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Yves Behar: Connectedness is what design does best
How important is design for this age of connectedness? Connecting the world is what design does best, said Yves Behar, speaking at the GigaOM Roadmap 2012 event on Monday. Behar, the CEO of fuseproject...
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After being down, Jawbone’s UP gets back up again
Think of it as UP 2.0 — an updated, and improved version of the wearable computing that was launched by San Francisco-based consumer devices company, Jawbone. The original version came to market with...
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MobileTechRoundup podcast 284: Looking at the Droid DNA
MoTR 284 is 62:30 minutes long and is a 38.3 MB file in MP3 format. CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly. HOSTS: Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia) TOPICS: HTC...
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Five products that get the user experience right
At our firm Astrid, we always say our goal is to compete on experience, not features. After all, a great user experience can feel magical and create evangelists – and a botched one can lose users...
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Amiigo and its exercise database want to make your fitness device look dumb
The fitness-tracking incumbents might want to pay attention to Salt Lake City-based Amiigo. The personal fitness startup’s eponymous device isn’t yet available, but it has generated a lot of buzz and...
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The part of wearables that geeks forget about: not looking like a tool
The geeks at Google designing their augmented reality glasses project — Google Glass — are turning to the fashionable folks at online glasses startup Warby Parker, according to the New York Times. The...
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Designing for the internet of things means designing for life, not screens...
With computer programs and mobile applications, people seek out physical devices on which to use them. When designing a service for the internet of things, however, the trick is to build something...
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Meet Homo Erectus Connectus — or, if you prefer, Wearable Man (infographic)
If wearable technology wants to break into the mainstream, it has to overcome the geek factor. And that may be tough when King of the Nerds Sergey Brin is touting Google Glass on New York’s subways....
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Sorry Androids: Jawbone’s Big Jambox speaker gains battery life with iOS 6.1...
One of the best purchases I made recently was a refurbished Jawbone Big Jambox wireless speaker. The sound quality, volume levels and use as a hands-free voice speaker for calls are all fantastic. My...
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For the wearable tech market to thrive, it needs to get in better shape
Any attendee at this year’s CES couldn’t help but notice the sheer number of wearable health vendors in the health and fitness section of the convention floor. What was once a small corner at last...
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Jawbone 2.0
Like me, Jawbone has gotten a little skinnier and lighter. And like me, it has a whole new wardrobe. About 50 percent lighter and smaller than the dorkier original Bluetooth version, Jawbone has the...
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With Icon, Jawbone Launches a Platform
Aliph today launched a tiny new headset, Jawbone Icon, that is capable of using special apps that are downloaded to the device, thanks to its new platform. By offering optimized apps for this platform,...
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Jawbone Icon for Cisco Wants to Be the Center of Your Unified Communications
The Jawbone Icon for Cisco is a little different from other headsets because it adds in upgradable firmware and the ability to seamlessly switch between mobile phones, Cisco IP desk phones, the Cius...
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Pump Up the Volume With Jambox from Jawbone
Jawbone, famous for Bluetooth phone headsets, wants to help you jam with the new Jambox wireless speaker. The portable system delivers the full audio spectrum to provide realistic sound when listening...
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Why the Future of Hardware Is Services
There is re-definition of the consumer electronics landscape and we are seeing a future for hardware that combines hardware, software and connectivity with specific services. Without the services, the...
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Jawbone goes the health monitor route with wrist sensor
Fresh off its $70 million funding round, Jawbone is now turning its eyes to the growing opportunity in wearable health monitors with a wrist sensor product. Called UP, it's a wristband equipped with an...
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Jawbone’s $99 Up is ready to boost your health
The latest health monitor hitting the market comes from Jawbone, a company that's made its name by designing wireless headsets for phones. Called the Jawbone Up, the wrist-worn device launches on Nov....
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Need to optimize your sleep? There’s an app for that.
It might sound like science fiction, but Jawbone Founder and CEO Hosain Rahman says we're headed to an era where our bodies can be connected to everything in our worlds, including our air conditioners....
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Jawbone UP review: An activity tracker that gets it mostly right
The Jawbone UP is already one of the hottest products this holiday season, with anticipated wait times when ordering the device from the Apple Store around 4-6 weeks as of now. So did the UP impress...
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Jawbone pauses UP production to fix bugs, offers refund
Jawbone's UP wristband endured some glitches and bugs that have marred its launch and prompted some reviewers to withhold their full blessing. Now, the company is addressing those concerns by...
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Another $40 million for Jawbone from Kleiner Perkins, Deutsche Telekom
Jawbone, a San Francisco-based company that makes mobile lifestyle accessories such as Jambox and Up, a personal health device has raised another $40 million in new funds from Deutsche Telekom, Kleiner...
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Quick tip: Use a Bluetooth headset with your iPad for making calls
Previously, we told you how you can use your iPad as a telephone. Using a Bluetooth headset with your iPad makes that idea even more practical. The Jawbone ERA is the one I happen to use, but others...
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Jambox wireless speaker gets bigger & better
Jambox, the San Francisco-based that got its start making headsets for mobile phones is launching a new wireless speaker, simply called the Big Jambox. It is a much larger (and louder) version of its...
