Researchers at Meta have developed a wristband that translates your hand gestures into commands to interact with a computer, including moving a cursor, and even transcribing your handwriting in the air into text. It could make today's personal devices a lot more accessible to people with reduced…| New Atlas
Much like the low-fluid warning light in a car, a new wearable sensor linked to a smartphone app is set to alert people when their hydration levels are dangerously low. The device could be a big help to athletes, first responders, and many others.| New Atlas
Sleeping while wired up with a full EEG cap would be hard enough here on Earth, but can you imagine trying to do so in the zero-gravity environment of outer space? It could be quite awkward, which is why an earbud has been designed to serve the same purpose.| New Atlas
Since 2013, Astell&Kern has been employing multiple converters in its high-end digital audio players in the pursuit of better sound, with the latest rocking four DACs and three amps. Now the company is taking that kind of thinking to its in-ear monitors as the Zero1 IEMs launch with three different…| New Atlas
Boutique audio brand Astell&Kern is known for pushing the music hardware envelope in terms of tech and price, but its titanium-housed Luna earphones bump things up a notch with a price tag so high it will send your bank balance into orbit.| New Atlas
It certainly sounds like something from a new sci-fi series, but a power-free set of contact lenses impregnated with nanoparticles has proven successful in allowing humans to see what has previously been invisible – even when their eyes are closed.| New Atlas
If you're gonna be inserting an object into one of your bodily orifices anyways, why not have it check up on you while it's in there? That's exactly what the OpenEarable 2.0 earphones do, using integrated sensors to measure over 30 physiological parameters.| New Atlas
While headphones do provide a nice immersive listening experience, music is really made to be heard through a good set of speakers in a room. Movengine's AirCore OWH headphones are designed to simulate that experience, and I recently got to give the things a try. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Headphones, Reviews, Kickstarter, Audio, Sound| Consumer Tech
We've seen a bunch of wacky mouse-on-a-ring ideas over the years, including this big boy from 2011, and this one that uses a built-in camera to turn your entire desk into a trackpad. A new device that's currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter takes a more straightforward approach, and it looks like…| New Atlas
There are probably a million reasons why you don't need a new pair of pants. But there are at least 18 reasons why you want these particular adventure pants from Caligo. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Clothing, Clothes, Travel, Kickstarter| New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
Audio brand Fiio has announced its flagship in-ear monitors. Three different types of driver are squeezed into the high-end titanium housing of the FX17, making a total of 13 in each earpiece for the promise of "a bigger soundstage and more natural sound." Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Audiophile, Earphones, High-resolution, Drivers, Luxury| New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
If you missed your chance to buy one of the coolest smartwatches ever made, listen up. Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky's new outfit Core Devices is now accepting pre-orders for two new Pebble-like wearables.| New Atlas
If you have trouble with migraines, eye stress, dry eye, or just need a spot of relaxation, a warm mask or a bit of eye massage might do the trick. We put Bob and Brad's EyeOasis 2 electric eye massager through its paces and here's what we found. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Wearable, Massage| Wearables
Xreal has announced what's described as the "biggest leap forward for the consumer AR industry." The One Series cinematic AR glasses boast in-house spatial computing, audio from Bose, are certified eye-friendly, and can be cabled to "virtually any device." Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:AR, Augmented Reality, Glasses| Wearables
White canes are fine for helping blind users make their way down streets and hallways, but they certainly can't tell those users what objects, signs or scenes are in front of them. That's exactly what the Seekr is designed to do, however, using a heapin' helping of AI. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Blind, Assistive Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning| Wearables
Scientists have devised a clever new method of allowing people to feel sensations that are transmitted to their skin. Beyond its applications in fields such as gaming and telepresence, the technology could also be used to guide the blind. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Northwestern University, Haptics, Touch, Virtual Reality| Wearables
Noisy environments pose a challenge to deaf people, particularly when they're trying to discern what a specific person within such a setting is saying. AirCaps glasses are designed to help, by providing real-time captioning to the wearer. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Deaf, Hearing, Glasses, Eyewear, Cornell University, Artificial Intelligence, Speech| Wearables
Variable neutral density (ND) filters are handy tools for photographers, in that their opacity can be adjusted simply by rotating them. So, why not use them for adjustable-tint sunglasses? Well, that's exactly what eyewear company Lombell has done. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Sunglasses, Lenses, Eyewear| Wearables
Omega and Swatch's MoonSwatch line of fashion wristwatches may not qualify as haute chronologie or a showcase of the watchmaker's craft, but they have managed to introduce what may well be a unique function in the Mission to EarthPhase watch. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Watches, Omega Watches| Wearables
It's reasonable to say that, as we're increasingly plugged-in to a 24/7 cycle of news, entertainment and social media, we're finding less time to opt out and focus on self-care. And while meditation has shown to have well-studied mental and physical benefits, it can be a challenge to start and stick with. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Meditation, Sleep, Sleep monitors, Health, wearable electronics, Indiegogo, Reviews| Wearables
