Wearable Technology

• Sensors can read your sweat and predict overheating. Is there a privacy risk?

  New devices collect biometric data to estimate core body temperature - an elevated one is a symptom of heat exhaustion - and prompt workers to take cool-down breaks.

  Tech

  Aug 28, 2024
  
• What happened to…. Google Glass?

  On this episode of 'What happened to…?,' Erica Vella revisits Google Glass and speaks with tech journalist Quinn Myers about the product’s rise to fame and eventual downfall.

  Canada

  Oct 12, 2023
  
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• Wearable tech acts as defence against COVID-19 in Edmonton world junior hockey ‘bubble’

  What looks like a thin pack of gum is attached to Braden Schneider's event credential at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton.

  Sports

  Dec 30, 2020
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• University of Calgary looking to collaborate with city council using wearables

  A proposed University of Calgary study on wearable technology could help the City of Calgary plan roads, parks and trails.

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2019
• Alberta researchers create wearable sensors to track athletes’ movements

  A team at the University of Alberta is developing high-tech wearable sensors that can precisely track people's movements and provide feedback on how to improve them.

  Tech

  Aug 28, 2019
• Millennials open to virtual doctor’s visits and other technology in health care: survey

  Millennials like the idea of adding technology to help them better manage their health, according to a new survey.

  Health

  Aug 14, 2018
• How high-tech gadgets are helping Thai students cheat on med school exams

  Glasses with embedded cameras and smartwatches with stored information seem like regular spy equipment for the likes of James Bond, but students are being caught with the tech.

  Tech

  May 11, 2016
• Here is everything Apple announced during its iPhone SE press event

  Apple held it's first big media event of the year Monday, where it showed off a new member of the iPhone family. Here is a look at everything that was announced during the media event:

  Tech

  Mar 21, 2016
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• Could your smartwatch save your life? Alberta man says yes

  An Alberta contractor is making headlines around the world after his Apple Watch "100 per cent" saved his life while he was having a heart attack.

  Features

  Mar 17, 2016
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• Researching the life-saving potential of ‘wearable tech’

  Calgary researchers are testing the life-saving potential of a wearable tech device that measures heart rate variability.

  Health

  Mar 14, 2016