The future is here - wearables

The future is here wearable tech

Krzysztof Piwowar, Senior UX Designer

Wearables are clothing and accessories incorporating computer and advanced electronic technologies.

In most cases these objects include a variety of sensors, receivers, transmitters embedded in a designed casing. All this technology is adjusted with a software - from simple to highly advanced piece of code.

Wearable tech sectors

Medical

Sport / Fitness

Fashion / Glamor

Communication Transportation

MarketingFinances / Security

Fun & Travel (e)Commerce …

World of wearable technology applications related to Style

source: Statista 2016

Forecast value of the global wearable devices market from 2012 to 2018

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Unit shipments forecast basic/smart wearables worldwide from 2014 to 2019

source: Statista 2016

Vendors' sales of mobile phone sales to end users worldwide from 2010 to 2015 by quarter

source: Statista 2016

Wearables examples from the market

The Casio Smart Outdoor Watch landed at CES and is the first Android Wear smartwatch to really diversify away from the mainstream.

It's a million miles from another me-too everyday watch.

Casio Smart Watch Fun & Travel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXWhv0Yd5Sg

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You can use Kerv to make payments, use as a ticket, store contact, emergency and medical information, as a key to unlock your home or office.

Kerv Finances / Security

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b0EO1WGZks

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Carv - Ski coach for everyone

It analyses your skiing technique in real-time providing feedbackon the slopes and detailed analysis between runs.

Sport / Fitness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9OvRnVZea8

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Track your swim.Master your performance.

Instabeat Sport / Fitness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5zpev9Y_-g

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Record your movement, heart rate and respiration when you’re awake or sleep. Retrieve your data in real time or store it in the cloud.

With a Bluetooth Smart sensor the shirt can connect to a whole host of fitness apps, which includes Runkeeper, Strava, Endomondo, Runtastic, MapMyRun and Polar Beat.

Hexoskin Smart Sport / Fitness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxQ5KCcqSf4

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Fun & Travel

The ‘Alert Shirt’ is a fan jersey that uses wearable technology to take the experience into the physical world, allowing fans to feel what the players feel live as it happens during the game.

Alert shirt / Fun Jersey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xfSNquF-lQ

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Fun & TravelThe Void - VR interactive gaming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cML814JD09g

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCXthgLTj3Q

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It’s there but you can’t see it. It’s tracking, but you’re not aware of it. It can save your life.

It WILL change the market for sure.

Invisibles Medical

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iFuTaqD4fM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnEdaslPtEg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV8wzVZPwYM

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Weird musician alert ;)

Make beats anywhere with wearable triggers. Just put it on and play! Jam anytime, right from your body!

Our DrumPants PRO & Neil Peart kits work with your custom sounds or use it with 300+ music apps.

Drum pants Fun & Travel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VS2jWqFKM0

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NSFW alert ;)

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Durex Fundawear Fashion / Glamor

Fundawear is the world’s first wearable technology which allows personal touch to be transferred from a smartphone app to a partner anywhere in the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb7DN3kpl2o

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6vul95hwOY

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtqvNOzAzNQ

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Weird sh**t!

With Babypod, Babies Learn to Vocalize from the Womb.

Music has many benefits for the human brain, can improve learning capabilities, stimulates communication and language, and the form of expression and coordination of movements.

Babypod, a small vaginal device, can stimulate vocalization of babies before birth with music.

Babyhood Medical

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZL4UrVXcoM

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Thank you!