Tag: COVID-19 pandemic
Singapore To Give Its Citizens Wearable ‘Tokens’ for COVID-19 Contact Tracing
Singapore will start giving out wearable devices that use Bluetooth to track people's interactions, as the country looks to resume more public activities in...
Apple Beats Samsung and Fitbit As North American Wearables Shipments Grow 10% Amid Pandemic
The value of North America's wearable band market in Q2 2020 remained flat year-on-year at US$2 billion, despite shipments growing 10% annually, according to...
KINETIC-JLG Partnership To Deploy COVID-19 Safety Wearables For Industrial Workers
KINETIC, a NY-based wearable device maker that provides safety wearables for industrial workers, has partnered with JLG Industries, to deploy its Reflex smart wearable...
Biofourmis Raises $100 Million In Series C Funding To Accelerate Global Expansion
Biofourmis, which combines AI-based data analytics and biosensors to monitor the progress of medical treatments, has raised $100 million Series C financing round led...
LG Introduces PuriCare, A Revolutionary Wearable Air Purifier
The COVID-19 pandemic is making companies across the globe search for solutions on how to deal with the crisis. South Korean electronics giant LG...
Countries Deploying Wearable Technology To Bring Back Tourists
Tourism industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lockdowns across the world forced many countries to shut their tourist spots and hotels....