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July 16, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/moov-now-details/38493/pictures"> 4 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/moov-now-details/38493/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/moov-now-details@2x.jpg" alt="The Moov Now improves upon its predecessor with a smaller design and support for third part heart rate monitors"> </a> </div> <p>From smartwatches with integrated heart rate and tracking tech, to dedicated fitness bands like the <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/fitbit-charge-hr-review/35769/">Fitbit Charge HR</a> or <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/basis-peak-fitness-tracker-review/37379/">Basis Peak</a>, it's easy to get lost in the sheer volume of fitness tracking choices. Moov Now, the successor to<a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/moov-fitness-tracker/31015/"> last year's first generation Moov tracker</a>, aims to set itself apart by offering a more personal, hands-on experience.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/moov-now-details/38493/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38475"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38475"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/"> — Wearable Electronics </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/misfit-flash-link-smart-button-remote/38475/">Misfit turns the fitness tracker into a selfie remote control</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/author/simon-crisp/" rel="author">Simon Crisp</a> - July 16, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/misfit-flash-link-smart-button-remote/38475/pictures"> 5 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/misfit-flash-link-smart-button-remote/38475/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/misfit-flash-link@2x.jpg" alt="Misfit is turning its Flash activity trackers into smart button remotes"> </a> </div> <p>Activity trackers are rarely just activity trackers nowadays, some <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/fitbit-charge-hr-review/35769/">include heart-rate monitors</a>, while others <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/garmin-vivosmart-smart-tracker-review/36771/">deliver smart notifications to your wrist</a>. Misfit, however, appears to see a different future for its trackers, doubling as wearable smart buttons which can be used as remote controls for things like taking a selfie, or controlling your music playback on Spotify.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/misfit-flash-link-smart-button-remote/38475/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38479"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38479"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/"> — Wearable Electronics </a> <a class="label label-solid" href="/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/reviews/"> Review </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/review-btunes-bluetooth-headphones-plug/38479/">Review: BTunes lets you leave the headphone cable at home</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/" rel="author">Paul Ridden</a> - July 15, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/review-btunes-bluetooth-headphones-plug/38479/pictures"> 10 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/review-btunes-bluetooth-headphones-plug/38479/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/review-btunes-bluetooth-headphones-plug@2x.JPG" alt="The BTunes plug from Voxoa, reviewed using V-Moda's Crossfade M-100 headphones"> </a> </div> <p>We were mighty impressed with V-Moda's <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/review-crossfade-m100-headphones/27312/">Crossfade M-100</a> closed back headphones when we reviewed them just over two years ago. Wouldn't it be great, though, if we could just unplug the bright orange cable with inline mic/controls and enjoy the same spacious soundstage and top notch signature with wireless freedom? The successfully-crowdfunded BTunes plugs into the audio input jack on the headphone cup and gives Bluetooth superpowers to previously wired-only cans. One of the first very limited batch of production units made its way to Gizmag, and wireless music has been on the menu ever since.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/review-btunes-bluetooth-headphones-plug/38479/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="38408"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38408"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/baubax-jacket-multipurpose/38408/">BauBax Jacket bursts at the seams with features</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-parrack/" rel="author">Dave Parrack</a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/baubax-jacket-multipurpose/38408/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/baubax-jacket@2x.png" alt="The BauBax Jacket is a multitool in the form of clothing, with 14 different uses included within its seams"> </a> </div> <p>Most jackets offer very little usefulness beyond their ability to keep you warm and dry, save for a few pockets to keep a few basic items safe. But the BauBax Jacket is a travel jacket intended to offer a little more, with 14 different uses beyond a jacket's standard capabilities. </p><p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/baubax-jacket-multipurpose/38408/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38387"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38387"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/"> — Wearable Electronics </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/htc-vive-review-hands-on-2015/38387/">Next-level VR: The HTC Vive is in a league of its own (hands-on)</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/author/will-shanklin/" rel="author">Will Shanklin</a> - July 9, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/htc-vive-review-hands-on-2015/38387/pictures"> 7 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/htc-vive-review-hands-on-2015/38387/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/htc-vive-hands-on@2x.jpg" alt="The HTC Vive's free-roaming element puts your entire body into virtual reality"> </a> </div> <p>HTC is giving folks a taste of its Vive headset in a truck that's touring the US. Gizmag swung by its first stop, right next to Comic-Con in San Diego, for a taste of the most impressive VR headset to date.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/htc-vive-review-hands-on-2015/38387/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38347"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38347"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/"> — Wearable Electronics </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/dot-bluetooth-headset/38347/">Dot claimed to be the world's smallest Bluetooth headset, but is it too small to be useful?