Starwood Preferred Guests
An Open Sesame for Your Hotel Room Starwood Hotels and Resorts: Since November 2014, Starwood Preferred Guests could open their hotel room door with their iPhone. The keyless service is now available on the Apple Watch. The app can also … Continue reading Starwood Preferred Guests
Apple Pay® on Apple Watch
Contact Free Payments Apple Pay®: Pulling out your wallet to pay was already a memory with the iPhone 6 and iPad. And now, as a feature on Apple Watch, the contactless payment system that delivers payments with a touch benefits … Continue reading Apple Pay® on Apple Watch
Barclays Bank
The Wristband That Pays Its Way Barclays Bank: The bank is providing customers with a new way to pay at retailers. A prepaid account links to a bPay band. Customers load their account with funds and use the band to make … Continue reading Barclays Bank
Polo Tech
High Fashion Meets High Tech Ralph Lauren: The luxury fashion giant has teamed up with biotech company, OMSignal to create the Polo tech compression shirt. Silver yarn-based sensors, a gyrocscope, and an accelerometer measure the wearer’s physical activity and sends … Continue reading Polo Tech
Sensoria Smart Sock
Message in a Sock Sensoria: This smart sock from start-up Heapsylon is paired with an anklet to automatically detect the type and level of activity based on pressure signals coming from the wearer’s foot. Sensors in the sock communicate data … Continue reading Sensoria Smart Sock
Pulz Watch
Your EKG To Go Pulz Watch: This unusual timepiece, and would-be conversation-starter, keeps you punctual and also displays the wearer’s heart rate with an EKG graph that is constantly updating. The wrist-size wearable was created by Hungarian designer, Adam Nagy. Source: http://www.trendhunter.com | … Continue reading Pulz Watch
Keep Beat Bra
The Bra That Keeps You Moving Keep Beat: This sports bra motivates you to run by matching your playlist to your heart rate. The bra’s “special conductive fabric” keeps pace with your heart rate and adjusts your music accordingly. When you … Continue reading Keep Beat Bra
Smart Tattoos
The Tattoo That Tells You More Smart Tattoos: Tattoo-able skin sensors that measure body functions such as skin moisture and temperature are the latest breakthrough in health monitoring. Researchers at the University of Illinois have created waterproof skin sensors that … Continue reading Smart Tattoos
Tempo CarePredict™
Sensors that Deliver Independence Tempo CarePredict™: This wrist-worn device is designed to give seniors independence at home yet ensuring their safety. The device wirelessly connects to a central hub while sensors placed in different rooms detect a range of activities … Continue reading Tempo CarePredict™
T. Jacket
The Wearable Hug T. Jacket: Deep touch pressure can help calm and soothe those with sensory challenges. The T.Jacket vest uses built-in sensors with laterally applied air pressure controlled by an app on a smartphone or tablet. The vest was … Continue reading T. Jacket
