A casual glance around a public space should show this as the number of people sporting
a wearable piece of technology has visibly multiplied in the last twelve months.
However, the Android Wear device is not Fossil's only smart
wearable piece of technology: there's another connected watch, which does not appear to run Android Wear, plus a connected bracelet too.
Not exact matches
Look, it's fairly easy to dismiss The Chairless Chair — a
wearable exoskeleton developed by Swiss company Noonee that allows you to sit wherever — as a ridiculous
piece of technology.
While smart watches or other
pieces of wearable technology are interesting concepts, the issue lies in getting a whole lot
of people to see why they need these devices — and why on earth they'd be caught dead wearing them out in public.
The only one that's been announced publicly, Undercover Colors, developed a
piece of wearable nail
technology that when dipped in a drink can detect the presence
of date - rape drugs.
The Biet Ha'ir Museum in Tel Aviv is displaying The BioWear Project, a
wearable technology piece designed by Adjunct Associate Professor
of Industrial Design and Fashion Rebeccah Pailes - Friedman.
Wiena Lin and Ayodamola Tanimowo Okunseinde are exhibiting
wearable talismans made
of silicone crystals, animal bones, and discarded
pieces of old
technology that act as functional jewelry with a twist.
In a CNN opinion
piece, former Secretary
of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff paints an ominous picture
of wearable technology like Google Glass, imagining a near future in which «millions
of Americans walk around each day wearing the equivalent
of a drone on their head: a device capable
of capturing video and audio recordings
of everything that happens around them.»
Headphones were the original
piece of wearable technology and they remain as essential today as ever.
In fact, Asus has made quite a name for itself in the
wearable industry with last year's introduction
of the Asus ZenWatch, one
of the remarkable new
pieces of technology running on Android Wear that can be considered comparable with the most popular smartwatches running on Google's platform, namely Samsung's Gear Live, Moto 360, and LG G Watch.
«With the
technology development underway, the focus shifted to creating a truly
wearable and beautiful watch, with the attention to detail that transforms a
piece of hardware into a desirable
piece of jewellery,» the company wrote in the release.