Tired of running out of mousing room on your meagre li'l mousepad? If so, you might like the Padrone Primera mouse. It's worn like a ring, and is claimed to turn the entire top of your desk into a giant touchpad. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Kickstarter, Mouse, Fingers, Input Device| Wearables
Once you've ridden a bicycle with a bell, shouting out warnings to pedestrians seems very loudmouthed and ineffective. Well, the Runbell 3.0 gives runners a finger-worn bell, so they don't have to yell at people either. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Running, Warning, Kickstarter| Wearables
There could soon be a powerful new aid for people who are unable to speak. British scientists have developed a choker that detects its wearer's silently mouthed words, and converts them into audible synthetic speech. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:University of Cambridge, Speech, Machine Learning, Voice| Wearables
If you've ever looked at your wrist and wished that you had a Cold War momento on it that costs as much as a hypercar, Urwerk has your back with its EMC SR-71 watch that includes material from an SR-71 Blackbird supersonic spy-plane. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Urwerk, Watches| Wearables
Vuzix has been augmenting our reality with headsets and glasses for years, and has now launched an Extreme variant of its already widely adopted M400 wearable that's destined for use in "the harshest workplace environments." Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Vuzix, Smart Glasses, Augmented Reality, Rugged| Wearables
If you're looking for a weird watch, you'd be hard pressed to find anything more unique than the MS1001-Ti. Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, it uses two auger-like screws to tell time. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Watches, Wristwatch, Time, Titanium, Kickstarter| Wearables
Samsung has finally pulled back the official curtain on possibly its worst kept secret – the Galaxy Ring health tracker. Though there have been a number of similar wearables available from smaller companies for a while, this is the first from a major brand. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, Health, Monitoring, Tracking| Wearables
Whether you're working outdoors or just taking a leisurely stroll, keeping your cool on a hot and sticky summer day can be a struggle. But a new Kickstarter campaign may have just the thing for a quick but lasting cooldown. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Clothing, Cooling, Thermoelectricity, Kickstarter| Wearables
After years of bubbling online rumors, Sonos has finally revealed its first attempt to break into the overcrowded headphone market with the Ace wireless over-ears – which are clearly looking to dethrone the likes of Sony, Bose and Apple. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Sonos, Headphones, Noise-Canceling, Wireless, Immersion, Atmos, Bluetooth| Wearables
Many of the gadgets we use every day have a limited shelf life, and often end up as e-waste before their time. The Dutch company that launched a repairable, upgradeable, sustainable smartphone has now taken the challenge to true wireless earphones. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:sustainable design, Earphones, Digital music, Audio, Bluetooth, Noise-Canceling, Repair, Upgrade| Wearables
Two new technologies allow a single pair of glasses to track eye movements and read the wearer's facial expressions, respectively. The systems use sonar instead of cameras, for better battery life and increased user privacy. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Cornell University, Facial, Gaze-tracking, Eye-tracking, Smart Glasses, Sonar, Sound| Wearables
An experimental new helmet could save drivers of construction vehicles from serious injuries. The device measures the extent to which its wearer is being shaken up while driving, and sounds an alert when the shaking gets to be too much. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Helmet, Fraunhofer, Construction, Safety, Piezoelectric| Wearables
An experimental new wearable could allow people such as stroke victims to communicate via subtle hand movements. The device takes the form of a relatively thin patch that is temporarily adhered to the skin on the back of the wrist. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Communications, Hand, Optics| Wearables
If humanoid robots are ever going to fully integrate in society, they're going to need to get good at reading our emotional states and responding appropriately. A new wearable from researchers in Korea could help them do just that. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Emotions, UNIST, Facial, Face Detection, Facial Recognition| Wearables
Some folks prefer to get a grip on things to better understand concepts. Researchers have developed smart gloves for tactile learners that use haptic feedback and AI to teach users new skills, fast-track precision training and control robots remotely. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:MIT, Artificial Intelligence, Tactile, Learning, Haptics, Smart, Gloves| Wearables
Bose has launched a pair of wireless earphones that don't plug into your canal and cut you off from the outside world, but clasp onto the side of your ears like cuffs. The Ultra Open Earbuds promise both all-day immersive listening and awareness of surroundings. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Bose, Earphones, Bluetooth, Wireless, Digital music, Immersion, Fashion| Wearables
Imagine having a real-time translation service, nutrition guru, knowledge base and more on your face. That's the promise of an open-source wearable from startup Brilliant Labs, which taps into multiple AI models to put what you need in front of your eyes. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Artificial Intelligence, Smart Glasses| Wearables
San Diego's audio gear brand JLab already sells inexpensive but capable true wireless earphones, but is now going premium with the launch of the Epic Lab Edition buds, which feature Bluetooth LE Audio and Knowles tuning. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Noise-Canceling, Earphones, Wireless| Wearables
If you want to continuously monitor your body temperature, and you already wear earrings all day long, why not just have those earrings do the job? That's the thinking behind the Thermal Earring, which may someday be coming to an ear near you. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:University of Washington, ear, Temperature| Wearables
There are many situations in which blind people don't necessarily have to see what they're holding, they just need it described to them. An experimental new wearable device, known as AiSee, is designed to do that very thing. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:National University of Singapore, Artificial Intelligence, Object Recognition, Blind, Earphones, Bone Conduction| Wearables
