The place of innovation and invention: An interview with Danielle Newnham for her book in 2013 and 3 years later and shows how we brought the Fullpower IoT agile development platform to market with the Sleeptracker Smartbed and Nike+ as wearables commoditized. https://medium.com/swlh/a-story-of-innovation-parisian-pioneer-behind-our-everyday-tech-146c79ec77df#.pjqz985l9
ETH Zurich in Switzerland, one of the top leading universities in technology and science in the worldwhere Einstein studied and taught was founded in 1855, currently counts over 18,500 students including 4,000 doctoral students from 110 countries. The ETH has helped educate some of the world’s most famous big thinkers, including Albert Einstein and many…
Sensors, sensors, everywhere sensors. In our clothes, our shoes, air conditioners, cars, diapers and beds. And what are all these sensors doing? They’re collecting and analyzing data of course – billions of discrete pieces of information every picosecond of every day so we can, a) make informed decisions and, b) automate all of the things…
Week of Mar 21, 2016 : Philippe Kahn Philippe Kahn is a entrepreneur, technology innovator, and founder of four technology companies: Fullpower Technologies, LightSurf Technologies, Starfish Software and Borland. Kahn is credited with creating the first complete camera phone solution, sharing pictures instantly on public networks, and is considered a pioneer for wearable technology, and…
Wearable technology is changing how we exercise, and even how we live—but you ain’t seen nothin’ yet We live in an age where technology is intertwined into almost every aspect of our lives. Perhaps the only place it hasn’t yet completely conquered is our own bodies. That may be why mainstream culture greeted certain wearable…
Mondaine has received a 2015 GOOD DESIGN Award for the Helvetica No1 Smart watch. “Industrial design is about so much more than furniture and lighting,” commented Courtney Robinson, Marlox USA Marketing Director, Mondaine Brand. “Creating a truly good watch involves overcoming a lot of design challenges to reach innovative solutions, and we are honored that…
With a special soundtrack and big thanks to good friends, Peter Erskine (drums), John Abercrombie (guitars), Alan Broadbent (piano), John Patitucci (double-bass), Terence Blanchard (trumpets), Alex Acuña (percussion) you are awesome! You make space for the music and even the flute, let’s do some more soon!
Philippe Kahn Philippe Kahn wanderte einst illegal in die USA ein. Heute ist er eine der Ikonen des Silicon Valley – und entscheidet mit darüber, wie Mensch und Maschine sich miteinander vernetzen. Philippe Kahn hat sich auf sein Fahrrad geschwungen und ist die 3,5 Kilometer von seinem Haus am Hafen ins Büro gefahren, in der…
An employee of Fullpower Technologies, rigged for a sleep study in the company’s lab. Right: The “head box” transfers input from body sensors to a base station that processes the data to create a personal polysomnogram. Photographs by Ian Allen for Fortune Large-scale computing power, combined with input from millions of fitness trackers, could help…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 23rd, 2015)- Fullpower® today announced the launch of the MotionX® Technology Platform for the Apple Watch with MotionX-GPS, the top-selling off-road navigation app for the iPhone. The MotionX-GPS Apple Watch interface enables users to quickly and conveniently: About FullpowerFullpower® provides the leading MotionX patented ecosystem for wearable and IoT sensor-based solutions…
MMT: The bridge between Silicon Valley and Swiss watch-making MMT (Manufacture Modules Technologies) is a new Swiss Joint Venture SARL formed by Fullpower Technologies of Silicon Valley and Union Horlogere Holdings. Its mission is to bring the MotionX Horological Smartwatch Open Platform to the Swiss watch industry. Fullpower will create and manage the schematic design,…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. – (Feb 4, 2015) – Fullpower® today announced it has been awarded another important patent covering key practical aspects of automatic activity identification in wearables with a February 2008 priority date. Automatic activity identification is crucial for most smartwatches and advanced fitness trackers such as the Jawbone UP24™, UP MOVE™, UP3™ and…
A-Cat Sailing, Pegasus MotionX, sailing doesn’t get better than this: Santa Cruz perfection! Gratitude! Drone controlled by Surfer Extraordinaire Cole Kerby.
Philippe Kahn and Sonia Lee wish a prosperous year from Fullpower MotionX for the year of the Apple Watch, Google Wear, Jawbone Up
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – July 23, 2014) – Fullpower® today announced it has been awarded another key sensor-fusion patent. This patent outlines a method to identify a person’s activity using sensor-fusion. “Wearable and IoT depend on sensor-fusion to deliver,” said Philippe Kahn, founder and CEO of Fullpower. “Jawbone UP and Nike+ Running, for example, are…
Jawbone Up and Sleepio app review Using a wristband to collect sleep data, an app to help learn new habits, and online tutorials for tips, Observer correspondent Alice Fisher works on getting better sleep with the Jawbone Up. “I used the Sleepio app in conjunction with a Jawbone UP wristband. The band tracks movement and sleep, information that’s stored…
By Kevin Maney, Newsweek Magazine The rapid evolution of wearable technology is leading to body implants Wearable gadgets like smartwatches and Google Glass can seem like a fad that has all the durability of CB radios or Duran Duran, but they’re important early signs of a new era of technology that will drive investment and…
Wearable technology and Quantified Self-movement are pretty trendy nowadays, especially since the launch of the ultra-popular Jawbone UP powered by MotionX technology. Today, Fullpower-MotionX, MotionX-24/7 for the iPhone and iPad, an activity tracker and sleep monitor optimized for the iPhone 5S M7 processor and iOS 7. Click here for the complete article at Ubergizmo.com
Major companies such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft are increasingly getting into the wearable computing business. The opportunity is huge, especially for makers of MEMS-based sensors, electronics, and associated software. Click here to read the full article at MEMS Journal.
Philippe Kahn is a sailor singularly obsessed with optimization – finding the right crew and the right technology to survive and prosper on the high seas. That approach has made him a record-setting racer, and a successful tech entrepreneur. Click to read at Wired.com
A prolific inventor argues that we are on the cusp of an explosion in truly useful and unencumbering wearable devices Scientific American, July 2013 Issue Forum by Philippe Kahn Click here to read the full article in PDF format
Entrevistamos al francés Philippe Kahn, que cuenta los detalles del prototipo que en 1997 le permitió compartir la foto digital del nacimiento de su hija y los desafíos que enfrentó la tecnología para posicionarse en la industria móvil Por Guillermo Tomoyose | LA NACION En las cuatro décadas de vida del celular, existe una prestación…
SANTA CRUZ, CA–(Marketwire – May 7, 2013) – As the Apple® App Store approaches 50 billion downloads, Fullpower® is proud to share that MotionX®-GPS Drive was just announced as one of the Top 25 All-Time Paid Apps for iPhone®. About Fullpower and the MotionX Technology PlatformFounded in 2003 by a world-class team, Fullpower’s MotionX technology…
An email interview with the serial entrepreneur behind the technology inside the Jawbone Up fitness-tracking wristband. Lewis Schiff, Inc.com In 1983, Philippe Kahn emigrated from France to the United States with just $2,000, and a software program he co-created called Turbo Pascal. The company he built around that program, Borland International, sold for $75 million…