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May 13, 2026

Artificial Intelligence is Losing the Public

AI has a serious PR problem. In many cases, the technology isn't fully ready, but the deeper issue is the pace at which it's being deployed--faster than institutions, workers…

September 8, 2025

Meet Sony XYN (/zin/): Interview with Thaisa Yamamura

First announced at CES 2025, Sony's XYN is essentially a suite of solutions designed for spatial content creation. We had the opportunity to interview Thaisa Yamamura, Head of Product & Development, to learn more and, in

June 24, 2024

Top Enterprise XR News from AWE 2024

AWE USA went down last week in Santa Clara. Here are some of the most publicized enterprise-related announcements and developments that took place around the big XR event. LENOVO…

June 6, 2023

What Apple Vision Pro Means for Enterprise

After years of speculation and delays, Apple revealed its first XR device yesterday. Apple Vision Pro is a highly impressive first-generation headset that appears to seamlessly blend the real and digital.

June 5, 2023

Top Enterprise XR News from AWE 2023

AWE USA went down last week in Santa Clara. Here are some of the most publicized enterprise-related announcements and developments that took place around the big XR event. LENOVO…

January 26, 2023

How to Spearhead XR at Your Company

Although extended reality (XR) technologies have been around for decades, only in the last few years has it matured enough for widespread enterprise adoption. Innovators love the…

January 5, 2021

The 2020 Enterprise XR Year in Review

In 2020, the workforce went remote to an extent never before seen. This was, of course, due to the global coronavirus pandemic, which forced companies to adapt to working from home starting around March.

March 23, 2020

The Case for AR/VR Remote Work-from-Home

​Remote work is a hot topic right now, as professionals around the world are currently working from home not by choice but out of necessity in an effort to slow the spread of…

March 3, 2020

The Top 5 Reasons To Attend EWTS 2020!

The Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit is several months away, yet every day new speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and attendees are signing up. With so many events throughout the…

January 14, 2020

All the Enterprise AR/VR News Out of CES 2020

There were a bunch of 8K TVs, cool car tech, robots, and even meatless pork, but it was augmented and virtual reality that stole the show at this year’s CES—especially enterprise…

December 17, 2019

The 2019 Enterprise XR Year In Review

THE YEAR XR WENT TO WORK IN ENTERPRISE We entered 2019 eagerly awaiting next-generation devices like HoloLens 2 and Google Glass EE 2. The year would deliver those devices and…

September 23, 2019

All of the News Out of EWTS 2019

The 2019 Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit (EWTS) took place last week in Dallas. While it was the largest EWTS yet – with over 1,000 attendees and 60+ exhibitors – the show…

June 3, 2019

All the Enterprise News Out of AWE USA 2019

One of the major takeaways from the 10th annual AWE last week was that enterprise is where the AR/VR market is growing. It was clear that there are serious – and real – enterprise…

January 18, 2019

Insider Secrets to Adopting Wearables

Watch this throwback 2016 expert panel led by Upskill’s Brian Ballard, in which enterprise end users from Jacobs Engineering, Powerstream Inc., the AES Corporation, and Intel share…

October 11, 2018

All the News Out of EWTS 2018

The 2018 Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit took place October 9-10 at The Fairmont in Austin, TX. A number of announcements were made at the event—all great news for the future…

February 22, 2018

Preventing Casualties of XR in Enterprise

A New York Times article published on February 6th told the story of Doug Schifter, a New York City yellow cab driver who had taken his own life in front of City Hall. In a…

February 6, 2018

Where Are the Simple but Effective Wearables?

Remote collaboration via smart glasses, Virtual Reality training, design visualization with HoloLens…These are incredible applications of wearable technologies in enterprise today.…

July 19, 2017

The Inevitable Rise of Google Glass 2.0

The use cases mentioned in Wired’s breaking story about Google Glass 2.0 are supreme examples of Google Glass’ success in the workplace. AGCO, Boeing, DHL and GE are certainly…

June 26, 2017

Enterprise Wearables: Deployment Best Practices

How do you ensure a successful pilot or smooth rollout of wearable technology in your business? First thing, did you choose a viable use case? Before you go ahead buying devices…

June 14, 2017

EWTS Fall 2017 Trailer

The Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit (EWTS) is the leading event focused on the use of wearable technology for industrial enterprise applications.

