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Wearable Devices: How Geeky Glasses and Wristbands Will Move Mainstream

Sarah Rotman Epps, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research in Voices on April 17 at 4:45 pm PT

We’ve all seen the movies: Gadget-laden heroes from James Bond to Terminator to Iron Man have long relied on voice-controlled watches and heads-up display glasses to extend their powers.

All Things Reviewed: Nike+ FuelBand and BodyMedia Armband on WSJ “Digits”

Lauren Goode in Product News on March 19 at 2:57 pm PT

See the latest tech products reviewed by the ATD team, on today’s WSJ “Digits” show.

Getting Into (Data-Tracking) Gear With Nike+ FuelBand

Lauren Goode in Product Reviews on March 19 at 6:00 am PT

Wearable fitness bands that track daily activity levels have become all the rage. But will they really get you moving? Lauren Goode tests the Nike+ FuelBand and BodyMedia Fit Link armband.

How Jimmy Fallon Uses the Nike FuelBand (It’s Naughty, of Course)

Lauren Goode in News on March 11 at 11:07 am PT

The sports and gaming industries are focusing on more data gathering to understand what their customers want. (Just don’t ask Jimmy Fallon what he does with the Nike FuelBand.)

What’s Up With Jawbone UP? A Peek Inside the UP Testers Program.

Lauren Goode in Commerce on February 23 at 3:04 pm PT

It’s been more than two months since Jawbone paused production of its popular but faulty UP wristband. So what’s up with the UP?

Nike’s New High-Tech Sneakers Will Tell You How Much Air You Got on That Dunk

Lauren Goode in News on February 22 at 9:00 am PT

Nike continues to push the idea of the “digitally connected” athlete. The latest? Basketball sneakers that measure your vertical.

Path Now Has 2M Users, Having Doubled Since It Relaunched Two Months Ago

Liz Gannes in Social on February 3 at 5:00 am PT

Path got the second version of its product a lot more right than the first — and two months in, the numbers bear that out.

DailyBurn CEO: Fitness-Tracking Devices Aren’t Gimmicks, but They’re Close

Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 26 at 10:47 am PT

Wearable activity-tracking devices — Fitbit, UP, FuelBand — are becoming all the rage. But one skeptical fitness-tech CEO dares to say most of them don’t get the job done.