A previously unknown Seattle startup, founded by semiconductor and technology industry veterans, says it has developed an energy-efficient chip capable of running advanced AI applications on lightweight, wireless augmented reality… Read More
Researchers at the University of Washington have been working for years on a radio backscatter system that can monitor ultra-low-power sensors wirelessly, and now they’ve fine-tuned the system to pick… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — Terrell Owens, the former NFL wide receiver known to many fans as T.O., dropped by the Collision media and technology conference this week to offer advice on… Read More
Contact lenses and brain implants that can transmit data may sound like science-fiction gizmos but researchers at the University of Washington are turning them into science fact, thanks to a… Read More
The wearable device market is forecasted to nearly triple this year, driven by sub-$100 activity trackers, according to a report by IDC. In 2016, high-end options like the Apple Watch and… Read More
It seems as though people like the idea of smart socks. Heapsylon, a company founded two years ago by three Microsofties, is developing what is essentially a pedometer on steroids… Read More
While we’ve heard rumors of Microsoft working on its own smartwatch before, a couple new reports shed light on more concrete details of the company’s plans for a wearable computing device.… Read More
In the past few years, you’ve heard of smartphones, smart-watches and most recently, smart-glasses. Now, courtesy of a Redmond-based startup, we have yet another ordinary product attached to your body… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show, we wrap ourselves in the world of wearable computing, talking about the current state of the art and where we’re headed from here.… Read More
Ah, wearable computing. Whether it’s geeky wristbands you can wear in the shower or the Seattle bar that’s already banned Google Glass, the discussions and ideas for embedded electronics on… Read More