Wednesday 5 November 2014
A former Apple engineer showed me the future of wearables
A former Apple engineer showed me the future of wearables
Wearable devices comprise the next exciting frontier for consumer electronics. Or so we’ve been told. The sad truth is that wearables have been around for years already and we have yet to see anything truly exciting hit the market. Tech giants like Sony, Samsung and soon Apple are aggressively moving into wearables now that growth in the smartphone and tablet markets is slowing, but the pitch for these new devices — you won’t have to take your phone out of your pocket as often — isn’t exactly resonating with the general public quite yet.
But I have seen the future of wearable technology and it’s much more exciting than you might think.
Right now, even the best fitness tracker in the world is still just that: a tracker. When it comes to the all too important area of health and fitness, these devices do little more than keep a record of what you already know. Yes, of course this can be useful and yes, of course the more motivated among us may use this data to help motivate themselves, but it’s still passive.
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