Wearable Technology

Wearable Technology

A person wearing futuristic, translucent smart glasses with green lights and a digital interface display.
"Mainstream computing will start to shift from a race to develop increasingly powerful tools to a race to develop increasingly powerful abilities."
People walking on a city street with steam rising from vents create a scene reminiscent of an omics exposome research study. A woman in a white beanie looks back as buildings and traffic form the vibrant backdrop.
Of the millions of substances people encounter daily, health researchers have focused on only a few hundred. Those in the emerging field of exposomics want to change that.
A young woman in a white dress sits in front of a digital representation of Cupid with pink and green pixels. The background features a landscape with trees.
The first of these devices is already on the market — the AI-powered Ray-Bans from Meta.
Black smart glasses with clear lenses are displayed against a green and yellow gradient background with a grid pattern.
Smart glasses have flopped before. AI could finally make them mainstream.
A man and woman wearing a vr headset and giving each other a high five.
From AI to health and the metaverse, this year's CES promised new tech that will change lives long after the excitement of the latest TV wears off.
Xiaomi redmi note 3 smartwatch with blood pressure device integration.
Embedded in a cell phone or in accessories such as rings, bracelets or watches, the novel tools aim to make it easier to manage hypertension. But they must still pass several tests before hitting the clinic.
A man is holding up a small device for seizure detection.
Subtle clues emerge ahead of the attack via changes in scent.
"It can truly allow you to see the physical world in ways that were not possible before."
What if we could harvest energy from human heat, sweat, or vibrations?
apple watch
The Apple Watch could soon take the pain out of monitoring blood sugar levels.
fastest shoes
They cost $1,400 and will make you feel like you’re always on a moving sidewalk.
Some solar cells are so lightweight they can sit on a soap bubble.
New stamp-sized ultrasound adhesives produce clear images of heart, lungs, and other internal organs.
augmented reality
For the very first time, an AR contact lens was worn on the eye of a human subject. And it has about 30 times the pixel density of an iPhone.
Wearable technology can help increase lifespan by changing what we know about our dietary needs and creating new ways to exercise.
A woman doing therapy on her laptop
The use of AI within mental health services could be a game-changer.