Smart watch design is in its infancy and there seem to be a lot of detractors bubbling up in Digital Chatter Land. I’m not one of them.

Do you recall what you were doing back in the summer of fourth grade? Chances are you weren’t creating a programmable, Arduino-based smartwatch like eight-year-old Maker Omkar Govil-Nair, let alone starting your own business.The O Watch is buil...

Often it’s hard for a “story of the week” to bubble to the surface, but this week was easy: Google goes Alphabet. If you missed it, the technology giant announced in a blog post that it is creating a holding company — a la Be...

It’s been a week of wearables watching, Semicon West-gathering and innovation-honoring. Oh, and Pluto. Here’s what caught my eye in our world:Details of the way-cool $9 CHIP from Next Thing Co. have leaked out in recent months (1GHz AllWi...

Did you know that 45.7 million wearable devices are expected to ship this year, up 133.4% from the 19.6 million units shipped in 2014? And by 2019, reports are calling for shipment volumes to reach 126.1 million units, resulting in a five-year CAGR o...

With all the buzz around crowdfunding new hardware and after meeting some of the founders of these startups I thought it wise to talk to someone who has literally written a book on electronic products design, John Teel.  John comes from the worl...

Most of you who’ve lived through the late ‘80s and ‘90s can’t distinctly recollect those Life Alert commercials with Mrs. Fletcher yelling, “Help! I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!” Lo and behold, the ca...

When it comes to saving files nowadays, we have several options ranging from good ol’ flash drives and discs to cloud storage. However, let’s face it. How many pocket-sized USB devices have you lost in the past, leaving you no choice but ...

In 2014, TAO Wellness wowed the CES crowd with its smartphone-sized WellShell exercise device. This year, the team debuted its consumer-ready version along with a brand new prototype for their TAO Chair, allowing users to burn calories right from the...

Anyone who has ever attended an electronic dance concert or a nightclub knows that music and vibrant lights go together like a rama lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong. Well, a Bay Area-based startup is now converging these two into a slick set of ear...

Laura Kassovic has a vision for designing game changing wearables so if you are in the market or about to be then listen up.  Laura is CEO of MbientLab and has her first Kickstarter under her belt; the MetaWear Bluetooth development platform:Lau...

Last week I attended ARM TechCon in Santa Clara and one of the topics covered sparked my interest for this blog – wearables.Did you know that Wearable Technology represents the fastest growing device segment currently expected to grow by 400+% ...

In cased you missed them, below are two recent Google Hangouts that are definitely worth watching.ARM's Co-Founder and CTO mikemuller talks about everything from the Internet of Things, ARM in servers, wearables, a roadmap to ARM on the desktop a...

SAN FRANCISCO--We've written a lot about the really fun, really clever ARM Step Challenge at DAC 2014. From the initial The ARM Step Challenge at DAC: Throwing Down the Gauntlet post to The Aftermath of the ARM Step Challenge at DAC.Sean O'Ka...

"What escalator?""What elevator?""Can I give you a walking demo instead?"I've finally come to the point where I don't feel guilty for giving my feet a rest - and this is most likely true for all of those that par...

Experts from ARM share insights and differing viewpoints on the big issues facing wearable developers of software applications. Software developers must address many domains to successfully design the latest wearable applications – from signal...

Wearable technology is the most talked about next-generation trend, predicted to hugely disrupt the consumer electronics landscape - and ARM is right at the centre of its emergence and growth.

If you haven't yet, I'd encourage you to check the new site www.50billionchips.com.  As I mentioned in an earlier blog Three videos celebrate ARM Partners passing 50 billion chips, the site shares insights from our Partners and ARM execu...