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Let's say that you are a major manufacturer of sportswear and you need an activity tracker to keep up with the market. You've no experience in electronics or wearables, so what do you do? If you're Adidas, you turn to Bittium and get the professionals on the job. Martti, Senior Specialist at Bittium, takes Andrew through the company's offering. Finnish firm
TomTom are well know for their in-car navigation devices with over 75 million of them sold since 2004, including specialised variants for motorbikes and trucks. Building on their success with GPS, TomTom has launched wearable devices for runners and golfers. Tom tells Andrew all about the company's latest developments. Announced at the Wearable Technology Show, the new TomTom Golfer 2 is a
French startup Diota have been working since 2009 to bring augmented reality (AR) to industry and manufacturing. This isn't easy as the factory floor is no place for fancy headsets or delicate glasses. Andrew hears more from Sebastian, Diota's Head of R&D. Diota have a range of AR products, but the one on show here uses a projective system to highlight work
When it comes to wireless protocols for the smart home, there's a plethora of standards from the well-known Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to the lesser known Z-Wave, Zigbee and ISM 433 MHz. Most smart home hubs only support a subset of these, typically Z-Wave and Zigbee, but Cozify's Hub is different, with hardware support for all five. Andrew finds out a
Given the many different models of smartphone handset, in-house testing of apps is rarely effective at achieving comprehensive test coverage. There's always going to be some model of phone that disagrees with the app. Samir from Applause talks to Andrew about they can help with the problem. Applause's approach is to crowdsource app testing to ensure that mobile apps are
All of us are familiar with batteries, from the normal cylindrical cells for toys and remote controls, to the cuboid batteries often seen in digital and video comeras. Whatever the shape, batteries tend to be hard, inflexible and relatively heavy. This can make them awkward to use, especially if there's a need to attach the battery to a person as
Home automation and the smart home were very much in evidence at the Wearable Technology Show. While the recent trend has been for Z-Wave and Zigbee based systems, Energenie's MiHome uses 433 MHz radio frequency and an open source protocol for communication. Andrew chats with Oliver about what Energenie offers the home owner. Energenie's system works much like any other smart home