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Wearable tech news

The latest news from the world of smartwatches, fitness tracking, sports tech – as well as health, VR and augmented reality

Custom Android Wear watch faces are the start of something big

Face For Wear offers custom watch faces

Impatient third parties like Face For Wear are making Android Wear better
Lumo Lift wants you to sit up straight

Lumo Lift wants you to sit up straight

Posture aid and activity tracking all in one with new sub-£80 Lumo wearable
Intel: We want to show people what’s possible in wearable tech

Intel wants to take wearable lead

VP for New Devices says Intel is taking the lead in wearable tech
Jawbone UP24 grabs wearable gong at T3 Awards

Jawbone grabs gong at T3 Awards

Popular fitness tracker beats rivals to take the prize
Misfit Flash compatibility added to app

Misfit Flash compatibility added to app

Update for iOS app lands in time for mid-October release
Garmin Forerunner 920XT boasts triathlon training and smartwatch skills

Garmin Forerunner 920XT unveiled

Colour display and connected features added for long-awaited 910XT successor
Smartwatches to overtake fitness trackers as market quadruples by 2017

Wearable market to quadruple by 2017

Juniper Research forecasts 116 million wearable device shipments in 2017
Pebble update turns smartwatch into fitness and sleep tracker

Update turns Pebble into health tracker

Cut-price Pebble can now track your health with Misfit and Jawbone on board
Mota SmartRing hits funding target

Mota SmartRing hits funding target

UPDATE: Mota's funky SmartRing to ship in April 2015
​Basis Peak: Advanced fitness tracker now on sale

Basis Peak smartwatch hybrid official

Smartphone notifications and 24/7 health tracking is the name of the game
Jawbone UP app hits Apple App Store

Jawbone UP app hits Apple App Store

No need for a separate band as Jawbone gets iOS and Apple Health friendly
GoPro unveils three new action cameras

GoPro unveils next-gen Hero cameras

Action cam company unveils new Hero4 and super-cheap GoPro Hero
​Smartwatches to go mainstream and cost $30 by 2015, says Gartner

Smartwatches to cost $30 by 2015

Future gazing report predicts wrist-worn ubiquity and super-low prices next year
TomTom Golfer tees off for Ryder Cup

TomTom Golfer tees off

Satnav specialist takes on Garmin with new golf GPS watch
Samsung Power Sharing Cable offers quick fix for smartwatch battery woes

Samsung Power Sharing Cable on sale

£15 Micro USB phone charging cable goes on sale
Polar M400 blurs sports and lifestyle tracking

Polar M400 blurs sports activity tracking

Finnish company back with brand new GPS enabled device
​Epic’s wearable pair are slightly bizarre

Epic’s wearable pair are slightly bizarre

We're not here to judge what's right and wrong, but this is probably wrong
Why ARM will be powering your wearables

Why ARM will be powering your wearables

UK giant looks to dominate wearables now it's got smartphones sewn up
Leaked specs show Apple Watch could match the Android Wear army

Apple Watch specs leaked

File this one under "unsubstantiated speculation"
Brand new Oculus Rift lands – still not for general release

Brand new Oculus Rift lands

Crescent Bay is the third update to the VR headset, but it's still developers only
New Soleus GPS Pulse running watch tracks your heart rate from your wrist

Soleus GPS Pulse sets new records

First running watch to handle GPS and heart rate monitoring in one
​Adidas MiCoach and MyFitnessPal join forces

Adidas and MyFitnessPal join forces

Nutritional data to be rolled in with fitness tracking on Adidas wearables
Insane new 3D printed smart dress uses Intel tech to track your mood

Mood-sensing smart dress has Intel inside

Intel Edison-powered dress knows you better than you know yourself
Barclaycard bPay band brings contactless payments to your wrist

The band that lets you pay from your wrist

Move over Apple Pay: the bPay band is heading for trials in London this year
The Misfit Flash is a brand new sub-£50 activity tracker

Misfit Flash is a super cheap fitness band

Misfit’s second wearable boasts a great price, available just in time for Christmas
​Designer’s thoughts on Apple Watch is a fascinating insight

Apple Watch "designed by committee"

Former employee says Apple Watch feels like it was “designed by committee”
US military exosuit is the ultimate Die Hard wearable

Military exosuit is ultimate wearable

Soft robotics hit the battlefield today and your chinos tomorrow
Intel: Basis Peak smartwatch will trump Apple's heart rate tech

Intel spills more details on Basis Peak

Intel exec backs smartwatch to triumph using 'actual science'
​BlackBerry eyes wearable tech

BlackBerry eyes wearable tech

Smartwatch unlikely, but BBM could hit wrists this year
Wearable tech worth its weight in silver

Silver boost for wearable tech

Silver is the latest beneficiary of the wearables boom
Samsung and Diesel team up to give the Gear S a leather-clad makeover

Samsung and Diesel turn the Gear S punk

If you're wondering what the metal bits were, that's the spirit of New Wave rock stars
New Basis Peak smartwatch looks better from the rear

New Basis smartwatch outed by Intel

Intel’s purchase of Basis bears fruit with new smartwatch
Filip 2 kid tracking wearable dials in

Filip 2 kid tracker dials in

Updated version of popular child friendly communicator launching soon
World’s first interactive heated insoles hit crowdfunding target

Digitsole insoles hit crowdfunding target

Digitsole connected insole offer temperature controls and fitness tracking
Misfit opens up to third parties, Digifit first on board

Misfit opens up to third parties

SDK reaping rewards as popular mobile health platform syncs up with Shine
Apple iWatch to boast its own App Store

Apple iWatch to boast its own App Store

SDK already seeded to some high-profile developers
Intel and Fossil developing wearable tech

Intel and Fossil teaming up

Fossil smartwatches coming soon - could Android Wear be on the cards?
Moto Hint wants to whisper into your ear

Moto Hint wants to whisper into your ear

Clever connected bud unveiled at IFA
Garmin Vivosmart one-ups Sony with awesome curved OLED display

Garmin Vivosmart unleashed

Fitness tracking hybrid arrives at IFA, hot on the heels of Sony's SmartBand Talk
Sony's wearable tech duo revealed at IFA

Sony's wearable tech duo revealed

Sony SmartWatch 3 and Sony SmartBand Talk officially announced in Berlin
Samsung Gear VR Oculus-powered headset unleashed at IFA

Samsung Gear VR unleashed at IFA

Rumoured virtual reality headset gets official airing at Berlin expo
Asus ZenWatch curvy Android Wear smartwatch now official

Asus ZenWatch boosts Android Wear

The latest Android Wear smartwatch gets an IFA unveiling with a sub £200 price-tag