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It’s not an Apple Watch, it’s an Oppo Watch

Behold, the Opple Watch. Many have borrowed heavily from Apple’s wearable, but few, if any, have done so as brazenly as Oppo. Sure Fitbit received some guff for the squircle hardware design of its Ver

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Commentary: BeiDou navigation system charting peaceful space use for humanity

China declared the official commissioning of its self-developed BeiDou Navigation Satellite System on Friday, a milestone in its peaceful exploration and exploitation of space for global social and

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Singapore hands out COVID-19 contact tracing devices to seniors

This is a second try for the Singapore government's TraceTogether token – a wearable device that can detect if you've had close contact with someone infected with the coronavirus. On June 28, the fir

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The lengthy plan to restart the NBA season features fitness rings for temperature tracking

A memo obtained by The Athletic details the NBA’s plans to play out the remainder of the 2019-2020 season, beginning at the end of June. It’s a fairly detailed return to action for the league, includi

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Global smartwatch shipments grew 12%, in spite of…everything

Wearables have proven to be a surprisingly resilient category amid the global COVID-19-fueled shutdown. As noted earlier this month, shipment growth slowed — but didn’t stop — in Q1, even as many pote

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Huawei's PC sales surge 120% in Q1, while mobile phone sales fall

The Huawei logo is pictured in central Warsaw, Poland, June 17, 2019. /VCG Huawei has seen its personal computer (PC) sales surge 120 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period l

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Lockdown means 'every day looks like the weekend' - Spotify

The music streaming service has revealed changing user habits as the pandemic forces many of them to stay at home.

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MIT develops machine-washable sensors that embed in clothing for constant vital sign monitoring

MIT has developed a new type of lightweight sensor that can be integrated into flexible fabrics, including the kinds of polyesters often used in athletic wear, to provide constant monitoring of vital

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Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch app reminds you to wash your damn hands, dummy

A few months ago, the idea of a hand-washing app would have seemed trivial, at best. We’re all adults here, right? We’ve been washing our hands our entire lives. But things change. It’s mid-April and

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Mark Cuban backs ChatableApps, developer of a hearing assist app that removes background noise

ChatableApps, a U.K. startup commercialising the work of auditory neural signal processing researcher Dr Andy Simpson, has quietly picked up seed backing from Mark Cuban. The company has built a smart

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Google's AI system, better than human doctors?

Google says its new AI system can detect breast cancer more accurately than doctors.According to a study published in the journal Nature, the artificial intelligence system reduced false positives

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Apple retakes the top spot in wearable device shipments

ItlookslikeXiaomi'sreignasthewearabledevicechampionwasshort-lived.Canalys'latestestimatesindicatethatAppleregainedtheleadinwearableshipmentsduringthethirdquarte

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Louis Vuitton’s Multi-Culti Statement at the Louvre | Paris Fashion Week Fall 2017

Louis Vuitton’s Fall 2017 collection was a mash-up of multicultural references grounded with wearable shoes, practical bags, and a bit of over-the-top texture. See all the best looks here.

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Consumer interest in wearable technology significant: survey

From fitness monitors to smart watches, the wearable technology is generating significant consumer buying interest, showed a survey released Monday on the eve of the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show.