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Would You Work Out Harder If You Got Paid in Bitcoin?

Austin-based startup Chaotic Moon Studios is showing off an iOS app at SXSW that pays people to exercise. The more users work out with FitCoin, the more cryptocash they stash.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

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What You Missed at SXSW 2015: Flying Cars, Bacon Bourbon Cocktails

By Linda Lacina

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Most Americans Say They’re Not Interested in Buying an Apple Watch

By Reuters

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SXSW: Introducing Smart Textiles — Designers Predict Wearables’ Next Phase

By Laura Entis

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You Can Literally Play With Fire Thanks to This Hot New Gadget

Say hello to Pyro, a device that allows people to shoot fireballs from the palm of their hand.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

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Huawei Plans Big Push to Sell Its Phones, Wearable Devices in U.S.

After legislators branded it a national security threat, the company is planning a campaign to win over U.S. consumers.

By Reuters

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This Is the Key to an $80 Billion Wearables Market

Connected gadgets that are indistinguishable from their disconnected peers will fuel the growth of wearable technology.

By Andrew Nusca

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Pebble Is Launching a New Smartwatch Today on Kickstarter

The company also is unveiling a completely refreshed operating system across its devices.

By Jason Fell

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Next Plan for Google Glass? Start Over.

Google's next gen face computer reportedly won't relaunch until it's perfect.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

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How ‘Precarious’ Are Jawbone’s Finances?

A lawsuit alleges that the company's financial condition is 'perilous and currently insufficient to pay its debts.'

By Adam Lashinsky

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Tim Cook Says the Apple Watch Will Be Available in April

During the company's earnings call, the CEO said development of the smartwatch is on track.

By Steve Kovach

Tech

5 Ways to Encourage BYOD and Keep Your Company Data Secure

Employees using personal technology for work dramatically boosts productivity while creating new cybersecurity risks to manage.

By Tom Smith

Tech

BlackBerry Is Gearing Up to Enter the Sizzling Smartwatch Scene

The struggling smartphone pioneer wants in on Android Wear-ers' wrists. It's about time.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

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9 New Fitness Gadgets to Help You Get Into Shape This Year

From a watch that tracks your mood to a belt that tracks your steps, here are some of the most fitness-focused innovations spotted at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.

By Emily Price

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Why Hearables Could Be the Next Big Thing in Wearable Tech

Look out, smartwatches. This just might be the Year of the Ear.

By Nyshka Chandran

Business News

Feeling Frazzled? This Wearable Gadget Can Help Keep Your Stress in Check.

Spire is a clip-on device that sort of looks like a rock but monitors your fluctuating levels of stress.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

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Pebble Gets Even Smarter, Rolls Out Interactive Notifications for Android Users

Attention Android-loving Pebble people: More nerdy smartwatch goodness is now yours.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

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Is Your Office in Need of Guidelines for Wearables?

Perhaps your employees have adopted personal technology to track their health or be more productive. Here's what you need to know.

By Heather R. Huhman

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High-Tech Meets High Fashion: The New Look of Wearable Technology

Wearable tech is getting a high-design makeover.

By Alev Aktar

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A Simple Bracelet Can Turn Your Arm Into an Interactive Smartphone Display

With Cicret on your wrist, you'll never lose touch with your smartphone again. You wear it like a second skin.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

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Here’s a Dog Collar That Lets Humans Train Man’s Best Friend From Anywhere

If you had this gadget on your pup, you could be keeping tabs on and talking to him right now, no matter how far apart you are.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

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These ‘Smart’ Ballet Shoes Digitally Paint Dancers’ Fancy Footwork

Art in motion, with a side of geek.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

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Move Over DNA, Your Wearable Data Could Soon Be Used in the Courtroom

A Canadian personal injury case making use of a plaintiff's Fitbit data could set a global precedent.

By Nina Zipkin

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Where to Stash That Cryptocash? This Man Put It Under His Skin.

Martijn Wismeijer keeps his Bitcoin handy -- right between his thumb and index finger.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

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Gold? Silver? Pffft. This Necklace Is Pure Illumination.

This high-tech necklace is made out of light and morphs with your every move. You have to see it to believe it.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

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Attention ‘Glassholes’: No More Wearing Your Face Computer to the Movies

It's not just bad etiquette -- it's now officially banned by the Motion Picture Association of America and the National Association of Theatre Owners.

By Laura Entis

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Meet Microsoft Band, the $199 Fitness Tracker That Also Works With iOS and Android

Here's a look at the tech company's first major wearable fitness device.

By Dave Smith

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Will the Workplace Lead Wearable Technology Adoption?

Experts say adoption of wearables at work will outpace it at home thanks to improved safety, productivity, and collaboration.

By Heather Clancy

Tech

This Mighty Exoskeleton Can Give You Superhuman Strength (Sort Of)

Anyone who wears this rugged exosuit will be able to lift heavy tools and objects like they're feathers.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

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As Wearables Get Hot, These 6 Industries Are Poised to Capitalize

The wearables revolution is coming. Here are the top industries that will cash in on the skyrocketing trend, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow