Hacker News with Generative AI: Wearable Technology

Apple is planning smart glasses with and without AR (theverge.com)
Apple has “made progress” on a chip for potential smart glasses that would be competitors to the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, according to Bloomberg.
Apple, Smart Glasses, Augmented Reality, Wearable Technology, Competition
17 points by matthewsinclair 71 days ago | 8 comments
What went wrong with wireless USB (blogspot.com)
A few moons ago I was thinking of ways to take my Palm OS Fossil Wrist PDA smartwatch mobile.
Wireless Technology, Palm OS, Wearable Technology
331 points by goldenskye 76 days ago | 213 comments
New electronic "skin" could enable lightweight night-vision glasses (news.mit.edu)
MIT engineers have developed a technique to grow and peel ultrathin “skins” of electronic material.
Electronics, Technology, Night Vision, Wearable Technology, MIT
11 points by gmays 78 days ago | 3 comments
Clawtype: Custom wearable chorded keyboard and mouse (github.com/akavel)
A custom wearable chorded keyboard & mouse.
Wearable Technology, Hardware, Input Devices, Open Source
10 points by zdw 105 days ago | 2 comments
A single-fibre computer enables textile networks and distributed inference (nature.com)
Despite advancements in wearable technologies1,2, barriers remain in achieving distributed computation located persistently on the human body. Here a textile fibre computer that monolithically combines analogue sensing, digital memory, processing and communication in a mass of less than 5 g is presented.
Textile Technology, Computing, Science, Wearable Technology, Distributed Computing
58 points by walterbell 122 days ago | 8 comments
Get your new PebbleOS watch (repebble.com)
My new company (Core Devices) and I are proud to introduce two new watches that closely follow the original Pebble DNA. If you had a Pebble and loved it, or missed your chance 10 years ago but heard about it since, we think you will really enjoy these new devices.
Wearable Technology, Smartwatches, New Releases
31 points by amusingimpala75 123 days ago | 14 comments
HyperShell X Outdoor PowerSuit Exoskeleton (hypershell.tech)
Step into the future with Hypershell X, where robotics and wearable exoskeleton technology converge to transform every step you take.
Robotics, Wearable Technology, Exoskeletons
113 points by danboarder 134 days ago | 67 comments
Vialess heterogeneous skin patch for multimodal monitoring and stimulation (nature.com)
System-level wearable electronics require to be flexible to ensure conformal contact with the skin, but they also need to integrate rigid and bulky functional components to achieve system-level functionality.
Wearable Technology, Bioelectronics, Health Tech, Materials Science
10 points by PaulHoule 147 days ago | 0 comments
Dear Mr. Vice President, Please Take Off Your Apple Watch (watchesofespionage.com)
Politics, Apple, Wearable Technology, Privacy
112 points by Krasnol 160 days ago | 59 comments
Coming soon: Hearing aids built into your glasses (newatlas.com)
If you're among the estimated 1.25 billion people on the planet who suffer from mild to moderate hearing loss, you might want to try on these glasses. They hide clever tech in the frame to help you hear better in noisy environments, all without the need for traditional in-ear hearing aids.
Hearing Aids, Wearable Technology, Accessibility
3 points by geox 160 days ago | 0 comments
Printable molecule-selective nanoparticles enable wearable biosensor mass prod (phys.org)
The future of medicine may very well lie in the personalization of health care—knowing exactly what an individual needs and then delivering just the right mix of nutrients, metabolites, and medications, if necessary, to stabilize and improve their condition.
Biotechnology, Wearable Technology, Nanotechnology, Medical Technology
6 points by bookofjoe 165 days ago | 0 comments
WristPC Keyboard (l3sys.com)
L3 Systems has developed the WristPC Keyboard for portable and wearable computer applications.
Wearable Technology, Hardware, Input Devices, Computing
15 points by yamrzou 174 days ago | 5 comments
Researchers design wearable tech that can sense glucose levels more accurately (uwaterloo.ca)
Waterloo researchers design wearable tech that can sense glucose levels for diabetics more accurately than ever before
Wearable Technology, Health, Diabetes, Medical Technology
385 points by ndrwnaguib 195 days ago | 165 comments
New haptic patch transmits complexity of touch to the skin (techxplore.com)
A Northwestern University-led team of engineers has developed a new type of wearable device that stimulates the skin to deliver various complex sensations.
Haptics, Wearable Technology, Human-Computer Interaction, Neuroscience
41 points by wglb 244 days ago | 7 comments
Casio has released a ring in the form of its iconic watch (theverge.com)
Not to be outdone by its longtime rival, Casio has announced its own digital ring watch that brings more functionality than Timex’s wearable that debuted last month.
