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Building a Business

Alcohol-Monitoring Wristband Wins U.S. Prize

BACtrack, a privately held medical device maker, took the $200,000 top prize in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Wearable Biosensor Challenge.

By Reuters

Building a Business

Wearable Technology: A Powerful HR Tool

By Meghan M. Biro

Business Accounting

When Pitching Investors, You Can’t Just Say ‘Ta-Da! Here’s Technology. Give Me Money.’

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Tech

Samsung Wants to Turn Your Hand Into an Interactive Smartwatch Display

By Jason Fell

Business News

This Wearable Made From Graphene Could Help Regulate Diabetes

The stretchable patch can monitor blood glucose levels and deliver medication when necessary.

By Stephanie Mlot

Tech

All Charged Up! How Clothes Are Now Powering Devices.

Solar-powered jackets? Motion-Powered fabric? Clothes aren't just for covering up anymore.

By Bill Carmody

Tech

Forget Google Glass. There May Be a ‘Snapchat Glass’ in Your Future.

Snapchat's reportedly created a Snap Lab team for wearable tech, which means it's not a stretch to think the company will release smart glasses.

By Lindsay Friedman

Tech

Brain Break: Watch This Kid’s Virtual Reality Wipeout

The rise of VR has had its share of flops. Some are funnier than others.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Building a Business

A Bra Company That Uses Smartphones to Find the Right Fit Just Raised $8 Million

The goal is to use technology to make the shopping experience, as well as the bras themselves, more comfortable.

By Laura Entis

Tech

The Future of Wearables Depends on an Entirely New Business Model

Those in the seamless technology business need to put on their smarty pants and drive the marginal lifestyle cost of their products to zero.

By Ben O'Brien

Business News

What Twitter’s Former CEO Is Working On Now

Dick Costolo, who left the social-media company last summer, is helping to build something new.

By Leena Rao

Business News

The 6 Weirdest Gadgets at CES

Floating speakers and video games for dogs are just a few of the odd tech gadgets at CES.

By Chris Morris

Tech

HTC and Under Armour Team Up for HealthBox, a Complete Connected-Fitness System

For fitness fanatics, this all-in-one kit allows you to track your health, set goals and get encouragement.

By Emily Price

Business News

This Wearable Gadget Alerts You If You’re Getting Too Much Sun

L'Oreal has developed a stretchable skin sensor designed to monitor ultraviolet light exposure via a wearable it is calling My UV Patch.

By John Kell

Business News

At CES, Belty’s Upgrade Includes New Look and Vibration Functionality

The smart self-adjusting belt can now bug you to drink more water and nag you to get up and walk around.

By Mat Smith

Business News

This Bike Headset Warns About Traffic Behind You

At CES 2016 Garmin unveiled its Varia Vision, a wearable tech that keeps cyclists safe and informed, among other accessories.

By Jon Fingas

Building a Business

Google Created a Star Trek-Inspired Wearable, But You’ll Never See It

The Star Trek communicator badge could have been a reality, but it never got beyond the testing stage.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

Ladies: This ‘Smart’ Menstrual Product Texts You From Down There

Loon Labs's Looncup, crushing it on Kickstarter now, takes the fear of accidents out of your monthly cycle.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Thought Leaders

Will.i.am Discusses ‘Dumb-Thumbing,’ Wearables and Giving Back at Inaugural Entrepreneur360 Conference

The hitmaker discussed what fuels him in art and business.

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

Pebble Skips Kickstarter in Search of Bigger Pond

Pebble's first two products were blockbuster hits on Kickstarter. But with its latest product, the smartwatch maker is bypassing crowdfunding altogether.

By Catherine Clifford

Business News

LG Just Rolled Out a $1,200 Gold Smartwatch

It's called the The LG Watch Urbane Luxe and only 500 will be made.

By Arjun Kharpal

Building a Business

The Future of the Internet of Things Will Be ‘Notification Hell’ Before It Gets Better

By 2025, the connectivity of our physical world to the Internet could be worth more than $11 trillion per year, according to a new report. To get there, the industry will need to evolve.

By Catherine Clifford