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The year ahead in wearables
If 2020 is remembered for one thing, it will be the shift in consciousness, in priorities and attitudes around health. The resulting fall out as we enter the 100th anniversary of the global flu pandemic cannot be underestimated.It is not so much that healthcare will...
Thrive’s key takeaways from Giant Health 2020
2020 has seen a massive jump forward in the perception of wearable based health technologies, with their use accelerating to combat COVID-19 and deliver step changes to healthcare. Thrive's track at this year's event showcased some phenomenal global innovators in the...
Wearables disrupting health in 2021, talk at WHTC
Dr Jacob Skinner, CEO of Thrive Wearables, is talking about how Wearables will disrupt health in 2021 at this year's Digital Health World Congress on 26th November at 1:45 pm GMT. Wearables have come of age in the last few years and 2021 shows all the signs of...
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INSIGHTS
Will health monitoring be revolutionised by hearable technology in 2021?
Hearables, headphones or earphones that use digital technology to improve the listening experience, connect us to smart assistants or monitor our health, are set to be one of the next big revolutions in wearables. Here’s a look at how that will happen. As smart...
Production validation is the final sprint to the line of wearable product development
In this series of posts on prototyping, we explore how wearable technology is created. Through tried and tested prototyping iterations, we look at how to deliver game-changing wearable technology products from idea to mass production. Every product is different, but...
Bringing a product to life through a Form Factor Prototype
Creating a System Prototype gives us the opportunity to create a fully functional prototype of the system without needing to miniaturise everything.
Closer to market with a Concept Prototype
In this series of posts on prototyping, we explore how wearable technology is created. Through tried and tested prototyping iterations, we look at how to deliver game-changing wearable technology products from idea to mass production. Every product is different, but...
System Prototypes may look ugly, but they sure do work!
Creating a System Prototype gives us the opportunity to create a fully functional prototype of the system without needing to miniaturise everything.
Rapid learning and risk reduction with Feasibility Prototyping
In this series of posts on prototyping, we explore how wearable technology is created. Through tried and tested prototyping iterations, we look at how to deliver game-changing wearable technology products from idea to mass production. Every product is different, but...
