Report: Nokia Set To Enter Virtual Reality

eWearNow   Trouble seeing this email?     The most important news in Wearable Technology.     Top Stories     Nokia to Unveil VR Product Citing sources familiar with the company's plans, Re/code this week reported that Nokia plans to unveil a new VR project—first rumored back in April—at a VIP-only event in Los Angeles next week. Details about the device remain scant, but it is reportedly under development by Nokia Technologies, the group left over after the Finnish company sold its phone business to Microsoft in 2013. Read More»   VIDEO: Baseball Goes High Tech With Wearables for Pitchers Metrics have touched nearly every part of baseball. If something that happens on the field can be measured, someone's likely keeping track of it. But one of the biggest dangers to a baseball pitcher's career—the joint stress and fatigue that often lead to injury—can be notoriously tricky to quantify. Now, a company called Motus Global is attempting to change that with a wearable sleeve called the mThrow. The sleeve allows players to collect real-time biomechanical data from their games and practices, and monitor it all in an app. Motus claims that the device can calculate the amount of elbow torque, or stress, pitchers put on the ulnar collateral ligament, or UCL—the stabilizing elbow ligament most prone to pitching injuries. Read More»   HP: Beware Smart-Watch Security Flaws Smart watches have significant security flaws, HP found in testing 10 devices. All of them "contain significant vulnerabilities, including insufficient authentication, lack of encryption and privacy concerns," the company's HP Fortify security group said. The security issues could enable hackers to get unauthorized access to a smart watch's stored health data and deliver unauthorized access to connected homes and cars, HP warned. Read More»     Top Headlines     YouTube Makes VR Push With 360-Degree 3D » This Wi-Fi Reflector Chip Speeds Up Wearables And Improves Battery Life » Better Apple Watch Charging Stands May Finally Be Coming » Virgin Active CIO Declares Death Of Fitness Bands »     Around The Web     Somehow Teen Girls Get the Coolest Wearable Out There » If You Haven't Jumped On The Fitbit Bandwagon Yet, Now Is The Perfect Time » Apple Watch Review: People Will Judge You, But Don't Give Up On It Yet » TWICE VIP Awards Voting Has One Week Left! Vote For Your Favorite Products! » Products Industry Retail Events Subscribe Visit The Site   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

Manage Your Email Preferences/Unsubscribe Change Your Email Address To report abuse, click here. You have received this message because you previously gave your email address to NewBay Media LLC. © 2015 NewBay Media LLC, 28 East 28th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10016 | 212.378.0400