PRESS RELEASE - Nov 17 - Nautilus Venture Partners led the round with additional participation from Caerus Venture Partners who led their $1.6M Seed Round in 2014. The new financing will be used for expansion into retail for 2016 and to enhance Skulpt's mobile app functionality including personalized, data-driven fitness plans.
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Wearable Device Ownership In Japan
EMARKETER - Nov 18 - According to Video Research Ltd., just 3.0% of internet users in Japan owned any type of wearable device in September. Ownership was higher among men, at 4.0%, and highest among younger internet users. More than half of those polled who did not have a wearable device were not interested at all. Nearly 2/3 of male respondents, along with 56.0% of females, were interested specifically in purchasing a smart watch in the next year. 13.4% of women said they might be interested in some type of wearable accessory like a ring or necklace.
Authentication, Apps For Nymi
ESECURITY PLANET - Nov 17 - Canadian startup Nymi is building a developer ecosystem for its biometric authentication technology. The current SDK is available for Android, iOS, OS X and Windows. Nymi will release an updated version, SDK 3.1, next month.
by Ann All
See full article at eSecurity Planet
New Toshiba ICs Feature Built-in Flash ROM, NFC And Low Power Consumption
PRNEWSWIRE - Nov 17 - Toshiba has launched two Bluetooth® Smart ICs with capabilities that support Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) v4.1 communications. The TC35676FTG/FSG and TC35675XBG both feature built-in 192KB Flash ROM, and the latter also integrates an NFC Type 3 tag (FeliCa™ Lite-S compatible).
Fitness Wearables To Generate $10B By 2020
MOBILE ID WORLD - Nov 17 - Juniper Research predicts that the sector will see more than $10 billion in revenues from hardware by the year 2020, a major revision of a $3.3 billion estimate from earlier this year. The firm attributes much of the increase to wristband fitness tracking devices. But it also asserts that smart clothing is going to enjoy a higher profile as it becomes more deeply integrated in watching sports.
Wearable Artificial Kidney To Replace Dialysis
TECH TIMES - Nov 12 - Associate clinical professor of medicine, Victor Gura from the University of California's David Geffen School of Medicine has developed WAK (Wearable Artificial Kidney), an experimental, mobile dialysis device that is capable of filtering the patient's blood constantly instead of several times a week.
by Katherine Derla
See full article at Tech Times
HPE, Intel Developing Standards For IoT
SILICON BEAT - Nov 17 - The two tech giants are also creating three global "solutions labs" to help customers speed deployment of applications for the IoT, and three "discovery labs" where companies can experiment with and test IoT applications and devices.
IOT Receives $3.5M Float Backing
BUSINESS SPECTATOR - Nov 16 - Consumer technology company IoT Group, which launched in May, is hoping to secure an additional $1.5m before it gets ready to make its debut on the bourse in the first week of January, through a reverse takeover of Ardent Resources. And chief executive Simon Kantor said the market has so far shown an inclination to explore the internet of things and the wearables trend.
BOLDR Voyage Smartwatch Campaign Cancelled
WAREABLE - Nov 16 - The TravisLeon Watch Company had been successfully selling mechanical watches from 2014. The $179 Voyage smartwatch promised the looks of a classic wristwatch combined with notifications, activity tracking and a three month battery life. Shipping was set for April 2016. The startup plans to relaunch a smartwatch campaign in future and has even set up a survey around what people liked about the product and the campaign and what they didn't for anyone interested.
Blocks Modular Smartwatch Funding, New Partnerships
GEEKY GADGETS - Nov 16 - After aiming to raise $250,000 from its Kickstarter campaign the Blocks modular smartwatch concept is now approaching $1.5 million in funding thanks to over 4,600 backers. In addition to a new partnership with AT&T, advanced heart rate monitoring module will be developed in partnership with PixArt Imaging with inbuilt tri-LED pulse sensor, Biometric Authentication via the fingerprint module to be made available with BioConnect Entertech Systems, Easily customizable and removable covers for each module with British luxury jeweller, Tateossian.
