Pretty much every fitness tracker on the market does the same thing: Using an accelerometer, it tracks how many steps you’ve taken, and…
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Jawbone is now selling smart home hubs and other connected goods
Jawbone launched Jawbone Marketplace on Wednesday, a site that lets users purchase devices and services that take advantage of Jawbone’s fitness tracking and…
Read MoreLumoid will rent you five pieces of wearable tech for a week
Even if you do your research online, it can be hard to figure out which fitness tracker is right for your needs.…
Read MoreJawbone’s nicest fitness tracker won’t be in homes for Christmas
It’s time to find an alternative Christmas present if you had your heart set on the UP3, the latest and greatest fitness…
Read MoreJawbone’s next move: selling fitness trackers to businesses
Jawbone has started offering a program to businesses offering them bulk discounts on Jawbone fitness trackers.…
Read MoreJawbone’s newest activity tracker can measure REM sleep
Jawbone has two new fitness trackers coming out this year: The UP3, a new wristband that can track heart rate and sleep, and the UP Move, a little disc with a battery that lasts for six months.…
Read MoreStructure Connect 2014 recap: The internet of things is about the services, not the sensors
The inaugural Structure Connect conference had speakers and special guests discussing the rapid adoption of devices that are wirelessly connected, and what that means for consumers and businesses going forward.…
Read MoreJawbone’s new iOS app doesn’t require an Up wristband
Jawbone's latest iOS app doesn't require its own fitness tracker, but it can pull in data from Apple Health instead.…
Read MoreJawbone reportedly raises nearly $16M at a $3B valuation
After a $15.8M raise at a $3B valuation, Jawbone is inching a little closer to completing its planned $250M funding round.…
Read MoreAnnouncing Jawbone CEO Hosain Rahman at Structure Connect 2014
Don’t miss Gigaom’s first-ever Structure Connect conference, which will be all about building the Internet of Things.…
Read MoreThree car technologies that know when you’re too sleepy to drive
The internet of things won't just change your home life. It will also affect the way you drive, by keeping you alert and preventing you from causing accidents.…
Read MoreStaples takes its connected home business nationwide
Staples, the office supply chain, is doubling down in the smart home. It's expanding of the number of stores that sell its Staples Connect hub and is supporting more radios and devices.…
Read MoreThingful wants to crawl the internet of things, but is this the right model?
How does one build a search engine for connected devices? Even though we call it the internet of things, there's more things than a network right now.…
Read MoreThe Nike Fuelband might be dead, but Withings just launched a new personal tracker
For fitness tracker enthusiasts looking for the next new thing, Withings has added a sensor that tracks your respiration to its upgraded Pulse O2 activity tracker.…
Read MoreNeura gets $2M to bring AI to the internet of things
Bridging the protocols and different data formats spoken by our connected devices is going to take a lot of integration, or maybe just some pattern recognition software and contextual analysis.…
Read MoreGet moving Android users: Jawbone UP24 now works with your phone
Originally only compatible with iOS devices, the Jawbone UP24 now works with Android phones and tablets that support Bluetooth Smart.…
Read More5 technologies that are shaping the future of design
These technologies are changing how design is being used like never before.…
Read MoreHow data and connectivity could change your gym habit
Could data and connected devices make personal trainers obsolete? Fitness equipment and quantified self gear is coming on the market armed with algorithms that know if your crunches are correct and how effective your squats are.…
Read MoreFor the wearable tech market to thrive, it needs to get in better shape
The wearable fitness tech market is booming but also crowded and some evidence suggests it's already ripe for major consolidation. For companies – and the entire segment – to survive and thrive, a few key issues need to be addressed.…
Read MoreSorry Androids: Jawbone’s Big Jambox speaker gains battery life with iOS 6.1 devices
A new software update for Jawbone's Big Jambox brings several performance improvements. Only iOS 6.1 devices will get one of the biggest though: two extra hours of battery life on the wireless speaker.…
Read MoreMeet Homo Erectus Connectus — or, if you prefer, Wearable Man (infographic)
This is the year that wearables are breaking out into the mainstream. Whether it's connected wrists, eyes, feet or ears, we take a look at the devices that are sitting on your body, and collecting and crunching data.…
Read MoreDesigning for the internet of things means designing for life, not screens (video)
When it comes to building connected products and services, developers must abandon their screen-centric focus and figure out how people live their lives and how a new product can fit into those lives.…
Read MoreThe part of wearables that geeks forget about: not looking like a tool
The emergence of wearables -- connected devices you wear on your body -- is sweeping big tech companies like Google and Apple, as well as startups like Misfit Wearables. But if the devices are just plain dorky-looking they're going to struggle to break into the mainstream.…
Read MoreAmiigo and its exercise database want to make your fitness device look dumb
The secret to Amiigo's intelligent fitness tracker is a collection of sensors and a reference database full of information about hundreds of activities. The more data users feed it, the smarter it gets.…
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