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.
Apple Joins Forces with Researchers to Conduct Health Studies Using Apple Watch
Apple is joining forces with researchers to conduct health studies that include using Apple Watch to explore how blood oxygen levels can be used...
Vanderbilt Researchers Develop Next-Gen Wearable Sensor Algorithms To Prevent Injury in Athletes
A bone stress injury (BSI) means that the bones cannot tolerate repeated mechanical loads, resulting in structural fatigue and local bone pain. A delay...
UW Researchers Develop Smartwatch App That Alerts Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing People To Nearby Sounds
A Smartwatch is a popular device that helps improve its wearer’s health. Now University of Washington researchers have developed a smartwatch app for deaf...
Fitbit CEO Reveals He’s Planning to Transform Fitbit To A Digital Healthcare Company
When Fitbit was founded in 2007, the company’s focus was to create small wearable devices that could help you become more fitness-focused. Now, after...
MIT Researchers Develop Skin-Like Device That Can Help ALS Patients Communicate
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) affects the nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movements such as walking and talking. As a result, ALS patients often...
Researchers Develop Wearable Textile That Harnesses Solar Energy And Converts Them Into Electrical Energy
Researchers at Swiss Laboratory Empa and ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich) have developed a material that works like a luminescent...