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E-textiles: Pipe Dream or Future Reality?

E-textile research is common, but efforts to commercialize this technology are not. With setbacks like a reliable power supply and safety, will e-textiles ever make a significant market debut?

March 19, 2021 by Rushi Patel

Optical Sensors are the Key to Health-Monitoring Wearables—And Size is Critical

Optical sensors have made it big in the medical device industry. And with wearables taking on increasing roles for health monitoring, size is paramount.

July 11, 2020 by Jake Hertz

A Washable Smart Garment? Two Startups Innovate E-Textiles With Conductive Ink and Water-Proof Circuitry

After 100 wash cycles, it was the fabric—not the electronics—that failed.

May 06, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Casio Tips Its Hat to Renesas for Its Battery-Less, Solar-Powered Smartwatch

The secret sauce? Renesas' silicon-on-thin-buried-oxide (SOTB) process technology.

March 19, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Researchers Combine Wearable Biosensors and Machine Learning to Combat the Opioid Crisis

Researchers have combined wearable biosensors with machine learning to aid in treatment for substance abuse.

July 09, 2019 by Orlando Hoilett

Combating Epilepsy with Wearables and Machine Learning

Biometric-monitoring wearables are common for tracking everyday health—but can they monitor seizures?

June 11, 2019 by Orlando Hoilett

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

Creating a Better User Experience in Wearable Devices: The STM32L4+ from ST Micro

This News Brief takes a look at the STM32L4+ with advanced graphics capabilities from STMicroelectronics.

November 22, 2017 by Heather Hamilton-Post

Fitbits for Elephants and Wearables for Pets

Just as we are finding more and more ways to attach devices to ourselves, we have now begun to attach them to animals, too, for a variety of reasons.

May 15, 2017 by Johnathan Powell

Wearables Trend Toward Becoming the New Well-Being Coach

More wearables and accompanying apps are aiming to track emotional wellness.

January 18, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois

Can Privacy Legislation Keep up with Wearable Tech?

What sort of implications should we begin to expect from wearable technology?

December 31, 2016 by Chantelle Dubois

The Rise of Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) Sensors in Wearables

Maxim develops a platform for better measurement of static activities such as yoga using GSR sensors.

August 05, 2016 by Ebony Calloway

Wearables and Trackers for Competitive Sports

These sports wearables and trackers are pushing how we track our performance on and off the field, and how engineers devise ever more svelte packaging and clever ways to improve ourselves.

April 20, 2016 by Aaron LaBarbera

An Overview of Fitness Technology: Heart Rate Monitors

Wearable fitness technology has come a long way since the basic pedometers of yesteryear.

February 02, 2016 by Alex Udanis

The Rocky Adoption of Wearables Reveals What We Value Most

Wearables are here to stay, but they still encounter resistance.

December 21, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley