Wearables

Wearables include a broad range of technology devices from jewelry to fitness bands, Smartwatches, and brainwave sensing devices. Currently, fitness bands are the most popular followed by the Smartwatches. As technology continues to shrink in size, we will see sensors and processors embedded in our clothing and other personal objects. We are already seeing emerging platforms that utilize jewelry and tattoos to provide biometric and health data.

Brainwave sensing devices are a fascinating development as they increasingly offer medical grade technology for the consumer market.

Applications of Wearables

Wearables are connecting us with the Internet of Things to dramatically reshape our experience of the world and ourselves. And the rapidly expanding personal data we have about ourselves leads to the development of the Quantified Self. There are fascinating applications in medicine, sports, and our daily lives. Wearables will disrupt the way we work, entertain ourselves and the way we learn. They also raise challenges in terms of our privacy and our interactions with each other.

In the future, the question will not be, do we have enough data about ourselves, but how do we use the data?