Haier Enters Wearables

eWearNow   Trouble seeing this email?     The most important news in Wearable Technology.     Top Stories     Haier Enters Wearables Haier has announced, ahead of Mobile World Congress, that it will begin manufacturing and selling wearables. Specifically it's going to launch a smart watch called HaierWatch and an activity tracker that doubles as a Bluetooth headset, called H-Band. Haier is famous for making white list goods like washing machines, fridges and dishwashers, so this is a real jump. Although it did take the first steps with its Voyage smartphone range. Wearables is something that lots of companies are doing and perhaps with smart connected kitchens becoming more common this is a good move for Haier. Read More»   HP, Isaac Mizrahi Team For Smart Watch (For the Ladies) HP is jumping into the smart watch game with a $249 device developed in collaboration with fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi. Simply called the Isaac Mizrahi Smartwatch, the gadget is for women who want a blinged-out analog watch covered with Swarovski crystals. It has some very basic activity tracking that's viewable on an embedded OLED display. Read More»   Virtual Reality Makes Its Best Users The Most Queasy In a twist of virtual fate, people with the best 3-D vision are also the people most likely to suffer from motion sickness while using virtual reality displays. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison demonstrated this irony by playing motion-heavy videos for study participants through the Oculus Rift — a 3-D virtual reality headset worn like a pair of goggles. Nearly two-thirds of the study subjects quit watching the videos early, overcome by nausea in the virtual environment for much the same reason discomfort catches up to people in real-world situations. Read More»     Top Headlines     Forget Fitbit And Apple Watch: These Wearables Tell You About Your Health On A Molecular Level » How Apple Can Get Its Growth Back » The Most Fashionable Wearables We've Seen Yet » Where Wearable Technology Ends Up (Hint: Not Your Wrist) » How Ford Wants To Unlock Wearable Health Inside The Car »   Around The Web     Can Under Armour's Wearables Woo The Next Generation From Nike? » David Chestler: Hotels, Wearables And The Internet of Things » VIDEO: This Awesome NHL GoPro Video Gives You Close-Up Views of Incredible Puck Skills » Homemade App Uses Morse Code To Send Messages On Apple Watch » Products Industry Retail Events Subscribe Visit The Site   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2016 NewBay Media, LLC

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