Smart Glasses And Contact Lenses 2016-2026
PRNEWSWIRE - Nov 16 - The new IDTechEx report includes insight into how different entities are addressing these challenges: developments, company and research activities in the space for smart glasses and lenses as well as company profiles of players actively involved in this space, concluding with market forecasts for both smart glasses and smart contact lenses for the next decade.
Movado Smartwatch Inspired By Classic Museum Watch
MASHABLE - Nov 17 - Movado's Bold Motion watch, engineered by Hewlett-Packard, doesn't come with a graphic interface screen (its time-telling component is analog), but instead focuses on delivering notifications, including email, social media updates, calendar appointments and battery life warnings.
Altruis Couture Smart Jewelry
CHIP CHICK - Nov 16 - Altruis's Cleopatra line encompasses a whole line of rings, bracelets, and necklaces available in multiple color combinations. All of those wearables will have the same pendant, a faceted rectangle made of zirconia ceramic. That pendant houses the electronics that make Altruis tick. The pendant will buzz whenever a notification comes in, but a companion app has options to filter those notifications.
EasyJet And Cute Circuit Partner On Wearable Tech Uniforms
DIGITAL TRENDS - Nov 14 The airline and the clothing company note that this tech integration could prove beneficial to both communication and passenger safety procedures. LED lights on crew members' shoulders along with light-up hems allow for extra light in an emergency, LEDs on the lapels of their jackets can give passengers information like flight numbers, destinations, and other such data that will be looped in a continuous scroll, turning flight attendants into walking billboards.
Gionee To Launch Made In India Wearables
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE - Nov 15 - "We are working on watches and fitness bands which will be manufactured at our unit at Sri City in Andhra Pradesh and will be unveiled at Barcelona in February," said Gionee India CEO & managing director Arvind Vohra.
Limefy Wearables Make Networking Better
ISSAQUAH REPORTER - Limefy has developed a device marketed to event management companies that would allow convention-goers to home in on people with mutual business interests. The device, dubbed the LiGo, is a small transponder that clips to the wearer's clothes (other designs on Limefy's website include a wristband and identity badge) and connects with a smartphone app where usrs can enter their interests.
by Daniel Nash
See full article at Issaquah Reporter
Fossil Group Buys Misfit For $260M
TECHCRUNCH - Nov 12 - Watchmaker Fossil Group will acquire Misfit for $260 million. Sonny Vu, CEO of Misfit, will serve as Fossil's CTO. The Company believes the acquisition provides the opportunity to integrate Misfit's software and hardware platforms in the next generation of connected accessories, further advancing Fossil Group's connected accessories initiative.
'Wearables For Good' Design Challenge Winners
UNICEF - Nov 12 - Khushi Baby is a necklace that stores electronic health data to track child immunization and SoaPen, a wearable soap that helps limit the spread of infectious viruses by encouraging hand washing, have won the Wearables for Good challenge run by UNICEF, ARM and frog. The winning designs, both led by joint Indian-US teams, will each receive a prize of $15,000 and incubation and mentoring from the partners.
Vuzix Business Updates And Q3 2015 Results
PRNEWSWIRE - Nov 12 - Total quarterly revenues for Q3 were up over 125% from Q2 ending June 30, 2015, and up 46% over the same period ending September 30, 2014. Sales of M100 Smart Glasses advanced 38% in Q3 compared to the prior year. The forward outlook is promising with the ongoing launches of the iWear Video Headphones and enhancements to the M100 Smart Glasses in Q4. Through the remainder of the year, the Company will be focused on finishing development of its new waveguide products which will be publicly demonstrated in early 2016 at CES.
Wearable-Related Patent World Dominated By Samsung
ANDROID HEADLINES - Nov 12 - In the most recent polls, Samsung was shown to have a whopping 600 patents, placing them firmly at the top of the heap. The runner-up by a pretty wide margin is Philips, with 500 patents (representing 20% of their portfolio). The next biggest wearable patent holders are LG and Canon, with 450, a step-down of 10% from Phillips. South Korea is responsible for 9.4% of global wearable patents, Japan 27.6%, United States with 22.5% and China with 22.4%.
by Daniel Fuller
See full article at Android Headlines
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