Internet of Things & Wearable Technology Insights

When asked whether he’s looked into Google Glass, Dorsey had the following to say:“I don’t think glasses are the answer. I think it might be a 10-year answer, but not in the next five years. Maybe if they’re in sunglasses or what not. I think the movement you see around Fitbit, Up and FuelBand, that seems to be the next step in wearable. So something on the wrist that feels natural, almost feels a bit like jewelry. Glasses are very compelling and I think it’s an amazing technology, but I just can’t imagine my mom wearing them right now. What is the value of Glass?”

Google Glass was announced last year at Google’s I/O developer conference but the consumer version of the product isn’t expected to be released until the end of 2013, or a year-ish from now, depending on who you talk to. Apple has yet to announce its rumored iWatch product, but some rumors have pointed to a late 2013 or early 2014 release date.

When asked specifically, whether he had more faith in the rumored iWatch, Dorsey replied: ”(Laughs.) I don’t know, I think there’s a lot going on. The Pebble watch I think is pretty compelling as well.”...

This is the CES of the wearable gadget. And, while there are all sorts of technologies you can wear—after all, earbuds are wearable—the big explosion is in fitness trackers.

...the latest episode lampoons Google Glass perfectly (called “Oogle Glasses” in The Simpsons’universe), with an episode called “Specs and the City”. If you’re living in the US, you can watch the episode here.

I get what The Simpsons is trying to do here, and you can see it for yourself when you’re out and about in your city. We’re all buried in our smartphones and the few with Google Glass are on another level to us....

Firstly, this was The Simpsons' finest half-hour in years. The last time I laughed at an episode, I had just purchased an Xbox 360. It was 2008. That ...

"The big smartphone wave came, and the tablets have come, and people's interaction with technology has been changing, significantly increasing the amount of people technology has touched over the years," explains Ayse Ildeniz, VP of New Devices Group at Intel during a recent chat at CES.

Recognizing the era of wearable technology is fast approaching, tech giant Intel recently announced a strategic collaboration with fashion house Opening Ceremony, the Council of Fashion Designers of America and luxury retailer Barneys New York to explore smart device-based wearable technology. 

While I was down at CES 2014 last week, I spent a lot of time looking at smart watches. In addition to showing the date and time, these watches also alert the wearer of incoming calls, text, emails or had other applications.

I have a Pebble watch and I was interested in what other similar watches are out there. I like my Pebble, but there is one really annoying thing about it: it doesn’t show that it needs to be charged. It just stops working – goes dead.

I looked at seven watches (actually, eight, but more about that later). There were a lot more than eight at CES, but with 3,000 vendors, I did what I could. I did not look at the Samsung, OR Sony watches as there are lots of reviews of them. The ones I looked at could be divided into three broad categories: colour screen watches ($350 and up), black and white screen watches ($130 and up) and one other with unique features....

Bluetooth headsets have come on leaps and bounds in terms of design over the past few years, but you are still faced with a choice of wearing the device, or throwing it in a bag or pocket out of the way. Wearing it all the time becomes annoying and putting it out of sight makes it all the more likely the headset may get lost.

A new headset design from Hybra Advance Technology and AbsolutelyNew may be about to change things, though. Their ORB Bluetooth Headset combines a very small and sleek design with a storage solution that is always in plain sight and almost impossible to lose. That’s because when you remove the headset from your ear a simple twist turns it into a ring that can be placed on a finger.