News from the Wearables World
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Fast-moving field updates: a jewelry ring that Ringly ring connects to 30–40 apps and vibrates or lights only for chosen notifications; a fashion-designed smart bracelet (MICA) sold at Barneys made with Opening Ceremony; Intel’s tiny Curie module platform aims to let designers add BLE, charging and sensors without big engineering teams; American Express is live in wearables — American Express embedded payments in Jawbone UP4 with different device numbers and liability protection; claim that heart rates can identify ~90% of people and an India proof‑of‑concept uses geofenced panic alerts.
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