What Jawbone’s demise can teach the fitness wearable market
Jawbone was one of the first companies to popularise wearable fitness bracelets. Others can learn from its failings.
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How fitness trackers help motivate us to keep in shape
Activity tracking devices are boosting people's desire to make healthy lifestyle changes – and stick to them
The way we walk can be used to power and secure our devices
From power walks to silly walks, we can use our movement to generate energy in a way that is unique to everyone. And that can be used to help secure our wearable technology.
Introducing ‘Operator 4.0,’ a tech-augmented human worker
People will still be needed on factory floors, even as robots become more common. Future operators will have technical support and be super-strong, super-smart and constantly connected.
Why the rise of wearable tech to monitor employees is worrying
Ford Motor Company's attempts (and failure) to monitor its employees offers some lessons in why we should question the use of wearable tech by companies today.
Downside of fitness trackers and health apps is loss of privacy
Apps and wearable devices promise greater participation and empowerment in health care. But what are we risking when we take part in this new era of participatory health?
What Apple needs to get right to make its rumoured smart glasses a success
Apple can learn a lot from Google Glass and other augmented reality glasses.
Working out how much exercise to do will take more than the latest wearable tracker
The ideal fitness regime is not just a matter of time.
Apple Watch pivots to fitness – and focuses on a different style of self-help
Forget high-end design and cutting-edge communication. The new Watch is a fitness device and heralds a shift for the company – from enabling self-expression to nudging users toward self-mastery.
The rise of the Fitbit kids: a good move or a step too far?
Fitbit and other wearable technology are good for keeping track of your personal fitness. But should they be used by school children?
What the nap apps can really tell you about your sleep
There are plenty of devices to help monitor your sleep, but are they any good?
Bartering for science: using mobile apps to get research data
Companies are excellent at offering apps and services in exchange for users' data. This approach can also be a big boost to scholarly research.
Tracking criminals’ biodata is another step towards constant surveillance for us all
The UK government's move to electronically track criminals on parole shows how wearable technology can become a virtual prison.
Touchscreens for dogs, wearables for chickens: welcome to the world of animal technology
It might sound strange but the world of animal-computer interaction could improve their welfare and help us understand them better.
It’s the year 2020…how’s your cybersecurity?
Imagining possible futures can help us plan a secure information technology environment for the years to come.
Will fitness trackers damage our relationships with our doctors?
Wearable technology could help us manage our own health but separate us from our doctors as they drown in data.
How new technologies are shaking up health care
New tests and drugs have always impacted health care. But completely different kinds of emerging technologies will soon radically alter how health care is both accessed and delivered.
Folding graphene like origami may allow us to wear sensors in our skin
Who says scientists aren't artistic? A team of researchers have done some amazing kirigami work, an ancient Japanese paper art, using graphene.
The rise of wearable health tech could mean the end of the sickie
As wearables record more personal and physical activity data about us, we risk giving away more than we'd imagine.
‘Windows 10 on everything’ is Microsoft’s gambit to profit from its competitors
If the money is in the cloud, it makes sense to take as many users there as possible.
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Professor of Sociology (retired), Lancaster University
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Cass Business School, City, University of London
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Associate Professor, Informatics and Operations, Kingston University
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Associate Professor of Research, Embodied Design and Wearable Futures, University of Southern Denmark
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Senior Lecturer in Design Interactions, Lancaster University
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Senior Researcher in Innovation Management, University of Brighton
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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Theme Leader for Local Energy Systems, CSIRO
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Centenary Research Professor, University of Canberra
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Professor of General Practice, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow & Honorary Fellow (Applied Ethics) Melbourne Networked Society Institute, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics and SocioTechnical Studies, School of ICT., Griffith University
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Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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PhD Candidate, Macquarie University
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Oxford
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