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It’s still early days for connected wearables
Connected, smart wearables, are in a similar phase to the Home Brew Computer Club Days, according to Jawbone's CEO Hosain Rahman. We'll be talking about wearables, the quantified self and connected...
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Meet RoadMap Book, exclusive for RoadMap attendees
Introducing RoadMap Book, which we've designed and printed to exclusively give to all our RoadMap attendees. RoadMap, coming up on November 5th in San Francisco, is focused on design in the age of...
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How data and connectivity could change your gym habit
Could data and connected devices make personal trainers obsolete? Fitness equipment and quantified self gear is coming on the market armed with algorithms that know if your crunches are correct and how...
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5 technologies that are shaping the future of design
These technologies are changing how design is being used like never before. 5 technologies that are shaping the future of design originally published by Gigaom, © copyright 2014. Continue reading….
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Get moving Android users: Jawbone UP24 now works with your phone
Originally only compatible with iOS devices, the Jawbone UP24 now works with Android phones and tablets that support Bluetooth Smart. Get moving Android users: Jawbone UP24 now works with your phone...
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Neura gets $2M to bring AI to the internet of things
Bridging the protocols and different data formats spoken by our connected devices is going to take a lot of integration, or maybe just some pattern recognition software and contextual analysis. Neura...
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The Nike Fuelband might be dead, but Withings just launched a new personal...
For fitness tracker enthusiasts looking for the next new thing, Withings has added a sensor that tracks your respiration to its upgraded Pulse O2 activity tracker. The Nike Fuelband might be dead, but...
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Who matters in the Quantified Self movement, and why
Thanks to the Quantified Self movement, we’ll soon see consumers tracking everything including sleep, fitness, physiological indicators, sexual activity and fertility rates, mood and stress, location,...
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Thingful wants to crawl the internet of things, but is this the right model?
How does one build a search engine for connected devices? Even though we call it the internet of things, there's more things than a network right now. Thingful wants to crawl the internet of things,...
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Staples takes its connected home business nationwide
Staples, the office supply chain, is doubling down in the smart home. It's expanding of the number of stores that sell its Staples Connect hub and is supporting more radios and devices. Staples takes...
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Three car technologies that know when you’re too sleepy to drive
The internet of things won't just change your home life. It will also affect the way you drive, by keeping you alert and preventing you from causing accidents. Three car technologies that know when...
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Announcing Jawbone CEO Hosain Rahman at Structure Connect 2014
Don’t miss Gigaom’s first-ever Structure Connect conference, which will be all about building the Internet of Things. Announcing Jawbone CEO Hosain Rahman at Structure Connect 2014 originally published...
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The top 10 cloud trends for 2014
The commercialization of OpenStack, the rise of containers, and hybrid clouds are just a few trends we see for cloud in 2014. The top 10 cloud trends for 2014 originally published by Gigaom, ©...
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Jawbone reportedly raises nearly $16M at a $3B valuation
After a $15.8M raise at a $3B valuation, Jawbone is inching a little closer to completing its planned $250M funding round. Jawbone reportedly raises nearly $16M at a $3B valuation originally published...
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Jawbone’s new iOS app doesn’t require an Up wristband
Jawbone's latest iOS app doesn't require its own fitness tracker, but it can pull in data from Apple Health instead. Jawbone’s new iOS app doesn’t require an Up wristband originally published by...
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Structure Connect 2014 recap: The internet of things is about the services,...
The inaugural Structure Connect conference had speakers and special guests discussing the rapid adoption of devices that are wirelessly connected, and what that means for consumers and businesses going...
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Jawbone’s newest activity tracker can measure REM sleep
Jawbone has two new fitness trackers coming out this year: The UP3, a new wristband that can track heart rate and sleep, and the UP Move, a little disc with a battery that lasts for six months....
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Why the quantified self matters in today’s workplace
The growth of wearable computing, tracking, social-network analysis, and data analytics can help build both healthier and more productive companies. Why the quantified self matters in today’s workplace...
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Jawbone’s next move: selling fitness trackers to businesses
Jawbone has started offering a program to businesses offering them bulk discounts on Jawbone fitness trackers. Jawbone’s next move: selling fitness trackers to businesses originally published by...
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Jawbone’s nicest fitness tracker won’t be in homes for Christmas
It’s time to find an alternative Christmas present if you had your heart set on the UP3, the latest and greatest fitness tracker from Jawbone. The startup had implied holiday availability when it...
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Lumoid will rent you five pieces of wearable tech for a week
Even if you do your research online, it can be hard to figure out which fitness tracker is right for your needs. Information like whether a Fitbit can track sleep is a Google search away, but knowing...
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Jawbone is now selling smart home hubs and other connected goods
Jawbone launched Jawbone Marketplace on Wednesday, a site that lets users purchase devices and services that take advantage of Jawbone’s fitness tracking and data syncing capabilities. Jawbone CEO...
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Study says: Don’t buy a fitness tracker, just use your phone
Pretty much every fitness tracker on the market does the same thing: Using an accelerometer, it tracks how many steps you’ve taken, and from that accelerometer data, usually can extrapolate distance...
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