Wearable Technology: A Technological Fashion Statement!

What if your watch, reading glasses and other accessories were intelligent devices whose capabilities went beyond their conventional use? That is the idea behind ‘wearable technology’, which tech companies are using to incorporate cutting-edge technology into everyday accessories like watches, glasses (Google Glass), wristbands, fabrics, fitness monitors (Fuelband and FitBit), etc.

The different applications of wearable technology were initially limited to the health, fitness and military sectors; but commercial manufacturers are rapidly catching up with their own ideas on how it can be applied in everyday life, as a result, wearable technology is increasingly being fused into chic accessories.

Intense competition and rapid innovation are the primary drivers accelerating a reduction in consumer technology life spans. Products are evolving at exponential rates, and reaching maturity sooner than their predecessors. Read more.