The FitPal promises to be the most comprehensive heart rate wearable yet
FitPal is a patch that adheres directly to your skin, giving you the potential to unlock the most precise and comprehensive heart rate data on the market.
Health insurer required to cover exoskeleton for mobility-challenged patient
In a landmark decision, a medical review board has ruled that a health insurance company must extend coverage for a patient's ReWalk exoskeleton.
New study suggests that therapy via virtual reality can help patients with depression
Research shows that virtual reality can help treat people with depression.
Bionic Olympics: The Cybathlon competition aims to improve assistive technologies
The Cybathlon was conceived to test novel assistive technology like prosthetics. In Olympic style, pilots will race to do common tasks.
This crazy new 3D bio-printer can make full size ear, muscle, and bone tissues
Do you hear what I hear? Because what I hear is the whizzing sound of medical progress at the hands of some pretty incredible 3D-printing breakthroughs.
With Find Your Trainer, you can bring the gym to you
Meet Find Your Trainer (FYT), the platform that's bringing the gym to you.
Pump with your rump instead of wearing out your arms with this hidden bike pump
Hidden tech is always fun. The AirSupply hides a decent PSI bike pump in a seatpost where it's impossible to forget, sparing your arms.
Vü Pulse adds heart-rate monitoring and wireless charging to your Pebble watch
The Vü Pulse by Tylt adds heart-rate monitoring and wireless charging to Pebble watches. The physical add-on snaps to the back of the watch.
Samsung squashes bugs and adds more apps to the Gear S2 smartwatch
Samsung's Gear S2 just got an update, following the release of the Classic New Edition 18K rose gold and platinum edition smartwatches.
Track your swimming stats and get custom training routines with this brilliant waterproof wristband
Swimmerix puts all the requirements of a typical tracker in a waterproof package that's easy to read in the water and is accurate without weighing a ton.
Your next smartwatch may look better and last longer, thanks to Qualcomm’s new chips
Qualcomm is out with a new processor -- and this one's built just for wearables. LG says it will be using it in its upcoming wearable devices this year.
Thanks to Fitbit and Reddit, a husband found out he and his wife are pregnant
Thanks to the power of the Internet and a Fitbit, a couple found out they will be first-time parents later this year.
With Cora, each tampon you order is a good deed for a woman in need
A new tampon startup seems to pop up every season, but how many of them are actually interesting enough to warrant investment? Answer: Cora
New cotton candy-inspired technique is helping scientists build artificial capillaries
A bioengineer at Vanderbilt University has successfully used an adapted cotton candy machine to electrospin systems of artificial blood vessels.
Withings’ new Health Mate add-on makes sense of your in-home blood pressure tests
Withings is making it easier to better understand your in-home blood pressure results with a new algorithm called Hy-Result
Smart sleeve for stroke patients seeks to aid in faster recovery
This smart sleeve for stroke patients seeks to provide data regarding muscle movement and strength as its wearer engages in everyday at-home tasks.
Now you can make calls, text, and control your Android Wear Watch with gestures
Android Wear 1.4 Marshmallow introduces big new features, including support for phone calls, more gestures, Doze, and app permissions.
The Great American Outdoor Show is here with big names and big guns
Fishermen, hunters, birders, and survivalists gather from to see the latest outdoor gear, hone their skills, and eat fried nutter butters.
The mobile technology of Super Bowl 50
This year's Super Bowl promises to be the most spectacular yet, and the key to much of the game's success this year would appear to lie in mobile technology.
Wilson shows off its new smart football, the Wilson X
The 21st century has done a major number on sporting equipment, and now, just in time for the Super Bowl, Wilson has unveiled its new smart football.
Stay warm and ready on your ski trips with this gear
A romp in the backcountry shouldn't leave you cold and hungry. This tech can help you stay warm and safe, even on your morning commute to work.
This contact-free thermometer turns temperatures into a timeline
Contact-free thermometers could become the norm for average use.
Scientists may have unlocked the secret to longer, healthier life
According to scientists at Mayo Clinic, the trick to longer life lies in the suicide of senescent, or aging, cells.
Students at Christian college protest mandatory use of FitBits
Required reading is nothing new for college students, but required Fitbit usage? That's surely a sign of the times.
These new clothes from Guess make putting on lotion as easy as getting dressed
Guess' Jeancare collection will slim your butt and thighs and will also hydrate, nourish, and soothe your skin.
Freeze chamber death prompts scientists to re-examine the safety of cryotherapy
Now that cryotherapy is gaining traction, researchers are looking into ways to make the potentially dangerous practice safer.
U.K. gives scientists permission to edit DNA in human embryos
On Monday, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority made the U.K. the first country to approve the practice of altering the DNA of embryos.
Think you can read minds? The University of Washington may prove you right
A new experiment at the University of Washington may be bringing ESP closer to the realm of reality.
Happy birthday, Oprah! 13 gifts worthy of the ‘queen of all media’
Oprah Winfrey celebrates her 62nd birthday on January 29. If you want to know what to buy her, here are a few tech options from the "favorites" list.