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Boltt, a Delhi NCR Based Startup Developed AI-enabled Smart Shoes

28Dec By NitishNo Comments

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Boltt, a Delhi NCR Based Startup Developed AI-enabled Smart Shoes

Boltt, a Delhi NCR-based startup has developed a range of fitness wearables, such as smart shoes and bands, integrated with an artificial intelligence (AI) coach which can provide you a personalised dynamic feedback, based on your real-time performance and training. While a variety of fitness trackers and apps are available, most generate data that users are not able to appropriately interpret. "Consumers usually are not experts in nutrition, fitness activity, sports and wellness and hence deciphering the data most wearables track becomes a challenge," a company official told Pixr8. "There are dietitians and fitness coach subscriptions available with a lot of fitness devices, but that is human as well as time-bound and means additional investment from the consumer," it said. T...

25Aug By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Witworks Raises Funding From Fireside Ventures, Investopad and Execs of Ola, ITC & Oyo

Witworks Consumer Technologies today said it has received an undisclosed amount of seed funding led by Fireside Ventures, Investopad and executives from Ola, Oyo Rooms and ITC. The consumer technology company will use the funds for development and launch of Blink a wrist-wearable platform designed to provide access to contextual information and services on the go. Witworks aims to tap into the nascent smart wearables market currently dominated by large technology players. "Witworks has raised a seed investment round from Fireside Ventures, Investopad, P39 Capital and a syndicated group of angels, including Anupam Mittal (Shaadi.com founder), Pranay Jivrajka (Ola COO), Maninder Gulati (OYO Rooms chief of strategy), Abhinav Sinha (OYO Rooms COO) and top executives from ITC," it said i...

Wildcraft Enter in Wearable Space, Launched Tracking Device “SPOT”

13Apr By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Wildcraft Enter in Wearable Space, Launched Tracking Device “SPOT”

Outdoor gear, apparel and footwear company Wildcraft has launched a GPS tracking device called SPOT, a location monitoring device via app on smartphone. A portable device, SPOT can be worn on the wrist as a band or hooked onto backpack via a clip, the company said. "The launch of SPOT is a first step into the exciting arena of wearable. By allowing you to see the location of your loved ones, SPOT takes away the stress of not knowing where they are if theyve been out of touch", Gaurav Dublish, Director of Wildcraft, said in a release here. "Weve got a host of parents expressing interest in the device from a safety standpoint," the release said. SPOT device comes as a kit with a dual mode technology, GPS + LBS enabling accuracy of up to 10 meters, it said in a release here. Wi...

Amit Singhal “Father of Google Ranking Algorithm” Joining GOQii Board of Directors

8Apr By AdityaNo Comments

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Amit Singhal “Father of Google Ranking Algorithm” Joining GOQii Board of Directors

New Delhi (April 8, 2016) - GOQii, a digital health and wellness solution integrating personal coaching with wearable analytics, today announced it has named former Google executive Amit Singhal to its Board of Directors, his first role since leaving his position as Head of Google search. Amit brings more than 20 years of invaluable consumer and business expertise to GOQii and will help guide its expansion into new global markets, the first of which will be the U.S. Amit is widely respected in the tech industry for the ground-breaking advancements he made during his time at Google and other companies. “It’s an exciting time to be at GOQii and we are thrilled to have Amit join our board of directors,” said GOQii CEO Vishal Gondal. “Amit’s expertise is unparalleled and will be in...