</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dario-borghino/" rel="author">Dario Borghino</a> - July 8, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/dot-bluetooth-headset/38347/pictures"> 10 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/dot-bluetooth-headset/38347/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/dot-worlds-smallest-bluetooth-headset@2x.jpg" alt="The Dot claims the title of "world's smallest Bluetooth headset""> </a> </div> <p>A California startup is seeking funding through Kickstarter for Dot, the "world's smallest Bluetooth headset." The device reportedly measures only 13.8 by 21 mm (0.54 by 0.83 in), weighs just 3.5 g (0.12 oz), and smashed its modest funding goal only one hour into the campaign. Its diminutive size, however, comes at the expense of battery life.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/dot-bluetooth-headset/38347/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38350"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38350"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/"> — Wearable Electronics </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/skugga-electrochromic-sunglasses/38350/">Skugga sunglasses tint on command or automatically</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author">Ben Coxworth</a> - July 7, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/skugga-electrochromic-sunglasses/38350/pictures"> 4 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/skugga-electrochromic-sunglasses/38350/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/skugga@2x.jpg" alt="The tint level of Skugga sunglasses can be set by the user, and will automatically activate when they're exposed to light"> </a> </div> <p>Well, that didn't take long. In less than a year, electrochromic sunglasses have gone from being <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/electrochromic-glasses/35842/" target="_blank">experimental</a> to an actual product, with Dutch startup Ctrl announcing its tint-on-demand <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/e-tint-ctrl-one-glasses/38259/" target="_blank">Ctrl One</a> cycling glasses just this month. Should you prefer multi-use electronically-tinting sunglasses, however, you might want to get yourself a pair of Skugga shades.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/skugga-electrochromic-sunglasses/38350/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38307"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38307"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/"> — Wearable Electronics </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/adamaas-smart-glasses-elderly-disabled/38307/">ADAMAAS smart glasses to assist elderly and disabled in everyday tasks</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/author/emily-price/" rel="author">Emily Price</a> - July 5, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/adamaas-smart-glasses-elderly-disabled/38307/pictures"> 2 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/adamaas-smart-glasses-elderly-disabled/38307/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/adamaas-smartglasses@2x.jpg" alt=""> </a> </div> <p>We've seen various head-mounted wearables, such as the <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/motorola-hc1-headset-computer/24690/">Motorola HC1</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/golden-i-handsfree-computer-interface/26125/">Golden-i</a> and the <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/onr-battlefield-augmented-reality-glasses-aitt/37643/">AITT system</a>, which are designed to give industrial workers or military personnel a helping hand in carrying out highly specialized tasks. But what about the elderly or disabled that struggle with everyday tasks? That's the niche a pair of smart glasses developed through the "Adaptive and Mobile Action Assistance in Daily Living Activities" (ADAMAAS) project are intended to fill.</p><p></p><p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/adamaas-smart-glasses-elderly-disabled/38307/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38259"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38259"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/"> — Wearable Electronics </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/e-tint-ctrl-one-glasses/38259/">Ctrl One smart glasses auto tint to suit lighting conditions</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dario-borghino/" rel="author">Dario Borghino</a> - July 2, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/e-tint-ctrl-one-glasses/38259/pictures"> 6 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/e-tint-ctrl-one-glasses/38259/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/e-tint-ctrl-one-eyeglasses@2x.jpg" alt="The Ctrl One smart glasses can toggle between transparent and sunglasses mode, manually or autonomously at an illumination threshold set by the user"> </a> </div> <p>A Dutch subsidiary of liquid crystal specialist AlphaMicron is turning to Indiegogo to fund the development of Ctrl One, a pair of glasses mostly targeted to cyclists and runners that can change tint from dark to transparent in a fraction of a second, automatically adapting to surrounding lighting conditions.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/e-tint-ctrl-one-glasses/38259/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38217"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38217"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/"> — Wearable Electronics </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/conductive-ink-smarter-electronic-clothing/38217/">New conductive ink makes your clothing smarter</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/author/richard-moss/" rel="author">Richard Moss</a> - June 29, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/conductive-ink-smarter-electronic-clothing/38217/pictures"> 2 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/conductive-ink-smarter-electronic-clothing/38217/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/conductive-ink-smarter-electronic-clothing@2x.jpg" alt="A new conductive ink can be applied to clothing and other textiles in a single-step printing process, thereby turning fabrics into sensors and wearable electronics"> </a> </div> <p>A new single-step printing process uses an elastic conducting ink to turn clothing and other textiles into flexible, wearable electronic devices or sensors. Researchers at the University of Tokyo developed the ink, which remains highly conductive even when stretched to more than three times its original length. They believe it has applications in sensors built into sportswear and underwear and that it could be part of a shift toward more comfortable wearable electronics.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/conductive-ink-smarter-electronic-clothing/38217/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <div class="pagination"> <a rel="prev" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/">« Prev</a> <a rel="prev" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/">1</a> <span>2</span> <a rel="next" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/3/">3</a> <a rel="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/4/">4</a> <a rel="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223915/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/5/">5</a> <a rel="" 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