According to the National Federation of the Blind, there are as many as 10 million individuals in the US along…
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Are you looking to change your bad habits using tried and proven methods? When it comes to improving the way…
Rings have become the form factor of choice for wearables that do all kinds of cool stuff. You can find…
Graphene has, despite the odds, lived up to its hype. The carbon compound has made everything from solar-powered artificial skin…
Ever wondered how you can look like you’re always en route to a rave? The only way to achieve that…
The field of medical science is continually making jumps forward. Despite individual attempts gaining controversy, the successes show us that…
“Power laces – alright!” Those were three small words for Marty McFly, but for humanity, it was the starter pistol…
Whether you’re out with friends or out to dinner, it’s easy to lose track of the number of drinks you…
Scuba diving is an excellent way to explore the ocean depths. However, it’s a complex activity which requires users to…
Buying clothes online is convenient and sometimes even fun. What’s fun for customers translates to some serious cash for retailers.…
Running apps are an excellent way to measure user exercise effort. However, one of the biggest limitations is that they…
Exoskeletons are pretty darn cool. They could make soldiers more efficient, have people with disabilities walking again, and even made…
Motorcycles are a great way to get around, however, for many, they’re also treacherous. While there are plenty of motorcycle…
Smartwatches today are fairly popular, however, although useful, many argue they aren’t as fashionable as classic analog watch sets. ZeTime…
What if I told you, you can experience flying without actually flying? No, you don’t need to choose between the…
Learning to play the guitar can be hard because the process inherently involves some misdirection. Initially, it seems like your fingers…
If you think employee drug tests are invasive, you definitely don’t want to work at Epicenter. This Swedish co-working space/startup…
2017 has been called the ‘year of waiting’ or ‘slow-burn lift-off’ when it comes to augmented and virtual reality (VR)…
I use Google Keep to (try) keep my life organized. Every day I access notes with general to-do lists, work stuff,…
One way to create smart eyewear is to manufacture the hardware yourself and control not just functionality, but also the…
Jaganath “CJ” Swamy had always considered himself a diligent parent, but an experience playing at Golden Gate Park with his…
Straight up, 2016 was fucked. You know it, we know it, and Miss Cleo knew it before any of us. What…
As we’re sure all of you already know, parenting is one of the biggest challenges anyone can take on. More…
Fitness wearable for fat loss, anyone? Maybe you’d like the earphones that use artificial intelligence coupled with data from biosensors…
Originally, the Apple Watch was supposed to come with a walkie-talkie messaging option, “for a fun alternative to a phone…
We’re increasingly trusting of technology to keep us safe; from products like the Allergy Amulet protecting us from peanuts, to the…
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.
According to the World Health Organization, in 2012, approximately seven million people died prematurely as a result of exposure to air pollution.…
There are plenty of fitness wearables on the market today, however not too many are able to say they can…
Fitness trackers are everywhere and while many attach to clothes, the future of wearables will definitely see a lot more…
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.
Until recently, I believed that there were only three things that everyone who drinks alcohol, casually or excessively, should own;…
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
Fall is a time for branching out and embracing diversity. Companies large, medium and small are looking for new bounties outside…
Targeted toward lupus patients, skin cancer sufferers and anyone else interested in monitoring their exposure to UV radiation, the Shade medical device and companion smartphone app is more than 25x more accurate than the similar device by Microsoft.
Snoring is easily one of the most annoying habits in the world—unfortunately, it’s also one of the hardest to control. One company offers a…
Anglers have always had the option of recording fishing stats—number of catches, locations, etc.—in manual logs. The process is a tremendous…
In the past, both athletes and consumers had to pay pretty extravagant fees for coaching and personal training. Thanks to…
Olympic athletes, coaches and brands, have a long history of generating new, exciting technology. For instance, the first Nike running shoes…
The third trimester of pregnancy can be a trying experience for any expecting mother, especially with a first pregnancy, when almost everything is…
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
As we have previously discussed on SnapMunk, there are a number of technology-based solutions out there attempting to help couples…
Golf is a notoriously fickle game, with success or failure often decided by the most miniscule measurements. If the angle…
Buddy – The Dog Collar Re-imagined Wearables aren’t just for humans. CES 2016 saw a burst in popularity for pet wearables. At the event…
Your fitness tracker counts calories burned and monitors heart rate? Pffft. That’s bush league. How about a tissue-integrated sensor implanted…
Rem-Fit recently developed a line of products designed to enhance your sleep, one of which is the ZEEQ Smart Pillow.…
Reaching a crowdfunding goal isn’t always easy, but there are some campaigns that do make their goals, and then some. Today…
LAFORGE is a startup offering a line of prescription-grade, smart glasses with keen eye for the future of fashion tech. The…
I feel like 90% of my day consists of reminding my kids to clean up, get their pajamas on, brush their…
Fitness trackers are one of the hottest things out there. While helpful though, when it comes to calories, they often…
I like to refer to the 1980’s as “the good ol’ days”. Our computers were enormous, our action heroes weren’t…
Talk to Robert Stromberg and Guy Primus, two of the co-founders of the Virtual Reality Company, and you get a vision…
The Vitals Birth Name: Sarah Goodman Nickname / Desired Superhero Name: The Goods Hometown: Toronto, Ontario (Been in Vancouver BC…
In a bid from Challenge.gov to reduce drunk driving, these four companies received awards from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for their non-invasive wearables that measure blood alcohol content.
