Tag: Wearables
New wearables options for UnitedHealthcare customers
US healthcare company UnitedHealthcare is incorporating new wearables into its Motion wellness programme, with help from Qualcomm Life.
Participants in UnitedHealthcare Motion, a national wellness...
Abilify IoT-enabled digital pills approved amid privacy concerns
In a first for the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved digital pills that include an ingestion tracking system.
A phenomenal amount...
SAP to make Volvo Ocean Race plain sailing for Team AkzoNobel
Crew members will be measured for fitness, stress and exhaustion in one of the world's most gruelling sailing races, thanks to biometric sensors and...
Thin film batteries set for solid (state) growth
Smaller, lighter and with no risk of leakages or explosions, thin film batteries based on solid state components are increasingly important to low-power IoT...
Brunel scientists develop flexible, wearable 3D-printed battery
Scientists at Brunel University London have become the first to devise a simple and affordable method of 3D printing a flexible battery.
These days, the long...
Why the IoT industry needs to pay attention to ePrivacy Regulation
How is the EU's ePrivacy Regulation, a companion law to GDPR, likely to impact the IoT industry? David Meyer reports.
The European Union's ePrivacy Regulation,...
Oculus Rift for Business announced
In a long-awaited move, VR trailblazers Oculus have announced a professional Rift bundle created with business needs in mind.
OC4, the company’s fourth Oculus Connect...
IoT gets tops scores from sports teams worldwide
The sporting world is a growing market for IoT technologies, as teams and sports organizations increasingly seek to benefit from the opportunities generated by...
Lone workers: Protected by the IoT, thanks to senior citizens
In a contributed article for Internet of Business, Peter Marsden, managing director of Doro UK & Ireland, explains how technology originally developed for elderly...
Inmarsat digs into prospect of Internet of Mining Things
The health and safety of staff in hazardous environments stands to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the mining industry’s move towards automation...
Samsung debuts wearable tech for health and safety
Samsung has launched several B2B solutions at Mobile World Congress Americas targeting health and safety to protect people at work and at home.
Samsung has...
Bank of America, FitPay partner to speed up wearable payments
Bank of America and contactless payment platform provider FitPay have agreed to extend wearables payment services to the bank's customers.
The collaboration between Bank of America and...