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Future of Wearables

Fashion and technology used to be strange bedfellows, but advances in embeddable computing technology allow designers to push the boundaries of fashion and change the future of wearables.

Top Model Turned Fashion Tech Pioneer Inspires New Makers

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Top Model Turned Fashion Tech Pioneer Inspires New Makers
This Intel-powered BatSense sensor shows the two sides of sports analytics
This Intel-powered BatSense sensor shows the two sides of sports analytics
Technology Brings Spatial Awareness to People with Vision Loss
Technology Brings Spatial Awareness to People with Vision Loss
Why the smartwatch is failing (and what happens next)
Why the smartwatch is failing (and what happens next)
4 ways smart glasses are making a comeback
4 ways smart glasses are making a comeback
Video Game Fashion Inspires Real-World Styles
Video Game Fashion Inspires Real-World Styles
The VR backpack PC is the new shape of portable computing
The VR backpack PC is the new shape of portable computing
IDF 2016: Merged Reality vs Virtual Reality vs Augmented Reality
IDF 2016: Merged Reality vs Virtual Reality vs Augmented Reality
Project Alloy, Merged Reality and defining the future at IDF 2016 San Francisco
Project Alloy, Merged Reality and defining the future at IDF 2016 San Francisco
Passion for Fashion Fuels AR and VR Couture Trends
Passion for Fashion Fuels AR and VR Couture Trends
Can’t sleep? Technology could be the problem and the solution
Can’t sleep? Technology could be the problem and the solution
Pokémon Go reminds us that Augmented Reality is a serious VR rival
Pokémon Go reminds us that Augmented Reality is a serious VR rival
Inspired by the Tour de France? This bike tech will improve your ride
Inspired by the Tour de France? This bike tech will improve your ride
Wimbledon 2016: Tennis tech serves up cognitive AI and Climacool clothing
Wimbledon 2016: Tennis tech serves up cognitive AI and Climacool clothing
This football scout already knows the best players at Euro 2016
This football scout already knows the best players at Euro 2016
Unicorn Wearable Uses Neuroscience to Help Children
Unicorn Wearable Uses Neuroscience to Help Children
6 near-impossible things you can do with a VR-ready PC
6 near-impossible things you can do with a VR-ready PC
Out of this world record: Tim Peake ran the London Marathon in space!
Out of this world record: Tim Peake ran the London Marathon in space!
The BORN Awards 2016 honoured product design innovation. So who won?
The BORN Awards 2016 honoured product design innovation. So who won?
World Health Day 2016: How diabetes technology can be a real life-saver
World Health Day 2016: How diabetes technology can be a real life-saver
Fashion Metamorphosis: Meet the Butterfly Dress
Fashion Metamorphosis: Meet the Butterfly Dress
Watch this Edison-powered Butterfly Dress flutter into life
Watch this Edison-powered Butterfly Dress flutter into life
Eagle Borg: A 3D printed, sci-fi bodysuit fit for a superhero
Eagle Borg: A 3D printed, sci-fi bodysuit fit for a superhero
The Daqri Smart Helmet is a hard hat HoloLens for the workplace
The Daqri Smart Helmet is a hard hat HoloLens for the workplace
Microsoft HoloLens: New video shows 3D holographic football in all its glory
Microsoft HoloLens: New video shows 3D holographic football in all its glory
She Makes the Mechanical Natural for Wearables
She Makes the Mechanical Natural for Wearables
Adaptive clothing: Where wearable technology, fashion and biomimicry collide
Adaptive clothing: Where wearable technology, fashion and biomimicry collide
Avoid back injury at work with a smart belt and Intel Edison
Avoid back injury at work with a smart belt and Intel Edison
You might not wear this Environment Dress, but the tech could save your life
You might not wear this Environment Dress, but the tech could save your life
Adidas Futurecraft 3D: Running shoes 3D-printed to fit your feet
Adidas Futurecraft 3D: Running shoes 3D-printed to fit your feet
There’s a right and a wrong way to choose the best wearable technology
There’s a right and a wrong way to choose the best wearable technology
Mike North’s 3D-printed BoomCast heals broken bones, plays tunes
Mike North’s 3D-printed BoomCast heals broken bones, plays tunes
My life-changing summer with the Basis Peak smartwatch
My life-changing summer with the Basis Peak smartwatch
The Luna EMG is a robotic exoskeleton that will nurse you back to health
The Luna EMG is a robotic exoskeleton that will nurse you back to health
Innovative Technology Powers the Wearables Movement
Innovative Technology Powers the Wearables Movement
Kelly Holmes “Technology can inspire people to think differently about being active”
Kelly Holmes “Technology can inspire people to think differently about being active”
Skyrun 2015 — A slightly different perspective on wearable electronics
Skyrun 2015 — A slightly different perspective on wearable electronics
Wearables by Anouk Wipprecht: inspired by Ada Lovelace, spiders and Intel Edison
Wearables by Anouk Wipprecht: inspired by Ada Lovelace, spiders and Intel Edison
Wonderful things happen when wearable tech and smart clothing collide
Wonderful things happen when wearable tech and smart clothing collide
Recon Jet – The next generation of Google Glass-style eyewear