Wearable Technology, Gadgets, Watches, Consumer Electronics, Technology
190 points by prvt 245 days ago | 83 comments
Listen to Your Heart – Ear-Worn AI/ML Platform for Physiological Monitoring (hackster.io)
OmniBuds are earbuds that double as a health monitor (📷: Business Wire)
Wearable Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Health, Machine Learning
10 points by ale_m 253 days ago | 0 comments
Xpanceo smart contact lenses hands-on (skarredghost.com)
At AWE, XPANCEO, a Dubai-based company working on smart contact lenses, showcased a few interesting prototypes of its futuristic technology. I was able to even put my eyes close to one of them and I want to tell you everything about this experience!
Wearable Technology, Augmented Reality, Smart Contacts, Dubai, Technology
49 points by LorenDB 261 days ago | 20 comments
Ask HN: Is there a good hackable smart watch? (ycombinator.com)
Wearable Technology, Smartwatches, Hacking, Technology
7 points by xrd 261 days ago | 13 comments
New tiny air-quality sensor you can put in your pocket or clip anywhere (lightyearinc.com)
Know the air you breathe wherever you go.
Air Quality, Sensors, Wearable Technology, Health
5 points by ck2 279 days ago | 2 comments
Nintendo's new clock tracks your movement in bed (arstechnica.com)
On Wednesday, Nintendo announced Sound Clock Alarmo, a $99 bedside smart clock that uses motion sensors to detect when users move during sleep to keep track of sleep patterns.
Sleep Technology, Wearable Technology, Nintendo, Gadgets, Health
4 points by barbazoo 281 days ago | 2 comments
The science behind on-the-wrist blood pressure tracking (empirical.health)
There are many rumors that an upcoming Apple Watch will measure blood pressure; similar features exist on Samsung watches internationally and are likely to come to the US once cleared by the FDA.
Health, Wearable Technology, Apple, Samsung, FDA
156 points by brandonb 282 days ago | 105 comments
Heart rate variability differs between smartwatch and clinical testing (wvutoday.wvu.edu)
New West Virginia University research finds heart rate variability — the time between heartbeats — reported on smartwatches and rings is different from what’s recorded in clinical settings.
Health, Wearable Technology, Research, Medical Devices
112 points by zdw 282 days ago | 74 comments
Show HN: Open-source real-time talk-to-AI wearable device for few $ (github.com/StarmoonAI)
Starmoon is an affordable, compact AI-enabled device, you can take anywhere and converse with. It can understand your emotions and respond with empathy, offering supportive conversations and personalized learning assistance.
Open Source, Wearable Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Conversational AI
103 points by zq2240 286 days ago | 120 comments
Oura Ring 4 (ouraring.com)
Oura Ring 4 is our most personal, accurate, and comfortable smart ring yet.
Wearable Technology, Smart Devices
53 points by lazyjeff 287 days ago | 79 comments
Welcome to Meta's future, where everyone wears cameras (theverge.com)
All around Meta’s Menlo Park campus, cameras stared at me. I’m not talking about security cameras or my fellow reporters’ DSLRs. I’m not even talking about smartphones. I mean Ray-Ban and Meta’s smart glasses, which Meta hopes we’ll all — one day, in some form — wear.
Meta, Privacy, Augmented Reality, Wearable Technology
6 points by rntn 293 days ago | 6 comments
Meta Ray-Ban's updated with real-time AI video, reminders, QR scanning (techcrunch.com)
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced updates to the company’s Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses at Meta Connect 2024 on Wednesday.
Meta, Smart Glasses, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Wearable Technology
4 points by nickthegreek 296 days ago | 2 comments
Apple Watch can detect sleep apnea (appleinsider.com)
Sleep apnea is estimated to affect more than one billion people worldwide and is linked to a decline in cardiac function, an increased risk for diabetes, and an overall lower quality of life — here's how the Apple Watch hopes to fix that.
Health, Wearable Technology, Sleep, Apple Watch
17 points by alwillis 312 days ago | 4 comments
Apple Watch Series 10 (apple.com)
The world’s bestselling watch is thinner than ever, featuring the biggest, most advanced display yet; sleep apnea notifications; faster charging; and water depth and temperature sensing
Apple Watch, Wearable Technology, Consumer Electronics
214 points by latexr 312 days ago | 456 comments
How on-the-wrist sleep apnea detection works (empirical.health)
The next Apple Watch will detect sleep apnea.
Health, Wearable Technology, Sleep Apnea, Apple Watch
175 points by brandonb 312 days ago | 165 comments
Show HN: Omi – Open-source AI wearable for capturing conversations (github.com/BasedHardware)
Open Source, Wearable Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Conversation Recording
117 points by kodjima33 329 days ago | 94 comments