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Are AR Smart Glasses Making a Comeback? Lenovo and Vuzix Think So

Since the initial hype of Google Glass has died down in recent years, many AR companies have used the CES stage to resurge excitement in AR smart glasses. Here are the latest advancements from CES 2021.

2 days ago by Jake Hertz

Breathable Electronic Material Makes Wearables More Comfortable and Durable

Engineers at North Carolina State University (NC State) have developed a breathable electronic material that is stretchable and ultrathin, allowing gas to permeate through it.

May 04, 2020 by Luke James

ROHM, Omron, Maxim: A Look at the Biometric-Monitoring Wearables Made by Component Manufacturers

The wearables market is by many measures still in its infancy, but many manufacturers continue to push wearable products into the market. How are component manufacturers involved in the wearable market and what are they currently producing?

February 07, 2019 by Robin Mitchell

Newest Dialog Semiconductor PMIC Tackles Big IoT Design Issue: Extending Battery Life for Wearables

Dialog Semiconductor's newest PMIC (power management IC) aims to help solve the battery life issue with wearables and other small, portable applications.

November 20, 2018 by Kate Smith

Haptic Technologies Roundup: Piezoelectric ICs, AR/VR Gloves, and Haptic Clothing

Haptic technology has come a long way in the past few decades and continues to find innovative improvements and applications across industries. Here's a quick look at some recent haptic technology-related news.

October 20, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois

The Ghost of Smart Glasses Past: Resurrecting Augmented Reality Wearables

Here is a look at a few augmented reality headset projects and uses, and why there is still a case for AR in 2018.

February 28, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois

Augmented Reality Reference Designs at CES Show New Promise for Smart Glasses and HMDs

A couple of AR reference designs showcased at CES 2018 demonstrate how the barriers to entry are coming down for smart glasses and HMDs.

January 25, 2018 by Majeed Ahmad

Google Partners with Lenovo and HTC for Standalone VR Headsets

The Google Virtual Reality division just announced this past May that it would be releasing design files for two standalone virtual reality headsets by the end of this year, manufactured and developed in partnerships with Lenovo and HTC.

June 08, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois

Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Keyboard

In this teardown, we will look at the innards of a Bluetooth keyboard.

May 30, 2017 by Robin Mitchell

Teardown Tuesday: Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 Camera

The Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 camera has a surprisingly complete electronic control board. This teardown looks inside.

January 31, 2017 by Mark Hughes

Overclocked Wearables Can Pick Up Bio-Acoustic Signals

Software updates can make conventional wearables capable of recognizing the wearer's movements.

November 25, 2016 by Steve Arar

MCU Carves Power Domains to Optimize CPU Load, Data Transfers

ST's new microcontroller is raising processing levels while boasting three power domains for energy efficiency.

October 31, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad

Teardown Tuesday: Thermal Camera

In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at the insides of an inexpensive thermal camera.

September 13, 2016 by Alex Udanis

Study Shows PINs Can Be Tracked From Wearables

Recent research shows that wearable embedded sensors can be used to crack a user's PINs and passwords.

July 22, 2016 by Steve Arar

Lumenus Brings Safety to Wearable Tech

The founder of Lumenus offers valuable insight into making beautiful and useful wearables.

December 08, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley

Cypress’ Bluetooth Smart Remote Control and Touch Mouse Reference Design Kits

Cypress announced the availability of two reference design kits (RDKs) based on its PRoC™ BLE Programmable Radio-on-Chip solution for Bluetooth Smart applications. The new CY5672 PRoC BLE Remote Control RDK and CY5682 PRoC BLE Touch Mouse RDK provide feature-rich, production-ready implementations with prolonged battery life.

June 01, 2015 by Tim Youngblood