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Product Development Engineer Zima on femtech and her unconventional journey to wearable tech
Zima Pawulska is a member of the Thrive tech team, a Product Development Engineer and Project Lead. She holds a BSc in Product Design and an MSc in Robotics and Autonomous Systems. Recently, she’s been working with Moonly to create a prototype of a belt which provides...
Smart fabrics are finally weaving their way onto the market
SMARTSmart fabrics are finally weaving their way onto the marketAll innovative new technologies go through a relatively similar process of maturing from brand-new theoretical concepts into tangible products with the potential for mass production. This can take more...
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...
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INSIGHTS
Shoe wearables – stepping into a new era for healthcare
SHOES Shoe wearables Stepping into a new era for healthcare Connected shoe technology is a growing field with a broad range of applications, and it is set to make a significant contribution to the world of health and wellbeing over the next few years. How does this...
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.
