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  • Tuesday, 4 July, 2023
    LexRetail & Consumer industry
    Start-ups: smart clothes have been wearing experience for investors Premium content

    Development projects have rolled on for years without spawning a significant sector

    A Levi jacket
  • Friday, 24 March, 2023
    ReviewScience books
    Virtual You — how digital doppelgängers could help us lead a healthy life

    An analysis of the potential of technology to transform personalised medicine is both stimulating and comprehensive

  • Friday, 3 March, 2023
    LexBest Buy Co Inc
    Best Buy: gadget hawker chases the silver dollar Premium content

    The US retailer has been moving into healthcare for older people as it seeks to expand beyond its core business

    A shopper pushes a cart with a television in front of a Best Buy store
  • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
    Apple Inc
    Apple seeks to drive growth with new iPhone models

    Tech giant unveiled new version of AirPods Pro and several smartwatches

    A view of the new iPhone 14 at an Apple event at their headquarters in Cupertino, California
  • Monday, 7 February, 2022
    Special Report
    5G and Connectivity

    Fifth-generation networks offer higher data speeds and cut delays — to give almost instantaneous response, promising new opportunities and applications for business and consumers. So why has 5G been slow to make an impression on everyday life, and what can we expect next?

    Detroit, Michigan - Workers upgrade an AT&T cell tower to the faster 5G technology.
  • Thursday, 20 January, 2022
    FT Magazine
    I tried to fix my wireless earbuds. It did not go well

    Alexandra Heal resolved to bring her wireless earbuds back from the dead. What she found about the consequences of ever-smaller gadgetry is deeply unsettling

  • Friday, 31 December, 2021
    News in-depthApple Inc
    Doctors say it’s time Apple Watch ticked all the health boxes

    Device touted as ‘future of health’ has yet to change way patients are treated, say experts

    An Apple Watch
  • Monday, 13 December, 2021
    Pooja Rao
    Health tech industry learns true value of medical data

    With the emergence of artificial intelligence, health data has become gold

  • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
    FT MagazinePatrick McGee
    Why wearables could mean the doctor no longer knows best

    Smart rings and watches are shifting from activity trackers to sophisticated healthcare tools

  • Friday, 10 September, 2021
    LexMeta Platforms
    Facebook: Ray-Ban camera glasses lack selfie appeal Premium content

    Doling out returns may not be something either company has to spend much time calculating

    A woman wearing Ray-Ban smart glasses
  • Monday, 30 August, 2021
    Tech start-ups
    Wearables company Whoop valued at $3.6bn after SoftBank investment

    Funding enables fitness tracker start-up to challenge tech giants in health monitoring business

  • Tuesday, 27 July, 2021
    FT MagazineTim Bradshaw
    Is it still too soon for wearable cameras?

    ‘Imagine if Alexa had eyes and Siri could see what you see’

  • Sunday, 2 May, 2021
    Apple Inc
    Apple trims AirPods production as sales lose steam

    Company’s wireless earphones face heated competition from Samsung, Xiaomi and others

  • Thursday, 18 March, 2021
    Virtual and Augmented Reality
    Facebook unveils wristband for augmented reality system

    Hardware reveal is next step in social media group’s race to take on Apple in virtual world

    A person wearing a Facebook wristband
  • Wednesday, 17 March, 2021
    HTSI
    The future of wearables: ‘Women have used earrings for 7,000 years. We’ve just upgraded the experience’

    Can eye-catchingly beautiful design be married with life-enhancing electronics? 

    Nova Audio Pearl earrings, around €500
  • Tuesday, 24 November, 2020
    Special ReportThe Future of Telecommunications
    Smart ambulances and wearables offer route to speedier treatments

    Service that improves treatment for patients on way to hospital to be introduced across UK after successful trial

  • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
    Apple Inc
    Apple widens watch and iPad ranges to lure customers

    Keynote underscores strategy of using hardware as gateway to ecosystem of subscription services

  • Friday, 11 September, 2020
    Apple Inc
    With no iPhone to launch, Apple turns to accessories and wearables

    Group to showcase diverse portfolio as supply chain disruption delays new 5G smartphone

  • Thursday, 30 July, 2020
    Google LLC
    Google’s $2bn Fitbit deal faces longer EU probe

    Sign that regulators have serious concerns despite concessions pledged by search giant

    Fitbit watch
  • Thursday, 11 June, 2020
    Researchers turn to wearable tech in race to track Covid-19

    Fitbits and Apple watches among devices being used to gather patient data to trace spread of disease

    An Apple watch on a someone’s wrist
  • Saturday, 9 May, 2020
    Watches & Jewellery
    Jewellery designers speak up for people with hearing issues

    Smart jewellery can help people with disabilities but funding is needed

    The Quietude collection turns sound into patterns and vibrations
  • Thursday, 16 April, 2020
    Coronavirus
    Liechtenstein rolls out radical Covid-19 bracelet programme

    Biometric wristbands will measure vital signs to detect early indicators of infection

  • Monday, 17 February, 2020
    John Thornhill
    Smartwatches call time on the Swiss industry

    It is hard now for any traditional industry to predict where their deadliest rivals will emerge

    An employee demonstrate the new Apple watch inside the newly renovated Apple Store at Fifth Avenue on September 19, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    Fashion accessories
    Apple? Bose? What your headphones say about you

    Tech accessories aren’t just functional, they are high fashion signifiers of status and style

    Season Two Finale. On the Roys' grand Mediterranean yacht, Logan weighs whether a member of the family, or a top lieutenant, will need to be sacrificed to salvage the company's tarnished reputation. Roman shares his hesitations about a new source of financing, as Kendall suggests a familiar alternative. Shiv proposes taking her open marriage with Tom to another level. Connor finds himself in an unenviable position as reviews of Willa's play roll in.
  • Thursday, 16 January, 2020
    Tech start-up develops augmented reality contact lenses

    Mojo Vision’s product has a digital display that is navigated with eye movements

    Mojo - augmented reality contact lens - assembly
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