New breakthrough could lead to body-powered wearables


  • TECH
  • Monday, 14 Apr 2014

KINETIC ENERGY: The thermoelectric generator wristband can be easily curved along with the shape of human body.

A team of researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) may have overcome one of the biggest hurdles facing wearable tech devices if they are to go mainstream — poor battery life. 

Even the biggest fans of Google Glass complain that the headset can only go roughly eight hours before the battery dies, and if the camera and video are in use, then that time falls drastically to one to two hours at best. 

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