wearables

Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG), the inner layer of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU), this week. The garment was designed for NASA’s Artemis IV, which is scheduled to land on the moon in 2028.  “By bringing together the best in both aerospace engineering as well as luxury… The post The science behind the Prada-designed spacesuit for A…

Meta rolled out the ability to develop visual apps for Meta Ray-Ban Display, controlled by Meta Neural Band, and developers are already building interesting things.

Wearable and implantable biosensors have the potential to revolutionize health care by diagnosing, monitoring, and even treating a wide range of health conditions.

A team of engineers and health researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has developed a tiny wearable device that could change how people monitor their heart and lung health. The lightweight patch, which weighs just over three grams, is designed to stick to the chest like a bandage and continuously track important […] The post Tiny Chest Patch May Help Detect Heart Disease Earlie…

Referees for the 2026 World Cup will be wearing cameras positioned at their temples, allowing TV audiences to see a live view of the pitch from a vantage point they never have before.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge and startup company GlitterinTech have developed a tiny, low-cost device that could bring powerful chemical sensing capabilities to wearable technology. The new device is an optical spectrometer—a tool that analyzes how light interacts with materials. Spectrometers are widely used in science, medicine, manufacturing, and environmental monitoring because …

Bluetooth sleep masks don’t only block out light, they also let you stream audio. I spent weeks testing some of the top-rated ones on the market The best sleep masks in the US: I spent six weeks testing 24 masks, and these are my favorites My sister has fallen asleep to the dulcet tones of Law & Order every night for years. I myself am partial to the sound of rain at bedtime . A friend, meanwhile…

On Sunday Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the cooling inner garment that NASA’s Artemis astronauts will wear under their space suits on the moon

Journal of Computer Science, Published online: 5 June 2026; doi:10.3844/jcssp.2026.1532.1538 Accurate and real-time detection of cardiac arrhythmias is essential for timely medical intervention. Advances in wearable devices and deep learning have made it feasible to continuously monitor elect...

With the fast-paced lives that most of us are living, it’s not uncommon to experience stress, burnout, and brain fog. As people look for ways to support their nervous systems, vagus stimulation devices are becoming increasingly popular. At the same time, many remain skeptical of such wellness devices.  Product name Truvaga Plus Price $499 Best [...] The post Truvaga review: Does this vagus nerve …

As vagus nerve stimulation is trending, more devices are promising calmer minds, better resilience, and improved recovery without medication. At the same time, there’s growing interest in stress-management wearables more broadly, as people look for practical ways to manage daily pressure beyond meditation apps or basic breathing exercises. Still, there’s understandable skepticism, as wellness tec…

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Both Hoolest and Pulsetto are designed with the intent to assist in reducing stress, lowering anxiety, and improving sleep by stimulating the vagus nerve and potentially supporting the nervous system.  The main difference between them lies in their approach to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). Pulsetto, featuring a neckband design, offers a more guided, wellness-focused experience, [...] The post Ho…

Electrical engineers and mathematicians develop and test a smartwatch that tracks electrical properties of pulsating blood

Two Quest 3 headsets are soon heading to the International Space Station to train astronauts for spacewalks, a collaboration between Meta and the ESA.

I tested the top sleep wearables for every type of sleeper, including devices from Oura, Whoop, and Eight Sleep.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 31 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-56003-9 Dynamic task offloading for sports training monitoring in MEC-assisted smart wearable device systems

Nature Communications, Published online: 31 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-73973-6 The advancement of human–machine interfaces relies on wearable tactile devices that combine flexibility with portability. Jin et al. present an electronic fingerprint device capable of simultaneously detecting normal force, slippage direction, and displacement, enabling enhanced human–robot interactions.

If you are serious about optimizing your physical performance, managing stress, or biohacking your sleep, you have likely realized that step counters and basic heart rate monitors are no longer enough. The frontier of wearable technology has shifted toward tracking a much deeper biological metric: Central Nervous System (CNS) recovery. Currently, the two undisputed heavyweights in this space are …

JMIR Publications today released a News and Perspectives expert analysis on consumer wearable platforms' forays into the clinical health care space. Authored by MedTech expert Blythe Karow, MBA, "Meet the New Health Care Gatekeeper: Your Wearable" lays out the implications of wearable tech companies owning the first conversation about a patient's health, as well as the potential impacts on patien…