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Google buys stake in Gentle Monster as it eyes entry into fashionable wearables

Anyone thinking wearable technology was a trend gone by, Google just acquired a 4 percent stake in South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster, marking its most fashion-conscious foray yet into the smart glasses race. The deal, valued at approximately 107.3 million euros, positions the tech giant alongside Meta in vying for dominance in the...

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Chanel ventures into wearable tech with innovative timepiece

In a bold move that signals a shift in the luxury goods sector, Chanel has unveiled its first wearable technology design with the Première Sound watch, that hasn’t compromised on either style or luxury. This innovative timepiece, which doubles as a necklace, incorporates integrated wired headphones, a microphone, and remote control...

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Humane debuts ‘Ai Pin’ at Paris Fashion Week

Technology company Humane debuted its inaugural device on the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week – its ‘Ai Pin’ ahead of its full unveiling on November 9. The ‘Ai Pin’ was shown as part of a collaboration with Paris-based fashion house Coperni at their 2024 spring/summer show and worn by supermodel Naomi Campbell, making her the first person outside...

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Ray-Ban and Meta launch next-generation smart glasses

Eyewear brand Ray-Ban and US company Meta, which includes Instagram and WhatsApp, have unveiled a new collection of smart glasses in partnership with EssilorLuxottica on October 17. Describes as the “next generation,” the new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses offer the first-ever eyewear with live streaming and Meta AI built-in, which it hopes will...

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Tiger Beer collaborates with Izzy Du on a puffer jacket cooled by beer

Tiger Beer, the number one international premium beer from Asia, has unveiled the world’s first puffer jacket made with a beer-powered cooling system in collaboration with emerging fashion designer Izzy Du. The bright orange coloured puffer jacket is described as the first design of its kind by Tiger Beer, as it features an innovative built-in...

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Smart eyewear gets a 3D makeover

Vuzix, a prominent Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology supplier, has joined forces with Materialise, a pioneer in 3D printing, to expedite the design and production of smart eyewear using 3D printing technology. The collaboration aims to accelerate the development of innovative enterprise applications and enable third-party...

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PatPat launches light-up kids clothing line

The children’s ecom brand PatPat launched an innovative collection called Go-Glow by PatPat, using a fabric-illuminating technology called Glotech that lets the clothes light up. The illuminating feature can be activated with the “pat of a button” and set to 13 different colours and light effects. It is powered by a removable lithium battery...

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Mango enters metaverse and launches wearables

Mango, the Spanish high street fashion group, is entering the metaverse through art. The brand launched three unique works created with Argentine-Hungarian crypto-artist Farka. The art will be exhibited within the Museum District of Decentraland, as part of the first edition of the Metaverse Fashion Week. Along with Farkas, who is based in...

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Smart textiles: New breathable fabric generates electricity from body movement

Wearable tech is making leaps beyond accessories such as smart watches and glasses and could soon be in the very textiles of our clothes. In a recent study published in Nano Energy, researchers from the University of Fukui in Japan and Nanjing University in China have developed electrospun fibers called EF-TENGs, that can easily be integrated...

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Prevayl secures funding to grow tech-based luxe sportswear offering

Manchester-based Prevayl, a ‘luxe smart’ sportswear start-up, has secured 7.5 million pounds to help it “take wearable health technology to new heights”. Prevayl describes itself as a cutting-edge sports performance brand looking to empower consumers with their own biometric data by bringing together a “premium, discreet aesthetic with a...

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Jacquard By Google unveils collaboration with Saint Laurent

Saint Laurent has unveiled the first connected luxury backpack that can control music, drop location pins, take pictures, and more with touch gestures, with its collaboration with Jacquard by Google. The Saint Laurent Cit-e Backpack features a number of intelligent features as part of its sleek all-black design, such as an interactive strap...

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Michael Kors launches new smartwatch technology for Fall 2019

Michael Kors has unveiled its next generation of touchscreen smartwatches. Each of the brand's three new watches are powered with Wear OS by Google and Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 to allow customization and new performance features with a luxury watch design. The three new watches, called the Lexington 2, Bradshaw 2 and MKGO, allow wearers to...