Articles about Wearables

Augmodo raises $21M to push its spatial AI beyond just retail toward the broader physical workforce

Customer demand is pulling the Seattle startup’s technology into warehouses, facility maintenance, delivery, and other parts of the physical workforce. Read More

Google research scientist with UW ties designs ‘Loss of Pulse Detection’ feature for smartwatch

In a race against time, a smartwatch might be the best defense. More specifically, the time concern is the loss… Read More

Industrial headset company RealWear names CEO

RealWear, a Vancouver, Wash.-based headset maker that serves frontline workers at industrial companies, named Chris Parkinson as CEO. Parkinson has… Read More

This wearable toddler tracker, invented by a mom, aims to put parents’ minds at ease

A new tracking device will let parents know when their kids run away from a caregiver at the playground, where… Read More

High-tech compression shorts maker Strive aims to measure the ‘miles per gallon’ of athletes

As a professional basketball player in Montenegro, Nikola Mrvaljevic got the idea that there must be a better way for… Read More

Senosis Health founder Shwetak Patel confirms he’s working on healthcare for Google

It has been nearly two years since Google quietly acquired Senosis Health, a Seattle startup that figured out how to… Read More

Wellness tech is helpful, but ‘don’t get too obsessed’ with the numbers, biotech leader says

The number of tools and gadgets aimed at health has skyrocketed in the past few years. That technology can be… Read More

Team Saffron enters the home stretch in competition for Women’s Safety XPRIZE

Students representing the Global Innovation Exchange are nearing the finish line in a competition to create wearable sensors that can… Read More

Tired of phones at concerts? College student wins Amazon Catalyst grant for tiny headband camera

Dylan Rose was tired of seeing live music through the smartphone screens of fellow concertgoers. The 19-year-old University of Washington… Read More

Fashion and technology find their fit together in a runway show at the University of Washington

New York. Paris. Milan. U Dub? When rattling off the fashion epicenters of the world, the University of Washington in… Read More

Major League Baseball is first to allow the use of a device to collect player biometrics in games

Seasoned Major League Baseball managers who think they’ve got a beat on player performance by counting pitches and so forth… Read More

What’s next for the Apple Watch? New patent suggests band could be electronic, customizable

The Apple Watch may soon be customizable. At least, that’s what a new patent Apple secured on Tuesday seems to… Read More

Outdoors inspires Outsider, a wearable Bluetooth remote on Kickstarter aimed at action sports fans

Taking off your gloves on a ski lift to deal with a smartphone or some other device in your pocket… Read More

How this reluctant Fitbit investor almost missed a $1.6 billion windfall

Tech investor Brad Feld remembers his first call with Fitbit CEO James Park. It was in 2010, during a major… Read More

Thalmic Labs, maker of high-tech muscle-controlled armband, raises $120M from Amazon, other high-profile investors

Thalmic Labs, a six-year-old wearable technology company based out of Ontario, Canada, announced $120 million in Series B funding today.… Read More

Fitbit IPO: Shares soar 48 percent on first day of trading

Fitbit shares surged to $30.40 at the opening bell of the company’s first day on the market, as the wearable technology… Read More

How Salesforce innovates: Cloud company is a ‘super early adopter’

Salesforce is one of the dominant players in the emerging cloud market, and the San Francisco-based company’s profile has been… Read More

Smartwatches and Starbucks glitches: The top 10 stories on GeekWire last month

May has arrived in Seattle, and that means the sunshine and the May Day rioters have arrived. It also means… Read More

Check out this old-school wearable: How to make your own ‘Apple II’ watch

Can’t wait for your Apple Watch to arrive? No worries, why not make your own? Thanks to Instructables, you can make… Read More

Developers have reportedly submitted more than 1,000 apps for the Apple Watch already

The Apple Watch will have support from a wide variety of apps later this month, if a leaked letter from… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Evalise launches line of fashion-foward wearables for women

Wearables are arguably the most talked-about tech of 2015. Apple is dominating the recent conversation with its Apple Watch announcements,… Read More

Driven by the Apple Watch, sales of wearables are set to explode

The hotly anticipated Apple Watch is just one wearable, but its high profile will help boost the wearables market overall… Read More

A step in the wrong direction: How wearables are making us less healthy

For three years, I have literally been joined at the hip with my wearable. Seriously, it clips right to my… Read More

Microsoft Band gets first big update: Cycling app, web dashboard, SDK and more

Microsoft this morning issued the first major software update for its 3 month-old Microsoft Band fitness tracker and smartwatch — including… Read More

The connected baby – gadgets for the little ones

LAS VEGAS – CES is bursting at the seams with wearable and health-tracking technology for adults, but a couple of… Read More

Oakley CEO on wearables: The product has to be authentic for us to be credible

Everywhere you turn at CES, people are talking (and showcasing) wearables. But what does one of the world’s largest makers… Read More

Tech in 2015: Apple Watch, IPOs, startups, Amazon, T-Mobile, Microsoft and more stories to watch

What’s ahead for 2015 in the tech industry? Members of the GeekWire news team offer their perspectives with this look ahead the key… Read More

Leading VC says Apple Watch will not be a ‘homerun’ like iPad or iPhone

Talk about smart watches is all the rage among tech pundits and enthusiasts, especially since the announcement of the Apple… Read More

‘Whistle’ review: This activity tracker is for the dogs … like me!

Hello, humans. My name is Bear. I’m a dog and not much of a geek, but I’m told that wearable… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Crowsnest powers real-time crash reports for ‘Internet of Things’

Connecting devices is becoming easier and cheaper, enabling the development of a new frontier in technology — the Internet of Things. Tech… Read More