Most exoskeletons are big, expensive, wearable devices designed to reduce the load on body parts such as the shoulders, arms or back. The Artus is different, in that it's made to protect the fingers … and it costs less than US$110. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Exoskeleton, Fingers, Protection| Wearables
Soldiers and tactical unit police officers often have a lot of heavy gear to carry, including the ballistic body armor that they're wearing. That's where the ExoM Up-Armoured Exoskeleton is intended to come in, as it's load-reducing and bulletproof. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Exoskeleton, Bulletproof, Protection, Soldiers, Police, Armor| Wearables
Budget smartwatch maker Amazfit has unveiled the Helio Ring, a smart wearable that's designed to monitor the health metrics that athletes need to maximize performance. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Health, Tracking, Monitoring, Sports, CES 2024| Wearables
Tired of losing your remote, or having to use multiple remotes for multiple Apple devices? Well, the Mudra Band allows you to wirelessly wrangle all your iOS/Mac gadgets via a single gesture-control wristband on your Apple Watch. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Apple Watch, Apple, Gesture Control, CES 2024| Wearables
Shenzhen multinational Tecno is taking the wearable camera fight to Meta Ray-Bans with a pair of AI-driven glasses that borrow imaging tech from the company's flagship smartphone to offer mobile life-loggers "industry-leading" resolution plus augmented-reality. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:MWC 2025, Augmented Reality, Cameras, Glasses, Artificial Intelligence, Photography| New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
We've already heard about touch-sensitive clothing that could be used to control devices via touchscreen-like finger taps and swipes on the fabric. The tech sounds impressive, but it does have some limitations. That's where a new "touchless" finger-gesture-detecting fabric comes in. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Nottingham Trent University, Smart Fabric, Gesture Control| New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
Qualcomm caused a ripple in the audiophile universe back in 2023 by revealing XPAN, a mobile sound platform that made use of Wi-Fi instead of Bluetooth. Now the first wireless earphones rocking XPAN have been announced.| New Atlas
Apple just took the wraps off the new Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 earbuds, designed for fitness enthusiasts who want more than just music out of their audio gear. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Apple, Beats, Earphones, Fitness| Consumer Tech
Bud-style earphones can be uncomfortable for some mobile music lovers, but there are plenty of over-ear, open-ear and bone conduction designs to rock with instead. Audio-Technica offers another option that ditches the bones and aims for cartilage instead. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Headphones, Earphones, Audio-Technica, Cartilage, Bluetooth| Consumer Tech
Every noodler needs to practice. But waiting for others in the house to go out for the day so you can crank up the amp can be frustrating. That's where the Positive Grid Spark Neo comes in, which puts a powerful smart amp on your head. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Guitar, Amplifiers, Headphones| Consumer Tech
If you're among the estimated 1.25 billion people on the planet who suffer from mild to moderate hearing loss, you might want to try on these glasses. They hide clever tech in the frame to help you hear better in noisy environments, all without the need for traditional in-ear hearing aids. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Hearing Aid, Hearing, Hearing Impaired, Glasses| Consumer Tech
If you're tired of using a boring ol' remote for controlling your devices, you might like the CenWatch. It's a smartwatch that scans the underside of your hand, allowing you to make multiple commands via simple midair hand gestures. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Kickstarter, Gesture Control, Smartwatch, LIDAR| New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
Eight years after Pebble wound down its beloved smartwatch business, the wearable is set to rise from the ashes and adorn your wrist in the near future. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Smartwatch, Wearable, Pebble| Consumer Tech
We've already seen analog wristwatches that incorporate astronomical models, tell time via screws, and let you make Dick-Tracy-type phone calls. The Snake Watch still manages to stand out, however, as it comes with its own moving mechanical snake. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Wristwatch, Kickstarter| Consumer Tech
If you suffer from any leg pain – be it temporary or chronic – you'll know how difficult it can be to treat, outside of frequent sessions on the physiotherapist's table. Now, US company Ublives wants you to have the same results, all in the comfort of your own home. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Massage, Compression, Airbags, Personal Assistant, Personalized Medicine, Chronic pain, Pain, Reviews| New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
In order for a VR environment to seem real, it definitely helps if you can experience the sensation of touch within that virtual world. A special sleeve could soon allow people to better do so, using air instead of electric motors. Continue Reading Category:Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Stanford University, MIT, Virtual Reality, Haptics, Inflatable, Touch, Soft Robotics| Consumer Tech
Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, "These ol' human faces just aren't expressive enough?" Perhaps what you need is the Qudi Mask 2, a gadget that lets you wear all your emotions on your robot-screen head while, if you wish, hiding your identity behind it.| New Atlas
The lenses in our eyes stiffen as we age, making it harder to switch focus between different distances. But autofocus systems are now getting so compact and efficient that they fit in a set of glasses – provided you don't mind looking a bit dorky.| New Atlas
If you're frequently making confidential phone calls, putting your hand over your mouth and whispering is a far from ideal means of maintaining privacy. That's exactly where the Skyted Silent Mask is intended to come in.| New Atlas
