There are smart toothbrushes, smart thermostats, smart basketballs and even smart belts. So it was probably just a matter of time before the smart jump ropes arrived. On Wednesday, Tangram Factory, a ...

Design firm Tangram has developed a smart jump rope that provides users exercise data they can view while they are doing their workout. Jumping rope is one of the easiest, cheapest, and most popular ...

The jump rope may be the cheapest, most portable piece of cardio equipment invented. Now it’s being reinvented for the wearable revolution. The Smart Rope records your jumps and displays the number in ...

The days of counting your own hops, skips and jumps are over with Smart Rope, an LED-embedded jump rope that tracks rope rotations with a mid-air digital display. While jump ropes have long been known ...

Daum Kakao, the mobile lifestyle platform company behind Kakao Talk, announced the acquisition of Tangram Design Lab, taking a 51% stake in the UX design agency. Tangram Factory, the partner company ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. This week, Apple Stores will begin selling the Tangram smart rope, a jump rope with embedded LEDs ...

Quick geek lesson: “persistence of vision” is the optical illusion in which rapidly flashing static images blend together to look like they’re in motion. It’s how films work, and it’s the trick behind ...

I am a huge sucker for gamification. Each day, I walk around my neighborhood or pace around my house on phone calls to reach the daily step quota on my millennial health insurance app to get one ...

As of this week, Apple retail stores and the Apple online store will begin selling a new fitness-related product, the Tangram Smart Rope. The Smart Rope uses magnetic sensors attached to ball bearings ...

Whether you're a dancer, athlete, or CrossFit die-hard, you've probably implemented jumping rope into your training. It's a warmup you can pick up almost anywhere and is easy to learn yet has an ...

Do you remember the last time you jumped rope? If you're a fitness junkie, gym regular or kid on the playground, you may still be swinging this classic exercise gear around. For most people, though, ...

There are smart toothbrushes, smart thermostats, smart basketballs and even smart belts. So it was probably just a matter of time before the smart jump ropes arrived. On Wednesday, Tangram Factory, a ...