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Boltt Sports Technologies aims to offer a continuous value proposition through its wearables which combine an artificial intelligence-enabled ecosystem with hardware. 
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Google botched its wearable, Google Glass, and now the director of GoogleX labs is openly talking about it. Via TechinBiz
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Astro Teller, Google’s director of its research arm, GoogleX, said the company made mistakes with Glass. They needed to work out its wearable’s battery and privacy issues, and address miscommunications about the state of the project.. Even when it was being sold to early testers for $1,500, was never close to being ready for official sale. It’s a prototype and still solidly in the experimental phase. Even though its executives and its PR people were repeatedly putting timeframes on an official Glass release.Teller said Google did one good thing it launched the project but it also did one thing wrong. - “The bad decision was that we allowed and sometimes even encouraged too much attention for the program,” he said. “Instead of people seeing the Explorer devices as learning devices, Glass began to be talked about as if it were a fully baked consumer product. The device was being judged and evaluated in a very different context than we intended.” - That tactic frustrated a lot of early adopters
Tom Bryon's curator insight,
March 25, 2015 3:35 AM
"Google had the sizzle, they just didn't have the steak". Technology will surely experience some form of metamorphosis, Google is pushing another form of wearable technology, possibly we could see this as the mainstream form of communication. It hasn't picked up the momentum it needs yet, but as its usability increases and new needs arise, that may change. "The device still has a good shot. If you’re not failing, you’re not trying hard enough.” 
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April 1, 2015 3:25 PM
Privacy and battery life; these are two of the key challenges for wearable recording devices. |
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ProLogium is a Taiwanese company currently in the field of battery manufacturing that having spent the last 7 years in deep R&D mode, developing, testing have finally released a radically new b... Via TechinBiz
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As well as being lighter and much more flexible, FLCB-based batteries are also intrinsically safer. FLCB batteries do not catch fire, start to smoke or leak under almost any circumstances including physical, thermal or electrical impact. This is really good news for wearables which by their very nature will be close to the body, opening up several new applications that include today’s wearable technology in clothes, watches, jewellery, headsets and more. The FLCB batteries can be injection inserted or moulded in manufacturing processes that can reach temperatures of up to 2600 Celsius. They also don’t suffer from ‘Salting Out’ issues that plague electrolytic solutions and they can withstand cutting, piercing and even burning. It’s also important to note that in terms of battery life, ProLogium claim their FLCB technology also provides exceptional energy density, with anywhere up to double that of standard lithium polymer batteries today, so there is no performance hit in terms of mAh figures with FLCBs. The most exciting aspect however, is the fact that an FLCB will continue to function after physical impact or even outright mutilation. Being based on a printed circuit board, these FLCB batteries can also carry the signal and be joined to together as integral components in the device itself. This means that essentially the battery can be integrated in to the design, becoming part of the device itself, not a single and unwanted appendage that provides power.
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With apparently perfect timing – one day after Apple launched its very own watch to an expectant world – this year’s Wearable Technology Show kicked off at Via Martin (Marty) Smith
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Companies like Samsung Semiconductors, Intel, Silicon Labs and LM Technologies focused on combining multiple functions onto single chips, emphasising how closely silicon design now needs to be integrated much more tightly than ever before into overall systems.
Martin (Marty) Smith's curator insight,
March 13, 2015 3:28 PM
Going to be cool when Internet of Things meets wearable technology meets Terminator (lol). 
Renea Hanks's curator insight,
March 13, 2015 8:37 PM
Watch out for wearables. They are the hottest thing trending. Good time to look at tech startups on IndieGoGo and Kickstarter. 
Richard Trader Msc RRT PA-C FCCM 's curator insight,
May 19, 2015 9:34 AM
Have we all seen the TED talk on video integration of sound..... your green plants are listening ! |
Boltt is cautiously optimistic about success. Aayushi says that with an increased focus on health and fitness, people are looking to move beyond mere data points and are seeking active mentoring that can help them maintain their fitness routine. “People want fitness products that are affordable and help fitness enthusiasts with comprehensive mentoring. That, however, was not happening through the existing products in the market, which are more or less limited to either one service domain or just data. We’re glad we’ll be able to break that monotony through our products,” she adds. This differentiation, and the fact that most of the traction in the wearable market is happening in the entry-level segment which includes devices below $50 (about Rs 3,000)—this segment accounted for 78.6% of all wearables shipped in India in the first quarter of 2017—could give Boltt the start it is looking for.