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Wearables are key in collecting large amounts of data and can easily be paired with software systems for analysis. Big tech companies such as Google (Alphabet) are developing algorithms that interpret large collections of data from wearable sensors

Wearable tech – currently dominated by smart watches – is a multi-billion dollar industry with a sharp focus on health tracking

Wearables have become a near-constant companion for many Americans. According to a 2026 study, nearly 107 million people in the United States own one. People track their steps, workouts, and recovery, and increasingly look to those numbers to tell them how their bodies are doing. But for some—particularly people with darker skin tones—there’s a nagging…

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Do you wear a watch or a ring to track your health and workouts?

I spent last week rummaging through press releases, attending briefings in Las Vegas hotel rooms, and speaking with health technology companies about what’s next in their industry. While the products are new, the same themes remain: these companies aim to transform your life — and, by extension, your health — with their products. Will they…

Commentary|Videos|October 14, 2026 Wearable Tech as a Revenue, Clinical Service Opportunity for Pharmacists | NCPA 2026 Author(s)Brian Nowosielski,Lara Zakaria, PharmD, MS, CNS, FMCP

Sensing Tech for Wearables and Quantum with IDTechEx Aug 25, 2026 Sensing provides a means of understanding the world and realizing information that the human senses cannot detect. From wearables to quantum, IDTechEx’s portfolio of Sensors, Haptics & Displays Research Reports and Subscriptions covers a whole array of sensing technologies and the latest developments within…

Tech review sites cover smartphones, smartwatches, laptops, and increasingly AR headsets. What they rarely cover is medical alert wearables, a category quietly evolving into one of the more interesting corners of the wearables market. The reason for the lack of coverage is partly demographic (medical alerts are associated with aging users, and tech reviewers skew…

Apple has acquired Sonera, a California startup developing chip-based sensors that can detect magnetic signals produced by brain and muscle activity, potentially adding a new sensing capability to the company’s future wearable devices

As technology evolves, so too must the practices and policies that govern its use. In recent decades, the fire service has adopted tools like location tracking at incident scenes, remote SCBA monitoring, and live-streaming from thermal imagers. These advancements have expanded our operational capabilities and given incident commanders (ICs) a more comprehensive view of unfolding…