Rings have become the form factor of choice for wearables that do all kinds of cool stuff. You can find […]
This Smart Ring Is Also A Credit Card, Digital House & Car Key, Transit Card, and More
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Weirdest Wearable Ever? Interactive LED Eyelashes Makes Crowdfunding Goal
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Ever wondered how you can look like you’re always en route to a rave? The only way to achieve that […]
Finding Perfect-Fit Clothes Online with Machine Learning, Body Shape Analysis, and Tons of Data
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Buying clothes online is convenient and sometimes even fun. What’s fun for customers translates to some serious cash for retailers. […]
Awesome Alert: Vaute, The First Vegan Fashion Label
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The fashion world is flooded by high couture brands using all sorts of fabrics and real animal furs to create […]
W.R.Yuma Aims To Turn Plastic Waste Into Premium Sunglasses
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More people than ever are discussing the health of our planet and what we can all do to sustain it. […]
A Slick, Trackable, Solar-Powered Wallet
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Findables technology isn’t new (though it is getting better and better), and smart wallets have been marketing their way into […]
3 Apps To Get Human Advice On Your Questionable Fashion Tastes
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Fashion–or as some of us like to call it, “I have no idea what I’m doing”–is no child’s play. It can […]
thredUP Makes Second Hand Sexy, And Millennials & Badass Moms Are Into It
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Who can forget how Carrie Bradshaw, played by Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex And The City, epitomized Fashionista-Meets-Badass. Today Sarah […]
6 Smart Clothes Startups For An Incredibly Custom Wardrobe
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Apparently, now there’s smart clothing that will get you deals at fine-dining restaurants or invites to VIP parties. Further down […]
Smart Clothes Can Now Get You Deals And VIP Party Invites
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Laurence Chandler and Joshua Cooper founded their upscale men’s fashion house, Rochambeau, as an outlet for creative expression and artistic collaboration. […]
5 Bodacious Backpacks That Do Much More Than Hold Stuff
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Backpacks are evolving quickly. They used to be accessories meant simply to carry things around. Then they became fashion statements […]
For Models-On-Demand, Vegas-Based Moda Thinks It Can Do More
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A quick Google search for “models on demand” returns results primarily relating to the business models of on-demand software services. […]
BMW Says Motorcycle Helmets Will Be “Superfluous” With Their Future Safety Technology
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Last week, BMW unveiled its latest concept at the BMW Group Future Experience event in Los Angeles. It was a […]
Allergy Amulet For Detecting Peanuts & Other Allergens Closes $1.1M
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The Allergy Amulet just closed a seed round to help people stay healthy wherever they eat. The fashion tech device is initially focused on peanuts, but will eventually help people with a food allergy detect all kinds of contaminants. The question is whether it’s more function or fashion.
This Smart Mirror Analyzes Your Skin To Create Personalized Skincare Regimens
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This smart mirror might replace your esthetician or dermatologist with its personalized, ongoing skincare recommendations and connected app.
A French Startup Is Launching A Fashionable Pollution Protection Scarf
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According to the World Health Organization, in 2012, approximately seven million people died prematurely as a result of exposure to air pollution. […]
At Long Last, A Smart Bra To Optimize Exercise (And Other Things)
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Fitness trackers are everywhere and while many attach to clothes, the future of wearables will definitely see a lot more […]
If You Need A 29-Pocket Jacket With 2 Laptop Compartments, You’re In Luck
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The latest addition to the SCOTTeVEST line has launched and its a jacket that might be trying to kill the backpack. The OTG is kinda OMG.
Microsoft Is Curing Cancer & BMW Is Making Shoes: Diversity You Can Depend On
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Fall is a time for branching out and embracing diversity. Companies large, medium and small are looking for new bounties outside […]
Odorless No-Ride-Up Wear-For-A-Week Travel Underwear Raises $290K On Kickstarter
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What makes a great pair of undies? It usually has something to do with comfort, fit, price, or how resistant they […]
Our Favorite Tech From the 2016 Rio Olympics: The Cool, The Clever & The Ridiculous
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Olympic athletes, coaches and brands, have a long history of generating new, exciting technology. For instance, the first Nike running shoes […]
The Future Of Earbuds and Headphones Might Be No Earbuds and Headphones At All
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In the early 2000s, a new type of headphones began to appear—headphones that played music via the user’s bones. At the […]
The Heartbeat Ring: Feel Your Partner’s Heartbeat On Everyone’s Second Favorite Finger
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As we have previously discussed on SnapMunk, there are a number of technology-based solutions out there attempting to help couples […]
Founder of the Week: Sean Bingham of KZ and Adventure Hunt
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The Vitals Birth Name: Sean Thomas Bingham (LinkedIn | Twitter) Hometown: Born: Fairfax, Virginia / Lives: Orem, Utah Company Names: KZ & […]
Could This Smartwatch Dethrone The Apple Watch With Classic Design and Simplicity?
