Sam Draper
Sam Draper (Google+) is Online Editor at WT | Wearable Technologies specialized in the field of sports and fitness but also passionated about any new lifestyle gadget on the market.
Sam can be contacted at press(at)wearable-technologies.com.
Bragi Sells Off Wearables Business as It Focuses on Software
Bragi, a company known for making some of the first Bluetooth headphones, has left the wearables market. The German company said it has sold...
Spry Health’s the Loop System Wearable Gets FDA Clearance for Monitoring COPD Patients
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given (501k) clearance
to the Loop System, a continuous remote monitor for patients with COPD.
Developed by Spry...
Large U.S. Study Suggests Apple Watch Can Detect Irregular Heartbeat
A large study conducted by Stanford University researchers
suggests Apple Watch can detect an alarming irregular heartbeat, demonstrating
a potential future role for wearable technology in...
How Big Tech Companies Are Disrupting the Digital Health Market
In the last five years, big tech companies such as Amazon,
Microsoft and Alphabet have been trying to gain a firm foothold in the digital
health...
New CRISPR-Chip Detects Genetic Mutations in Minutes
A team of engineers at the UC Berkeley and the Keck Graduate
Institute (KGI) of The Claremont Colleges have developed a device called CRISPR-Chip
that can...
Google Glass and Artificial Intelligence Help Kids with Autism Express and Interpret Facial Expressions
A new study has found that children with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) may find it easier to read facial expressions and navigate
social interactions when they...