Ralph Lauren’s Polo Tech Shirt

Debuting at the 2014 US Open, the American luxury icon enters the wearable tech sphere in style

The wearable tech field just got a little bit more elegant, thanks to Ralph Lauren. The American luxury giant debuts the Polo Tech shirt at the 2014 US Open, where several ball boys will wear the shirt on-court. Partnering with Montreal-based wellness innovators OMsignal, the shirt represents the growing relevance of wearable tech in the mainstream marketplace as well as its own set of technical …

Q Designs’ Phone-Charging QBracelet

Never run out of power with this unisex piece of jewelry

A touch of fate brought together friends and business partners Alessandro Libani and James Kernan of Q Designs. Both transfer students to Massachusetts’ Babson College, the duo bonded over their entrepreneurial aspirations and shared love of tech, but it wasn’t until Kernan was on vacation that he came up with an idea for a product they would come to work on together. Kernan’s vision was …

SLMMSK Anti-Selfie App

Snag edgy imagery with CCTV filters and censor bar overlays

For the selfie-obsessed out there (and even those who aren’t yet into the craze), a new alternative is afoot and it’s carrying some Orwellian vibes. Glitché‘s latest iOS app SLMMSK uses face recognition software and the phone’s front-facing camera to take an image and mask the subject’s identity in a variety of clever ways. With 10 edgy filter options, the app can drop a censor …