Cheats never prosper – not even with wearable tech

Greek philosopher Sophocles may famously have preferred to fail with honour than win by cheating but he had clearly never come across wearable tech. Yes, it was only a matter of time but wearable tech reached the world of sports dishonesty. Italian chess player...

Quitbit – because wearable tech’s not just for life

“It doesn’t time your run. It’s for when your time runs out.” So runs the tagline for quite the most charmingly morbid piece of wearable tech we’ve seen in a while: Quitbit, which measures the user’s vital signs to tell them precisely when they will kick the bucket....

Hearable technology – or why the ear is the new wrist

Picture your average tech-friendly jogger: they’ve got the latest running shoes, an Apple Watch or Fitbit Surge to measure heart rate and music pumping out of their iPhone via earbuds or Beats headphones. A quick question: where’s the technological weak link here? If...