January 2, 2017

EnterpriseWear: 2016 Year in Review

2016 was the year that, yes, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality dominated the conversation: New headsets were released, Snapchat and Pokémon Go introduced AR to the masses, and…

November 7, 2016

Enterprise Wearables: Easy IoT?

Wearables are part of a much larger picture, but the applications don’t have to be complicated Participants from June’s EWTS 2016 are looking beyond just wearables, towards an…

October 26, 2016

Enterprise Wearables: The Big Picture

Wearables are part of a much bigger picture but applications don’t have to be complicated Wearables are definitely part of a larger picture but as we progress towards a true IoT…

October 25, 2016

Enterprise Wearables Today: Determining ROI

Interesting Takes on Determining ROI How do you determine the success of a wearable pilot? This is a key challenge faced by enterprises today in the still-early days of the…

October 19, 2016

Practical Advice for Enterprise Wearables

Recognizing what is cool versus what is possible today Getting practical: No-nonsense, real-world, from-the-trenches advice and tips In sharing their experiences with wearable…

October 13, 2016

New Realism in Enterprise Wearables

Recognizing what is cool versus what is possible today Should you wait on piloting or even adopting? No. Today’s hardware/solutions may not be perfect, but there are benefits to be…

August 9, 2016

The User is King: Choosing the Right Use Case

Insights on the Wearable User from EWTS 2016 J.P. Gownder speaks about enterprise wearables as a journey, and that is a great metaphor. I mean what was Peggy Gulick ‘s case study…

March 4, 2016

Picking the Right IoT Platform Partners

Written by Special Guest Blogger Isaac Brown , Lux Research Just when you thought there were not enough Internet of Things (IoT) platform providers, three major enterprise…

November 24, 2015

Are you a #Mawearick? EWTS 2015

Andrew Ferguson, Dr. Rafael Grossman, Dr. Homero Rivas and Melissa Saelzer has a discuss about wearables, their first experience using these devices and their application in the…

October 28, 2015

Major Players in Enterprise Wearables: Ubimax

Today, we will hear from Ubimax . We sent over some questions to Ubimax. Check out their answers below! BrainXchange (Q) : Can you provide us with some background on Ubimax? What…

October 16, 2015

Major Players in Enterprise Wearables: AMA

Today, we will hear from Advanced Medical Applications or AMA. We sent over some questions to AMA. Check out their answers below! BrainXchange (Q) : Can you provide us with some…

September 24, 2015

Adopting the Wearables Design Mindset

Written by Special Guest Blogger Scott McCormick , Director of Client Relations, Float Mobile Learning It can be difficult to pinpoint the department in charge of delivering…

August 10, 2015

Proving ROI of Wearables in Enterprise

Today, we will discuss yet another cultural and organizational challenge of wearables at work: Proving ROI. Proving ROI How does one measure the ROI of wearable technology in…

June 29, 2015

The Future of Wearables: Consumer vs. Enterprise

How are wearable devices going to evolve? (And evolve they must.) Already we’re seeing a sort of split, with consumers gravitating towards the wrist – i.e. smart watches and smart…

June 18, 2015

Privacy and Ethics of Enterprise Wearables

Today, we will turn to the cultural and organizational challenges of enterprise wearables, beginning with privacy & ethics. Cultural & Organizational Challenges Privacy & Ethics As…

June 17, 2015

The Security of Enterprise AR/VR and Wearables

Today, we will delve into perhaps the most daunting of issues facing enterprise use of wearables: data security. Data Security And so finally we come to the mother of all…

June 12, 2015

Enterprise Wearables and Data Analytics

Today, we will turn our attention to yet another technical challenge dealing with everyone’s favorite keyword “ data .” Data Analytics & Interoperability Data, data, data. Why is…

June 3, 2015

Wearable Tech User Profile: Stephen Gamst

We're interviewing some of the top users of wearable technology in the enterprise, from world-renowned physicians to leaders in a variety of industry sectors who are all pioneering…

June 2, 2015

Wearable Tech User Profile: Dr. Les Garson

We're interviewing some of the top users of wearable technology in the enterprise world, from world-renowned physicians to leaders in a variety of industry sectors who are…

May 24, 2015

Google Glass Improving Patient Care

It's another application of the latest high tech tool: Google Glass. They're testing it at Yale-New Haven Hospital for training purposes to provide the best possible care to…

May 18, 2015

The Employee POV on Wearables in the Workplace

Workplace loyalties are fragile in America today, with just 22% of adults reporting that they feel loyal to their company, and only 28% agreeing that their company culture is…