In 1994, Engineer Jaap Haartsen tried to end the nightmare of tangled wires at Ericsson: His secret wireless idea became the Bluetooth technology we use every dayThe brilliance of Bluetooth lies in how effortless it feels to everyday users. Most people never have to think about radio frequencies, wir...
23 May, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
Living Supermaterial: What is the new plastic alternative scientists have created that is stronger, smarter, & fully biodegradable?Living Supermaterial: Indian scientists have developed a novel bacteria-grown cellulose material that could serve as a sustainable alternat...
23 May, 2026, 09.50 AM IST
Exclusive: Apple explains how sleep apnea detection and hearing tests are coming to India through Apple Watch and AirPods ProApple is expanding its consumer health ecosystem in India by introducing sleep apnea notifications on a wide range of Apple Watch models an...
21 May, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
She had nothing at 15. At 55, she's China's wealthiest woman sitting at the world's top table with Elon Musk and Tim Cook; here's the story of Zhou QunfeiChina’s richest woman, Zhou Qunfei, once worked factory shifts after leaving school at 15. Today, her billion-dollar tech company supplies ...
15 May, 2026, 10.48 PM IST
A South Korean startup captures workers' techniques to develop AI brains for robotsSouth Korean AI startup RLWRLD is creating a vast library of human expertise by capturing skilled workers' actions, like hotel staff foldin...
12 May, 2026, 02.01 PM IST
Wearable tech powered by sweat could eliminate the need for batteriesScientists in Japan have created a revolutionary wearable device powered by human sweat. This innovative technology uses special enzyme ink...
08 May, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
Government specifies 40 sub-sectors for faster clearance of FDI proposals from land-bordering nationsIndia is fast-tracking foreign investment proposals from China and neighboring nations. Forty key manufacturing sub-sectors, including rare...
05 May, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
Egocentric data collection fuels AI robotics growth in IndiaIndian startups are entering the lucrative egocentric data collection business. This data, captured from a first-person view, is vital for ...
27 Apr, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
Ai+ Smartphone, Optiemus plan ₹125 crore India manufacturing pushHomegrown tech brand Ai+ Smartphone has partnered with Optiemus Electronics to manufacture smartphones and other ecosystem products in Indi...
12 Mar, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
Use of wearable health tech can increase 42-fold by 2050 globally: StudyWearable healthcare devices will see a massive surge by 2050, reaching two billion units annually. This growth will generate substantial ca...
02 Jan, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
Millennials and Gen Z help small electronics brands ride the big demand waveIndian consumers, especially millennials and Gen Z, are increasingly favoring smaller electronics brands. These emerging brands, leveraging...
13 Mar, 2025, 08.33 AM IST
IIT Guwahati researchers develop cost-effective motion sensor for healthcare applicationsFlexible and wearable electronics play a pivotal role in augmenting human capabilities, serving functions like artificial skin and prosthet...
26 Feb, 2024, 08.27 PM IST
More wearables, hearables get India-made printed circuit boardsThe wearables segment has seen rapid growth, clocking 46.9% year-on-year growth in 2022 as shipments reached 100 million, as per IDC India.
05 Apr, 2023, 06.11 AM IST
Ultra-thin, flexible solar cells to power wearable electronicsThe thin cells can be integrated onto frames of glasses or fabric and might power the next wave of wearable electronics, researchers said.
21 Jun, 2016, 05.28 PM IST
Global wearables sales to grow 18.4% in 2016: GartnerAbout 274.6 million wearable electronic devices are expected to generate $28.7 billion in revenue this year, research firm Gartner said.
02 Feb, 2016, 10.33 PM IST
Worldwide Wearable Devices Sales to Grow 18.4% in 2016: GartnerAccording to Gartner, sales of wearable electronic devices will generate revenue of $28.7 billion in 2016; $11.5 billion will be from smart...
02 Feb, 2016, 03.48 PM IST
Now, wearable electronic health patches to be cheaperA method for producing inexpensive and high-performing wearable patches have been developed that can continuously monitor the body's vital ...
03 Oct, 2015, 10.27 AM IST