Personal computing devices have grown progressively smaller in size every few generations. As screens shrink, typing with on-screen keyboards becomes…
Health and fitness apps are the killer category in the wearables market; their growth is increasing 62% faster than the rest…
A team from the Future Interfaces Group has created a technology called SkinTrack that makes the entire arm a touchpad for smartwatches. So far it’s just a lab experiment, but the technology could be a game changer in the wearables industry.
Last night was the 2016 Met Gala. For those of you who don’t know, the Met Gala is a fundraising…
We’ve come across Ogo, a wheelchair that’s unlike any available on the market, thanks to its self-balancing mechanism which allows…
Most fitness tracker technology comes to us in the form of wearables, which makes sense since they focus on tracking activity.…
Gymtrack is an app and wearable changing the gym workout by connecting members to equipment, tracking their activity, and offering virtual training programs.
It started with a GoPro attached to a drone, and has just gotten smarter from there. Now there are several noteworthy self-flying cameras available, from Hexo+ to Nixie, Lily and AirDog. Here’s a look at each of them.
Halo Neuroscience claims that they’ve found a way for headphones to boost athletic performance by delivering energy pulses to the brain through a process called transcranial direct current stimulation.
Remidi is a glove and wristband that turns anyone into a one-man band. Play, remix and record songs on the fly. The rhythm is in your fingers. It’s also not the only wearable that is designed to turn your body into a musical instrument, but it might be the best.
This startup is designing a smart dog collar that uses heart rate sensors and lights to tell you how your fur baby is feeling, but the science behind it is rather weak. There may be better options … like just watching your dog wag its tail.
April Fools’ Day is always eventful in the tech world. But this year we found the most obscure, frivolous, and weirdly conceived pranks and rounded them up for you here.
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.
The fan boys and tech press are thrown into a frenzy every time Cupertino sends out a call, and yesterday…
This tech startup is revolutionizing sound with “Active Listening” earbuds that can add real-time effects and modifications to the audio around you, change its volume, cancel background noise, balance it, and even mimic other environments like a concert hall. Based on the interest received on Kickstarter and its 2016 SXSW Interactive award, they may be on to something.
Last week, we took a look at a startup that has created a way for users to break a sweat…
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
With another Valentine’s Day approaching, many of us prepare for a little consumerism in the name of displaying our affection for those…
Communicating is such a nuisance. Form thoughts, translate them into words, move your mouth (or your fingers) to form the…
Among the startups that took to the Eureka Park floor at the recently concluded CES 2016 was Upright. The Israeli…
XY Find it is the world’s first Finadable™ device which helps you keep track of what matters most. Unlike dongles…
I’m a creature of habits, most of them bad. I used to be in the habit of trying to be…
The average person spends around a third of their life sleeping. Just as you try to work efficiently, why not…
As most of you know, last week was CES 2016 in Las Vegas; the world’s most prolific consumer electronics show.…
Researchers have found that lost wallets containing pictures of family members are a lot more likely to be returned to…
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
2015 has been a very exciting year for SnapMunk. Over the last twelve months we’ve grown like crazy and that is all thanks…
I have a good friend who constantly travels to various countries for his job. His method for beating jet lag…
It happens to so many people in life: you meet someone, you quickly hit it off, and you start dating.…
I run a lot. Like 5-6 days a week, 4-5 miles at a time. I’m kind of like Forrest Gump,…
Every year, smartphones get smarter. They get faster processors, more pixels, clearer audio, more accurate location services, ultra high-res cameras,…
My middle finger vibrates every time a text arrives. OK, it’s not really my finger that’s vibrating. It’s my new…
Minority Report totally called this one. But also Iron Man…and a bunch of other sci-fi movies set in what is…
By now we know that almost every B2C software company out there is after our data. Social networks, search engines,…
Self-Driving Cars There’s been a lot of talk in the news lately about self-driving cars, and many people are skeptical.…
According to recent data from Statista, Fitbit and Apple were in the number two and three spots for wearables market…
Wearable technology has steadily begun to make inroads into many aspects of our daily lives. Want to know how well…