October 5, 2012
I have been suffering from lower back pain for about 3 years now. I have tried various treatments – conventional and alternative – but I have not experienced any significant improvement. Exposure to blue LED light is supposedly a natural alternative to painkillers, pain gel and heat patches, with anti-inflammatory effects being evident when used […]
September 5, 2012
Dr Jenny Tillotson is Senior Research Fellow at the School of Fashion & Textiles at Central Saint Martins, Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. We had the chance to conduct a short interview with her on her smell-related projects. 1. What […]
August 5, 2012
With 171 million wearable devices forecast to be shipped in 2016, the wearable technology market is projected to create significant opportunities for a range of suppliers in a number of product categories. This information is based on a new report from IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS (NYSE: IHS)), an official research partner of Wearable […]
August 5, 2012
Wearable Computing emerged in the late 1980s as a small group of MIT researchers and students took off to explore new frontiers of computing. Their vision was based on two key aspects: At the time when computers were bulky desktop devices and even the notion of carrying a computer easily from one place to another […]
August 5, 2012
The research hub at the Academy of Visual Arts at Hong Kong Baptist University – the Wearables Lab – is pleased to announce Haptic InterFace 2012: a new challenge for designers, artists, scientists, developers and creative thinkers who want to come to face to face with the unexpected and innovative ideas. Haptic InterFace consists of […]
August 5, 2012
The WT Innovation World Cup kicked off at the same time as our conference in San Francisco. The database was opened for entries at the end of the conference. This innovation competition was first launched in 2009. Now, for the first time, we are calling on innovators and entrepreneurs from all over the world to […]