EZ-Link, the payment card issuer, and Singaporean transit have teamed up to embed payment functionality into fitness and health trackers from the likes of Watchdata and Garmin. According to a report, the wearable devices from both companies have been configured to carry the EZ-Link Cepas purse...
What Walt Disney World learned a few years ago, Carnival is getting wind of. After WDW successfully launched a $1 billion vacation management system with the MyMagic+ band — complete with tracking personal information about what rides customers went on, where they went in the park,...
Market research firm International Data Corp. (IDC) released its findings for wearables, including smartwatches, for the third quarter and found Apple is suffering even though it launched the Apple Watch Series 2 this fall, with sales declining 71 percent compared to last year’s third quarter....
The smartwatch market has been a hot one, but it could be cooling off. How fast may be the question. Tech companies large and small have been coveting the wrist with a variety of types of smartwatches: Apple’s got apps, Skagen keeps it more simple and...
Skagen watches are an homage to its namesake seaside village in Denmark. That’s according to the brand, which adds that its “sense of purpose” related to that little town — where “the North and Baltic Sea meet” — translates to a focus on its modern Danish...
The “wearables” market is a hot one with many barriers to entry and even more to maintaining footing. Apple, Fitbit, Garmin, Pebble, Jawbone all have a stake in the game, while Microsoft may have lost its standing with the removal of the Band from online...
In terms of real estate, your wrist is a tight market. Wearables and smartwatches from Apple, Fitbit, Garmin, Pebble, Jawbone — the list goes on — all seem to be vying competitively to be the one to wrap around your wrist. However, Microsoft is loosening...
BAE Systems is showcasing an exciting new wearable for the military and emergency services in Washington, D.C., at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual meeting. The technology consists of an eTextile layer that conducts power and avoids the need to carry heavy...
The wrist is becoming very competitive body real estate. Wearables have created a market intersecting smartphones with fitness data collection, never mind all the apps that get downloaded with each device. Aetna announced it is subsidizing Apple Watches for selected employers and individual customers as...