Wearable Device

Norway proposes temporary ban on AI glasses in public spaces

A trip to the park. A day at the beach. A workout session at the gym. All in public spaces where smart glasses can snap photos, record conversations or stream video online - without people in the line of their lenses and microphones knowing about it. Norway's government wants to get a handle on both the promise and peril of AI glasses, and is proposing that parliament enact a temporary ban on them in some places. It's the latest sign of growing concern in many countries about new technologies that are fundamentally changing the way people live. Some governments have banned the use of social media by children and young teens. One effort to rein in the use of AI glasses has run aground - in the home of Silicon Valley. California's governor last week vetoed legislation that would have penalised the use of smart glasses to record people without their permission in places like changing rooms, doctor's offices and other spaces people generally consider private. And Microsoft last month

Beyond 10,000 steps: Fitness wearables get smarter about recovery

From watches and screenless bands that track heart rate variability, VO₂ max and sleep to physiological testing, fitness is moving beyond simply working out, but what consumers want to know is if all

All eyes: Are AI-powered smart glasses the next big wearable device?

From translation and navigation to photography and voice assistants, AI-powered eyewear is moving beyond vision correction into everyday life

On-device AI could boost wearables market, rings to dominate: Counterpoint

Edge AI wearables are expected to grow rapidly this decade as companies push more AI processing directly onto smartwatches, earbuds, and smart rings, according to Counterpoint

Oura Ring 4 changed how I track my health, but brings its own challenges

The Oura Ring 4 presents a different approach to health tracking. It reduces reliance on notifications and focuses on long-term physiological trends

Gucci may launch Android XR-powered smart glasses in 2027: What to expect

The reported partnership with Google could see Gucci enter the AI smart glasses segment, competing with Meta's Ray-Ban glasses and other anticipated devices, such as Samsung Galaxy and Apple glasses

Oura enters India with 'Ring 4' health-tracking wearable: Price, features

Oura Ring 4 will be available in India through Croma stores and Amazon starting March 18, with prices starting at Rs 28,900 and an optional membership required to unlock full health insights

'Fancy toy for billionaires': Aiims doctor on Zomato CEO's 'Temple' device

After Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal showcased a mysterious brain-sensing wearable, an Aiims Delhi doctor has publicly dismissed it as having "zero scientific standing"

BoAt's local production jumps to 76%; hits 3x localisation in 2 years

IPO-bound wearable and audio brand cements its position as one of India's most vertically integrated consumer tech companies, manufacturing over 75 million units in India as of June 30, 2025

Muse, NPCI join hands for India's first wearables payment ecosystem

The new ecosystem allows users to make instant, secure payments by tapping Muses' smart ring on any NFC-enabled PoS terminal

Smart wearable firm Boult expects 33% growth in FY25, Rs 800 cr net revenue

Smart wearable firm Boult expects to close the current financial year with about 33 per cent growth in net revenue at Rs 800 crore, a top company official said on Wednesday. Speaking on the sidelines of launching new TWS (truly wireless) earwears, as part of a collaboration with Ford Mustang, Boult Co-Founder and CEO, Varun Gupta said the company expects the 25 per cent of total sales to come from smartwatch portfolio and around 75 per cent from audio devices in the current fiscal year. "We had Rs 600 crore revenue in 2024-25. This year, we are on track to record a revenue of Rs 800 crore minus taxes. Our gross merchandise value will be over Rs 1,000 crore," Gupta said. According to the market research firm IDC, India's wearable device full-year shipments declined year-on-year for the first time ever, falling 11.3 per cent to 119 million units in 2024 compared to about 134 million units supplied in 2023. The major decline was driven by smartwatches while the earwear category ...

Indian wearable device shipments fall 11.3% to 119 mn units for CY24: IDC

The market also shrank for the third consecutive quarter, down 8.7 per cent to 25.9 million units in 4Q24

Meta developing Oakley-branded smart glasses, new wearables: What to expect

Reportedly, Meta is expanding its partnership with EssilorLuxottica to develop Oakley-branded smart glasses and new Ray-Ban glasses with a built-in display

Indian wearables market declines for 2nd straight quarter by 20.7%: IDC

Analysts attributed this downturn primarily to a reduction in new product launches and a cautious inventory strategy, even during the festive season

Samsung Galaxy Ring launching in India soon, pre-reserve kicks off: Details

Customers interested in purchasing the Samsung Galaxy Ring can pre-reserve a unit by paying a token amount of Rs 1,999 on Samsung India's official website

India's wearable devices market dips by 10% to 29.5 mn units in Q1: IDC

Wearable device shipments in India recorded the first-ever decline, falling by 10 per cent in June 2024 quarter to 29.5 million units, due to large unsold stocks of old models and lower level of innovation in the segment, market research firm IDC said on Thursday. According to the report, Oppo along with OnePlus had the biggest fall in shipment of 35.8 per cent year on year (YoY). It was followed by Fire-Boltt whose wearable shipment declined by 24.3 per cent, Noise with a drop of 13.9 per cent, and boAT 9.8 per cent year on year. Boult was the only player among top five brands, which recorded a 9.6 per cent jump in the shipment. Despite decline in total shipment, boAt (Imagine Marketing) led the wearable segment with 26.7 per cent share, followed by Noise (Nexxbase) with 13 per cent share, Boult 8.1 per cent, Fire-Boltt 8 per cent, Oppo (combined with OnePlus) 7.6 per cent. "Cautious inventory stocking by the vendors with a focus on clearing the old stock before the festive season

Limited innovation forces wearables market players to reassess strategy

Industry insiders say that the decline in demand is a result of cheaper products flooding the market, in combination with a base correction

Boat suffers data breach: Personal data of 7.5 mn users leaked on dark web

The threat actor has put out around 2 Gigabytes of personally identifiable information (PII) of boAt users on dark web forums, claimed the reports

Ultrahuman raises $35 mn to accelerate growth, research in health space

By collating a large set of biomarkers on an integrated platform across a range of products, Ultrahuman is able to create a grand unified view of the human body

CES 2024: Asus joins eyewear tech race, unveils AirVision M1 smart glasses

The Asus AirVision M1 is not a standalone device, but a peripheral that connects with a range of devices with support for DisplayPort Alt mode over USB-C