wearable technology | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/wearable-technology/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Sun, 22 Dec 2024 09:20:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 TOP 10 fashion phenomena of 2024 https://www.designboom.com/art/top-10-fashion-phenomena-2024-12-20-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/top-10-fashion-phenomena-2024-12-20-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:15:18 +0000 thomai tsimpou | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1106800

here’s a look back at the top 10 fashion stories that captured our imagination during the past 12 months.

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TOP 10 personal tech and gadgets of 2024 https://www.designboom.com/technology/top-10-personal-tech-gadgets-2024-12-19-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/top-10-personal-tech-gadgets-2024-12-19-2024/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 07:45:08 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1107865

in our list, we explore the tech designs that have made their mark in 2024, including dyson’s ontrac headphones and teenage engineering’s medieval music sampler.

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researchers say people can use their bodies as ‘batteries’ to power up wearable devices https://www.designboom.com/technology/researchers-use-bodies-batteries-power-over-skin-wearable-devices-11-27-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/researchers-use-bodies-batteries-power-over-skin-wearable-devices-11-27-2024/#respond Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:45:22 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1103738

people put on a powered transmitter that sends energy to their bodies, and as electricity flows through them, they can transfer them to other devices by holding them.

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padrone’s wearable AI mouse ring can turn any surface into laptop or computer touchpad https://www.designboom.com/technology/padrone-wearable-ai-mouse-ring-laptop-computer-touchpad-10-29-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/padrone-wearable-ai-mouse-ring-laptop-computer-touchpad-10-29-2024/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:30:48 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1098477

first introduced in 2018, it has taken the technology team ten years in total to develop the 3D printed device. they’re confident now to say that the release begins in may 2025.

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meta reveals AR glasses orion, a hands-free wearable AI device that acts like smartphones https://www.designboom.com/technology/meta-true-ar-glasses-orion-smartphones-hands-free-wearable-ai-device-09-26-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/meta-true-ar-glasses-orion-smartphones-hands-free-wearable-ai-device-09-26-2024/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:50:57 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1091917

what has been shown to the public is just the research prototype, and the development team is currently in their testing phase.

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with sci-fi elements and organic form, ALIEN smartwatch channels space aesthetics https://www.designboom.com/design/sci-fi-elements-organic-form-alien-smartwatch-space-aesthetics-09-10-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/sci-fi-elements-organic-form-alien-smartwatch-space-aesthetics-09-10-2024/#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:00:23 +0000 Olga Orel https://www.designboom.com/?p=1088235

the asymmetrical body of the watch flows like a natural element, merging engineered design and nature.

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PLAUD’s wearable AI notetaker pin transcribes and summarizes conversations in real-time https://www.designboom.com/technology/plaud-wearable-ai-notetaker-pin-transcribe-summarize-conversations-real-time-notepin-08-29-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/plaud-wearable-ai-notetaker-pin-transcribe-summarize-conversations-real-time-notepin-08-29-2024/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:45:16 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1086406

so far, the device can automatically label the speakers and rephrase paragraphs so that they make sense and transcribe up to 59 languages.

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powered exoskeleton pants MO/GO by skip and arc’teryx boost hikers legs when they trek https://www.designboom.com/technology/powered-exoskeleton-pants-mogo-skip-arcteryx-07-27-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/powered-exoskeleton-pants-mogo-skip-arcteryx-07-27-2024/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 10:50:44 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1080422

when hikers wear the pants, the powered exoskeleton on the sides boost their quadriceps and hamstrings by up to 40 percent.

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AI necklace companion ‘friend’ always listens and talks to users, even offering them advice https://www.designboom.com/technology/ai-necklace-companion-friend-always-listens-07-31-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/ai-necklace-companion-friend-always-listens-07-31-2024/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:50:07 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1081070

in case the users lose or damage their AI necklace companion, there is no recovery plan for friend, and everything’s gone.

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what went down at samsung galaxy unpacked 2024, from AI ring to paris olympics flip phone https://www.designboom.com/technology/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-2024-ai-ring-paris-2024-flip-phone-07-11-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-2024-ai-ring-paris-2024-flip-phone-07-11-2024/#respond Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:30:15 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1076708

the new devices include a paris 2024 olympic games edition of galaxy Z flip6, two watches, a pair of earbuds, and an upgraded galaxy AI.

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