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A few weeks ago, TomTom unveiled its brand-spanking new Spark GPS fitness watch lineup at IFA 2015. Most notably, one of the company’s biggest pushes with their latest lineup is music, boasting 3GB of…

Swimming from one end of a pool to the other in a straight line is fairly easy. Doing the same in an open body of water or lake, not so much. With the absence of lanes, swimmers and triathletes tend to…

As many of us know all too well, injuries to the hand and wrist are fairly common among children. Making matters worse, rehabilitation exercises tend to be just as demotivating as they are monotonous.…

“The ŌURA ring may well be the first sleep tracker that works. I met the founder, and backed their Kickstarter,” Tim O’Reilly recently tweeted in response to the revolutionary wellness…

Aside from the pocket protector, the wristwatch has become a staple for any true geek. And we’re not just talking about any ordinary wrist-adorned device, it has to be unique — the dorkier, the better…

There are still 4.5 billion people without access to the Internet. Bain & Company, the global management consulting firm, suggests that this represents by far the largest opportunity of the next d…

I had the privilege of visiting UNICEF’s global procurement hub last week, a quite extraordinary experience. Based at the port in Copenhagen, the state of the art facility was donated by the Danish government…

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There was a great buzz at the Wearable Technology show in London this week.  With exhibitors from across the wearable market we got to see a great range of devices and technologies on show, and of course…

I think this must be around my 16th year attending Mobile World Congress, a flagship event that has tracked the ups and downs of the mobile industry through revolutions like early GSM phones through the…

Here at ARM we are passionate about wearable technology and are excited to be working right across the industry with the network of ARM partners to enable the next generation of wearable devices.  A lot…

The Rufus Cuff is an advanced wearable device with a revolutionary new take on wrist real estate. With a beautiful 3-inch wide screen, radical design, and reimagined form factor, the Rufus Cuff ends the…

In most western societies the average age of the population is rising steadily (in Japan its 44, in Nigeria, 19) so the issue of elder care is a looming problem.  As we age we need regular medication and…

Crossing the chasm from early adopter to mass marketContent of the presentationARM OverviewWearables - An Extremely Diverse MarketARM Technology Driving Innovation in the Wearable MarketWearable Market…

This is the slide set that was presented at the workshop regarding sensor fusion.Content of the PresentationTechnology Challenge #1: Life on Single ChargeSensor Hubs ..... EverywhereWearable Devices..…

Embedding electronics into garments should deliver interesting new textile products. However, at the same time that e-textiles are emerging the new wave of "Internet of Things" (IoT) is finally taking…

Here are my presentation slides on textile-integrated biometric sensors.

Apparel is an extremely fragmented industry. No manufacturer has more than 1.5% market share and no brand has more than 3% market share, which reflects the many regional differences, consumer needs and…

Its hard to pinpoint exactly when the wearables revolution really started but one good data point might be the funding of the Pebble watch on Kickstarter in May of 2012:In the annals of tech innovation…

Good news for those basketball players looking to hone their hoop skills, a new coach has officially arrived. Sure, professional, collegiate and other competitive leagues have their ways to tracking and…

Hello everyone,You'll remember that at the Smart Fabrics Workshop at the end of November, there was someone from ARM poking a camera around and asking you for interviews.Well here is the end result! We…