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In theory, it shouldn’t be that hard for someone to design a better smartwatch than the Apple Watch. I’ve had […]
These App-Connected Vibrating Dance Shoes Actually Teach You To Dance
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So you think you can’t dance? What if a new pair of smart shoes could give you dance lessons through their app? These smart dance shoes claim to teach everything from salsa to hip-hop, and they do so with vibrating sensors and tutorials on a connected app.
Glasses With In-Lens Navigation, Notifications & Photo Taking: Fashion Tech For Your Face
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LAFORGE is a startup offering a line of prescription-grade, smart glasses with keen eye for the future of fashion tech. The […]
Does Failed Crowdfunding for Hiody Music Hoodie Signal Struggle for Smart Clothing?
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What if you could throw on a comfortable hoodie and have your favorite music streamed directly through the sweatshirt? No […]
A Confluence Of Technologies Will Offer A Chance To Experience New Life
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Talk to Robert Stromberg and Guy Primus, two of the co-founders of the Virtual Reality Company, and you get a vision […]
This Umbrella Tells You When You Forget It And Sends Weather Updates When It’s Going To Rain
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If you didn’t think you needed a smart umbrella, you haven’t seen the Oombrella. Using Bluetooth, crowdsourcing and a connected app, this handy device will alert you of incoming weather conditions, remind you when you’ve left it behind, and can even notify you of incoming calls or alerts.
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know May 2-6
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Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
This App Finds You The Hipster Area of Every Major City
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Where Is Williamsburg is an app that finds you the hipster area of every major city around the world – bars with PBR, brunch spots, pour-over coffee shops, American Apparel and all. You may find it ironic, silly, or a statement on gentrification. Either way, it could be handy while travelling.
The Tuxedo Will.i.am Wore to The Met Gala Was an AI-Powered Wearable
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Last night was the 2016 Met Gala. For those of you who don’t know, the Met Gala is a fundraising […]
Maybe Get Naked, The 3D Fitness Tracker Mirror and Scale
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Most fitness tracker technology comes to us in the form of wearables, which makes sense since they focus on tracking activity. […]
The Aviator 2 Suit Is Innovation Gone Sexy
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Suits are no longer for the stuffy and the self-important, folks. While some classic industries may require them, when it […]
This App-Connected Jacket Adjusts Its Temperature Based on Weather Conditions
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One of the more impressive wearables ideas, the FlexWarm smart jacket lets you set different temperatures for your body regions with a mobile app, then maintains the levels in all weather conditions.
4 Smart Workout Clothes Startups to Keep An Eye On
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Last week, we took a look at a startup that has created a way for users to break a sweat […]
Startups with a Side of Social Justice
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We hear plenty about all the money sloshing around Silicon Valley, whether it’s the cash pouring into startup funding or […]
7 Great Valentine’s Day Gifts for Your Favorite Techie
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With another Valentine’s Day approaching, many of us prepare for a little consumerism in the name of displaying our affection for those […]
Wear Tough Takes a Bite Out of the Teething Jewelry Market
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A new startup based in Fort Wright, Kentucky – launched just last month – is the latest entrant into the […]
Sttartup Lets You Discover Startups By Sending You Their Awesome TShirts Every Month
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A few years ago, the tech world hopped into a time machine and, intentionally departing from the mainstream SaaS craze, […]
SnapMunk’s Top 15 Articles of 2015
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2015 has been a very exciting year for SnapMunk. Over the last twelve months we’ve grown like crazy and that is all thanks […]
Naipack Might Have the Coolest Backpack and Work Bags Out There
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As someone who likes to carry around my phone, laptop, and other paraphernalia everywhere I go (so I’m not scrambling […]
Lumo Wants You In Their Shorts
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I run a lot. Like 5-6 days a week, 4-5 miles at a time. I’m kind of like Forrest Gump, […]
Influencer Marketing Startups Are Booming
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According to recent statistics from eMarketer and RhythmOne, marketers are seeing increased benefit from their influencer marketing efforts. RhythmOne’s analysis […]
LikeThat Style: Visual Recognition App
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Have you ever seen someone wearing a really great outfit and wondered where they got it from, but couldn’t work […]
3D Printing Startups to Discover
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If you are as intrigued by the potential of startup companies as we at SnapMunk are, one growing sector you’ll […]
Startup Funding Roundup – 3/6/15
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It has been yet another impressive week for entrepreneurs raising financial funding to back their endeavors. From mobile app startups […]
Startup Funding Roundup – 2/27/15
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From Skully Helmets raising an $11 millions Series A round for smart technology motorcycle helmets to InMoji raising $1 million […]
Startup Funding Roundup February 20, 2015
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It has been another busy week for startups on the move. From Blue Talon’s $5 million raise to Urban Airship’s […]