Recon Jet – The next generation of Google Glass-style eyewear
MICA Smart Bracelet Switches On New Fashion, Lifestyle Alerts
MICA Smart Bracelet Switches On New Fashion, Lifestyle Alerts
How the Basis Peak and other wearables can help your marathon efforts
How the Basis Peak and other wearables can help your marathon efforts
Talk to me, helmet
Talk to me, helmet
If Apple can’t make the perfect smartwatch, who can?
If Apple can’t make the perfect smartwatch, who can?
First V1sion. A wearable project made real by Edison.
First V1sion. A wearable project made real by Edison.
How to get more from your fitness wearable
How to get more from your fitness wearable
The gold Apple Watch and the imminent rise of fashion technology
The gold Apple Watch and the imminent rise of fashion technology
Despite its commercial failure, Google Glass was a success. Here’s why
Despite its commercial failure, Google Glass was a success. Here’s why
Are fitness apps better than fitness bands? The answer might surprise you
Are fitness apps better than fitness bands? The answer might surprise you
The Wearable Camera Twitter Moment at CES 2015
The Wearable Camera Twitter Moment at CES 2015
How to choose the best fitness gadgets (part 5): outdoor sports
How to choose the best fitness gadgets (part 5): outdoor sports
How to choose the best fitness gadgets (part 4): gym workouts
How to choose the best fitness gadgets (part 4): gym workouts
How to choose the best fitness gadgets (part 3): swimming
How to choose the best fitness gadgets (part 3): swimming
How to choose the best fitness gadgets (part 2): cycling
How to choose the best fitness gadgets (part 2): cycling
How to choose the best fitness gadgets (part 1): running
How to choose the best fitness gadgets (part 1): running
Will 2015 Be the Year of Wearables?
Will 2015 Be the Year of Wearables?
How assistive technology can fight Parkinson’s and help carers
How assistive technology can fight Parkinson’s and help carers
Hello hearables: meet the wearable tech you stick in your ear
Hello hearables: meet the wearable tech you stick in your ear
What sensors are hidden inside a fitness wearable (and what’s coming next)?
What sensors are hidden inside a fitness wearable (and what’s coming next)?
What Henry VIII can teach us about wearable tech
What Henry VIII can teach us about wearable tech
3 things future wearables need to make them irresistible
3 things future wearables need to make them irresistible
Healthy eating and calorie counting wearables that really work
Healthy eating and calorie counting wearables that really work
Get more rest and stay healthy with a sleep tracker
Get more rest and stay healthy with a sleep tracker
Tomorrow’s wearables: smart clothes, hearables, sleepables and stickies
Tomorrow’s wearables: smart clothes, hearables, sleepables and stickies
7 myths about fitness bands you shouldn’t believe
7 myths about fitness bands you shouldn’t believe
How to choose the best fitness tracker to improve your health
How to choose the best fitness tracker to improve your health
Health tech vs. activity trackers vs. smartwatches: what’s the difference?
Health tech vs. activity trackers vs. smartwatches: what’s the difference?
Why the Apple Watch won’t win the wearables war
Why the Apple Watch won’t win the wearables war
Tech Gives Clothing a Sustainable Edge
Tech Gives Clothing a Sustainable Edge
Make It Wearable – Snowcookie
Make It Wearable – Snowcookie
Make It Wearable – Open Bionics
Make It Wearable – Open Bionics
Make It Wearable – Blocks
Make It Wearable – Blocks
Make It Wearable – ProGlove
Make It Wearable – ProGlove
Future Wearable: A Bionic Hand You Could Print at Home
Future Wearable: A Bionic Hand You Could Print at Home
Introducing a New Wrist Wearable That Won’t Be Out of Date Tomorrow
Introducing a New Wrist Wearable That Won’t Be Out of Date Tomorrow
Glimpse of the Future: The Healthcare Smartwatch
Glimpse of the Future: The Healthcare Smartwatch
MICA? My Intelligent Communication Accessory!
MICA? My Intelligent Communication Accessory!
Make It Wearable – Wearable Assistive Material
Make It Wearable – Wearable Assistive Material
Make It Wearable – My Fly
Make It Wearable – My Fly
Make It Wearable – Electric Work Uniforms
Make It Wearable – Electric Work Uniforms
Make It Wearable – Dreams Come True
Make It Wearable – Dreams Come True
Make It Wearable – Wisdom Tooth
Make It Wearable – Wisdom Tooth
Designing Fashion Wear with Technology Hidden Inside
Designing Fashion Wear with Technology Hidden Inside
The thing with fitness trackers
The thing with fitness trackers

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Karli Petrovic
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Dean Evans
Technology Writer
Ken Kaplan
Writer
Steve Bradley
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That Media Thing
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Nicola Procaccio
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Olaf Szewczyk
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Darren Waters
Kieran Alger
Alyssa Danigelis
Writer
PSFK Labs
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Carsten Knobloch
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Kristin Houser
Writer & Editor, LA Music Blog
Ken Kaplan
Executive Editor, iQ by Intel
Marcia Hansen
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