Browsing: Wearables

Wearables used to be all about steps, workouts, and heart rate. Now, the next big race is much more personal: blood sugar

The Trend of Wearables and Continuous Health Data Access Sep 25, 2025 Around the clock access to health metrics, made accessible by wearable devices for consumers, is revolutionizing fitness optimization and healthcare in a non-invasive way. IDTechEx’s report, “Wearable Sensors Market 2025-2035: Technologies, Trends, Players, Forecasts”, explores the diversity of wearables, and forecasts the market…

Whether people use them to check notifications in the office or track their workouts in the gym, devices like Fitbits and Oura rings have become a default part of daily wear. According to a recent survey, nearly 45 percent of Americans own wearables, giving them access to their health data at their fingertips—or wrists.1 Given…

Printed Electronics in the Medical Wearables Space – LOPEC 2026 Mar 12, 2026 Producing streamlined devices to measure a number of medical biometrics and creating modern and efficient wearable products are some of the latest achievable possibilities with printed electronics. With many companies having exhibited at LOPEC 2026 where IDTechEx recently attended, the broadening landscape…

For most of modern history, healthcare has been reactive. People visited doctors after symptoms appeared, underwent tests when something felt wrong, and received treatment once a problem had already developed. While advances in medicine have dramatically improved outcomes, the overall model has remained largely unchanged for decades

LOCAL The rise of mindful tech, how wearables are reshaping mental-health Jennifer M. TorresFlorida Today Dec. 1, 2025, 5:03 a.m. ET

Comfortable and Continuous Data Monitoring with Wearables Aug 08, 2025 Achieving continuity and efficiency with biometrics and health data can be achieved with wearables, as they allow for simultaneous engagement with the world while gathering data. IDTechEx’s portfolio of Wearable Technology Research Reports covers electronic skin patches and sleep tracking devices all the way to…

The FDA announced that “low-risk general wellness products,” including healthcare wearables and software intended to promote a healthy lifestyle, will no longer be subject to stringent medical device regulation

Roughly 1 in 6 people struggle with alcohol or other substances. More critically, accordingto the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, over 2 million individuals age 12 or older have alcohol use disorder (AUD), and roughly 8% are receiving treatment. If we expand our consideration to all substances, and I know this is a bit…

From tracking sleep and steps to monitoring heart rate, temperature and stress levels, wearable devices like smartwatches and rings are growing in popularity as wellness tools