30% of wearables will be unobtrusive to the eye by 2017: Gartner
Gartner announced it has published a new report entitled “Predicts 2015: New Business Opportunities and Complexity on the Rise in…
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Biometric Update regularly releases posts about wearables. The following list of links is available to help you find biometrics news concerning wearables. Additional tags may be explored by reviewing our entire Biometrics Topics list.
Bionym, RBC, Mastercard testing payments using biometric wristband
Bionym, the company behind the Nymi Band authentication wristband, is preparing to test heartbeat-authenticated payments in Canada before the end…
Samsung Developer Conference unveils keynote speaker lineup
Samsung Electronics announced the lineup of keynote speakers for its upcoming Samsung Developer Conference, which will take place November 11-13…
Lenovo to release new biometric band that unlocks computer without entering a password
Lenovo will soon release the Smartband SW-B100, a new biometric wearable equipped with various fitness features and has the ability…
Professional sports teams and athletes driving wearable technology
Wearable technology has quickly become a mainstream practice in professional sports, as many athletes and teams are using clothing and…
Cirque du Soleil performers wear Hexoskin smart shirts to record biometrics
Hexoskin announced that 10 Cirque du Soleil performers are wearing its smart shirts to record their biometrics during the live…
Toyota to showcase research vehicle with custom biometric software
Toyota will showcase the latest generation Driver Awareness Research Vehicle, DARV1.5, at this week’s Meeting of the Minds 2014 summit…
Dartmouth researchers develop biometric bracelet to secure your PC
Researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a wearable bracelet that uses a combination of wrist movement data and other biometrics…
Valencell opens new lab to test biometric wearables
Valencell announced it has opened a new sports performance lab at its Raleigh, North Carolina headquarters, designed to meet the…
Biometric wearables developer Bionym closes $14M financing round
Bionym announced it has closed a US $14 million Series A round of funding led by Ignition Partners and Relay…
