Dyson invents the air purifying headphones
Dyson, the UK manufacturer made famous by selling upmarket vacuums based on jet engines or something like that, has unveiled a set of headphones that also blow purified air into your mouth.
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The smartwatch market hit record levels in 2021
The highest ever quarterly global shipments for smartwatches was recorded in Q4 2021 driven partly by cheaper devices and growth in India, claims industry analyst Counterpoint Research.
Facebook launches a pair of spy shades
Internet giant Facebook has teamed up with Ray-Ban to launch a pair of shades that not only hide your eyes but enable you to surreptitiously record video.
Smartwatch market bounces back strongly as Apple Watch user base hits 100 million
The latest global smartwatch market data from Counterpoint reveals 27% year-on-year growth in Q2 2021.
Google and Samsung hope two wrongs make a wearable right
Last week Google almost apologetically slipped out the news that it’s merging its wearable device OS with Samsung’s one.
Covid-19 drives wearable device spending
Consumers will spend significantly more on wearable devices this year than they did last, with the Covid-19 pandemic proving to be a strong market driver, according to new data from Gartner.
Vodafone launches smartwatch, AR glasses as wearables market kicks up a gear
The global wearables market had a buoyant third quarter, and with big names like Vodafone championing the latest devices this week, the outlook appears rosy going into the festive season.
UK Gov launches IOT cybersecurity fund
The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a £400,000 fund to fuel ambition for the security of internet-connected products.
Work from home helps drive up wearable market by 30% – IDC
The Q1 wearable shipment numbers showed strong growth, with the wireless headset segment up by nearly 70%, partly driven by working from home employees’ need to block out unwanted noise.
Why is Google so interested in Fitbit?
In early November, Google announced it was acquiring Fitbit for $2.1 billion, a transaction which has polarised opinion. But why is Google interested in a faltering wearables brand?
Wearables and services are paying off for Apple
The iPhone is still the biggest contributor to the monstrous profits Apple claws in each quarter, but efforts in wearables and services are balancing out the company.
Philips files wearables patent complaint against Fitbit and Garmin
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) has said it will formally kick-off an investigation into Fitbit, Garmin and other parties, following a patent complaint from Philips.
Wearables market doubles, but only if you include wireless headphones
The latest global wearable device market numbers from IDC reveal it grew by 95% in Q3, but much of this came from a category that didn’t used to be counted.
Google pushes further into hardware world with Fitbit purchase
Google has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire wearables brand Fitbit as it further explores its options in the hardware segments.
Google reportedly bids to acquire Fitbit
As Apple continues to progress in the wearables market, Google parent Alphabet is rumoured to be looking at buying Fitbit.
US wearables market surges to $2bn in Q2
After years of letting the industry down, the wearables segment has seemingly finally got its act together, with sales totalling $2 billion in the second quarter of 2019.
Wearables are on the up – IDC
Global shipments of wearable devices are increasingly healthily increasing, according to IDC estimates, up 55% to 49.6 million over the first three months of 2019.
Almost one zettabyte of mobile data traffic in 2022 – Cisco
Cisco forecasts that 5G connections will go from nothing in 2017 to 3.4% of the global total in 2022. Over the same period annual mobile data traffic will reach 930 exabytes, a seven-fold growth.
Nike has made some shoes that you can lace up with your smartphone
The dark days of having to tie your shoelaces manually may finally be behind us thanks to the latest innovation from trainer-maker Nike.
Giesecke+Devrient lands Swatch contactless payment gig
Mobile security company Giesecke+Devrient is helping Swiss watch company Swatch with its own contactless payment technology.
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