Browsing: Wearables

Accessible Healthcare and Assistive Technology with Wearables Aug 07, 2026 Wearable technology has the means to revolutionize health and wellbeing management, with the introduction of streamlined and miniaturized devices in recent years for diabetes management, assistive audio transcription, and general health stats access. IDTechEx’s portfolio of Wearable Technology Research Reports and Subscriptions covers a diverse…

Healthcare wearables developer Whoop has raised $575 million in Series G funding, bringing its valuation to $10.1 billion

I’ve been tracking biometric data about my body since what feels like the dawn of time (or at least the dawn of wearables). I ran a half-marathon with the first Fitbit tracker, reviewed the very first Apple Watch and used the first smartphone-connected thermometer for ovulation tracking back when it was a pen-and-paper operation for…

Wearable devices have transformed how people track exercise, sleep, heart rate and other vital signs. Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) are now exploring whether similar technologies could one day help monitor medicines inside the body. 

What new methods can be used for plants to monitor their health? This is what a recent study published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated using “wearable” technology for plants to monitor their health. This study has the potential to develop new technologies to monitor plant…

Wearable healthcare devices have never been more popular, but integrating their data into clinical workflows remains a challenge worldwide

“The leaf sensor is more of an early warning system showing how the plant is responding in the moment, before visible signs appear,” said Nafize Hossain. Photo: Courtesy of Nafize Hossain

From smartwatches to wellness apps, health technology has become part of everyday life. Now, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is signalling a shift in how it plans to oversee some of these tools, particularly those that are low risk and not intended to diagnose or treat disease

The evolution of wearable technology has been shaped by decades of innovation in health monitoring, sensor engineering, and data analysis. While wearable devices are often associated with modern fitness culture, their origins stretch back centuries

THERE has been a global surge in the demand for smart wearables that track health and fitness metrics, recent Statista data has revealed