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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…

“It doesn’t make you serially check your phone, because you don’t have text and Instagram also there,” one user said of his screenless health monitor

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The architect of a key government initiative aimed at improving children’s health across several indicators told the Daily Caller News Foundation why the issue is especially important now and how it fits into the broader Make America Healthy Again movement

Using the right fitness and wellness tech can help you to achieve your goals and also help with recovery. As CNET’s resident fitness expert, I’ve tested everything from the best treadmills to smart rings and smart home gyms. As great as some of these products are, there are a few I keep coming back to…

Sleep Cycle, a leader in AI-powered sleep technology, today announced that it has signed an SDK licensing agreement with Ant Group, one of China’s most prominent technology companies and the operator of the Alipay payment platform, which connects more than one billion users to a broad range of digital services. The agreement strengthens Sleep Cycle’s…

After 38 years in firefighting, including more than 26 at the Evanston Fire Department, Captain Tom Howard is hanging up his helmet on a career marked by “professionalism, leadership and an unwavering commitment to public service,” according to his fire department colleagues

An unprecedented heatwave has pushed European nations to the limit in 2026. According to the World Meteorological Organization, more than 1,300 deaths have been linked to the extreme heat in Europe since June 21. The Centers for Disease Control explains that people aged 65 years or older are more prone to heat-related health problems, which…