2015 was predicted to be the breakthrough year for wearable technology. Wearables were the most common talk topic of technology-, advertising- and fashion-focused conferences. The market for wearable tech, especially that which is focused on fitness, is indeed exploding. But while cute and increasingly ubiquitous -- on the wrists, necks, or clipped to the body of all your friends -- many wearables are still single-purpose, redundant, or just plain useless, raising concerns about privacy and even etiquette. No wonder, there is a high return and product abandonment rate. Yet, the wearable future is coming faster than most futurologists thought ...
Children no longer obey their parents and the end of the world is evidently approaching. So said a clay tablet inscribed almost 5 thousand years ago. But the world still stands, although we do go through golden and dark ages and societies rise and fall. Technology's golden age is now, or so we hope. How are current generations influenced by it and how will they shape the future world? ... Wearables are the next big thing. They will dramatically alter the landscape of society and business as we know it. Yet, despite the seemingly limitless opportunity of this emergent technology space, wearable devices have not yet kicked off with mainstream users and are limited mostly to early adopters, while businesses and technologists are struggling to make sense of it.
Next sensors will be in you, said a recent popular article. And some of them will monitor your digestive system. ... |
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