coronavirus. This week they invited initial proposals for a $25 million contract to develop a device that uses existing technology as much as possible.
CNN
Fitbit on Wednesday launched a virtual study to test if its wearable devices can detect irregular heart rhythms or atrial fibrillation.
Reuters
The updated tracker is Fitbit's first GPS wearable since the Ionic, and is similar to the current Charge 3.
CNET
Thermal camouflage should be the next fashion trend.
CNET
Philips claims the wearable tech makers are violating patents.
engadget
Google announced plans on Friday to acquire Fitbit, the world's leading maker of wearable fitness activity trackers.
CNN
Fitbit is developing a method to detect irregular heart rhythm in time through a partnership with Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance, as the wearable device maker looks to match a feature available on rival Apple's Watch.
Reuters
Time to strap Alexa to your wrist and let it know how you really feel
The Verge
The worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31.4% during the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18), reaching a new high of 59.3 million units according to data from the International Data Corporation
IDC
Intel has axed the division that worked on health wearables, including fitness trackers, according to a person familiar with the matter.
CNBC
It follows Tag Heuer's Connected watch, the Apple Watch Herm癡s and Michael Kors's Access line (in collaboration with Fossil) in an effort to, according to Michael Burke, chief executive of Louis Vuitton, combat the fact that when it comes to wearable technology, "there's a lot of ugliness out there."
New York Times
The complaint specifically refers to Toshiba flash memory chips and products containing such chips-including memory cards, solid-state drives, wearable devices, digital camcorders, mobile devices, advanced audiovisual systems, car navigation systems, computers, servers, and other consumer electronic devices-as infringing products.
ITC 337 Law Blog
Intel is denying that the company is stepping back from wearables, though has not directly commented on the layoff news.
TechCrunch
Samsung researchers are working on a new approach to computing that could revamp data centers, said a corporate strategist. Separately, at an event hosted by the Korean giant, a startup sketched out plans to bring magnetic resonance imaging to a wearable consumer device.
EE Times
Aetna will give some customers and employees discounts on Apple's smartwatch, offering the potential that incentives from the insurance industry could boost sales of the technology giant's wearable device.
Bloomberg
Apple was the only vendor among the market leaders to post a year-over-year decrease in shipment volumes, primarily because it did not launch a new model on the anniversary of its first generation Watch.
IDC
Jawbone was recently reported to be leaving the wearables market following rumors which stemmed from a report detailing that the company was selling off remaining stock of their UP 2, UP 3, and UP 4 fitness trackers to a third-party.
AndroidHeadlines
About a decade after Apple's iPhone first hit the market, Nokia is seeking to relaunch its consumer business with health bands and connected scales by acquiring French startup Withings.
Bloomberg
Pulling back the outer shell on the Vive reveals a number of sensors-32 in total.
iFixit
The patent application, filed in South Korea, shows a contact lens equipped with a tiny display, a camera, an antenna, and several sensors that detect movement and the most basic form of input using your eyes: blinking. The display projects images directly into the eye of the wearer. An external device, a smartphone, is needed for processing.
SamMobile
Qualcomm has introduced Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear, a new platform for next generation wearable devices, and the Snapdragon Wear 2100 system-on-chip (SoC), the first in a new product family designed to bring new and enhanced wearable experiences to consumers.
Company release
17 Sep 2015
17 Jul 2015
Swatch Group AG will launch its own Internet-enabled smartwatch this summer in the US, China and its Swiss home market, CEO Nick Hayek said Thursday.
Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
Sales of the new Apple Watch have plunged by 90% since the opening week, according to a new market-research report.
Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
Two Chinese tech firms have clashed over a new wireless router with a special setting for pregnant women.
BBC News
Fitbit claims to currently own up to 68% of the market in fitness trackers . But Jawbone, Under Armour, Garmin, Google, Samsung , Microsoft and others are all jostling for a slice of the pie.
NASDAQ.com
Intel's CEO, Brian Krzanich, made his commitment to wearable technology very clear shortly after assuming his current role in 2013.
Company release
STATS ChipPAC has announced that Cavendish Kinetics, a provider of RF MEMS tuning solutions for LTE smartphones and wearable devices, has adopted its advanced wafer level packaging technology to deliver Cavendish's SmarTune RF MEMS tuners in the smallest possible form factor, as a 2mm2 chip scale package.
Company release
Before the Apple Watch hits the market early this year, a Chinese company was at this week's CES selling a knock-off version of the highly anticipated wearable for less than one-tenth of the price.
Apple Insider
Many sensors, including MEMS devices, require thorough calibration and test before being assembled into the end node device.
EE Times
Intel's continuing to push aggressively into the world of wearables. On Wednesday it signed a deal with Luxottica Group to develop smart eyewear in time for a product launch next year.
PC World
The next generation of Google Glass may have new guts, according to The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), which expects a deal between Google and Intel.
EE Times
The Quintic Wearable & BTLE team of approximately 65 world class engineers located in China (Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai) and Sunnyvale, CA, and its leadership is expected to join NXP at close of this transaction which is targeted for Q1 2015.
Company release
Marc Newson has become the latest world-renowned designer to join Apple, it has been announced. Newson, who has designed watches in the past, has worked on designs with Apple recently, prompting further speculation the company is planning to move into new product areas.
BBC News
Big data analytics and data from wearable computing offer potential to improve monitoring and treatment of Parkinson's disease. Intel-built big data analytics platform combines hardware and software technologies to provide researchers with a way to more accurately measure progression of disease symptoms.
PR Web
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