Industrial headset company RealWear names CEO RealWear, a Vancouver, Wash.-based headset maker that serves frontline workers at industrial companies, named Chris Parkinson as CEO. Parkinson has… Read More
This wearable toddler tracker, invented by a mom, aims to put parents’ minds at ease A new tracking device will let parents know when their kids run away from a caregiver at the playground, where… Read More
High-tech compression shorts maker Strive aims to measure the ‘miles per gallon’ of athletes As a professional basketball player in Montenegro, Nikola Mrvaljevic got the idea that there must be a better way for… Read More
Senosis Health founder Shwetak Patel confirms he’s working on healthcare for Google It has been nearly two years since Google quietly acquired Senosis Health, a Seattle startup that figured out how to… Read More
Wellness tech is helpful, but ‘don’t get too obsessed’ with the numbers, biotech leader says The number of tools and gadgets aimed at health has skyrocketed in the past few years. That technology can be… Read More
Team Saffron enters the home stretch in competition for Women’s Safety XPRIZE Students representing the Global Innovation Exchange are nearing the finish line in a competition to create wearable sensors that can… Read More
Tired of phones at concerts? College student wins Amazon Catalyst grant for tiny headband camera Dylan Rose was tired of seeing live music through the smartphone screens of fellow concertgoers. The 19-year-old University of Washington… Read More
Fashion and technology find their fit together in a runway show at the University of Washington New York. Paris. Milan. U Dub? When rattling off the fashion epicenters of the world, the University of Washington in… Read More
Major League Baseball is first to allow the use of a device to collect player biometrics in games Seasoned Major League Baseball managers who think they’ve got a beat on player performance by counting pitches and so forth… Read More
What’s next for the Apple Watch? New patent suggests band could be electronic, customizable The Apple Watch may soon be customizable. At least, that’s what a new patent Apple secured on Tuesday seems to… Read More
Outdoors inspires Outsider, a wearable Bluetooth remote on Kickstarter aimed at action sports fans Taking off your gloves on a ski lift to deal with a smartphone or some other device in your pocket… Read More
How this reluctant Fitbit investor almost missed a $1.6 billion windfall Tech investor Brad Feld remembers his first call with Fitbit CEO James Park. It was in 2010, during a major… Read More
Thalmic Labs, maker of high-tech muscle-controlled armband, raises $120M from Amazon, other high-profile investors Thalmic Labs, a six-year-old wearable technology company based out of Ontario, Canada, announced $120 million in Series B funding today.… Read More
Fitbit IPO: Shares soar 48 percent on first day of trading Fitbit shares surged to $30.40 at the opening bell of the company’s first day on the market, as the wearable technology… Read More
How Salesforce innovates: Cloud company is a ‘super early adopter’ Salesforce is one of the dominant players in the emerging cloud market, and the San Francisco-based company’s profile has been… Read More
Smartwatches and Starbucks glitches: The top 10 stories on GeekWire last month May has arrived in Seattle, and that means the sunshine and the May Day rioters have arrived. It also means… Read More
Check out this old-school wearable: How to make your own ‘Apple II’ watch Can’t wait for your Apple Watch to arrive? No worries, why not make your own? Thanks to Instructables, you can make… Read More
Developers have reportedly submitted more than 1,000 apps for the Apple Watch already The Apple Watch will have support from a wide variety of apps later this month, if a leaked letter from… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Evalise launches line of fashion-foward wearables for women Wearables are arguably the most talked-about tech of 2015. Apple is dominating the recent conversation with its Apple Watch announcements,… Read More
Driven by the Apple Watch, sales of wearables are set to explode The hotly anticipated Apple Watch is just one wearable, but its high profile will help boost the wearables market overall… Read More
A step in the wrong direction: How wearables are making us less healthy For three years, I have literally been joined at the hip with my wearable. Seriously, it clips right to my… Read More
Microsoft Band gets first big update: Cycling app, web dashboard, SDK and more Microsoft this morning issued the first major software update for its 3 month-old Microsoft Band fitness tracker and smartwatch — including… Read More
The connected baby – gadgets for the little ones LAS VEGAS – CES is bursting at the seams with wearable and health-tracking technology for adults, but a couple of… Read More
Oakley CEO on wearables: The product has to be authentic for us to be credible Everywhere you turn at CES, people are talking (and showcasing) wearables. But what does one of the world’s largest makers… Read More
Tech in 2015: Apple Watch, IPOs, startups, Amazon, T-Mobile, Microsoft and more stories to watch What’s ahead for 2015 in the tech industry? Members of the GeekWire news team offer their perspectives with this look ahead the key… Read More
Leading VC says Apple Watch will not be a ‘homerun’ like iPad or iPhone Talk about smart watches is all the rage among tech pundits and enthusiasts, especially since the announcement of the Apple… Read More
‘Whistle’ review: This activity tracker is for the dogs … like me! Hello, humans. My name is Bear. I’m a dog and not much of a geek, but I’m told that wearable… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Crowsnest powers real-time crash reports for ‘Internet of Things’ Connecting devices is becoming easier and cheaper, enabling the development of a new frontier in technology — the Internet of Things. Tech… Read More
‘Microsoft Band’ wearable device revealed in app store leaks Follow-up: $199 Microsoft Band launches as flagship device for new Microsoft Health data platform Who would have thought that Google and… Read More
Why this wearable tech startup is teaming with Intellectual Ventures Jose Torres smiles when I point out what happens when someone Googles the phrase “Intellectual Ventures.” The company, led by former… Read More
