To date nobody has explained how this wearable technology will fit into this category of innovation.
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If the watch really is the future of the "wearable technology" buzz-industry, the question remains about when exactly it will reach mainstream popularity.
Wearable technology is also booming, thanks to cheap sensors that can be used to track things like movement and heart rates.
Also, for quite some time, the company has hinted on wearable technology.
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The real opportunity is for wearable technology to enhance the human experience by seamlessly integrating the technology into the fabric of our lives.
"We're finally getting some players involved, and Apple's the real one, that can add some value to some of this wearable technology, " said Munster.
Apple is reported to have over 75 patents on wearable technology.
Hoffman and Masius have been perking up conferences and festivals with their new gadget and have found that people can be quite curious about wearable technology, says Hoffman.
According to Marcus Fairs, editor-in-chief of influential design magazine Dezeen, the most high-impact developments over the next decade will be primarily in the areas of manufacturing and wearable technology.
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Wearable technology is all about the battery life.
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In wearable technology news, a brilliant 17-year-old developed a 3D-printed prosthetic arm using Lego bricks and a Nintendo Power Glove, and a new biomimetic fiber inspired by pine cones could lead to activewear that keeps you dryer for longer.
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In the case of the Argus II, the bionic eye or more accurately, the artificial retina, will turn darkness into light through a system comprised of electronics in the eye and wearable technology which wirelessly transmits a signal to the implant in the eye that lets the patient see again.
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The future will include some kind of wearable smart technology, and it's important for Google to be experimenting in that direction.
Could the prospect of this wearable device technology falling into the hands of Google or Samsung (for instance) prompt Apple to expedite its own product development?
Bendable screens could make technology more wearable (just think of what this could do for the iPod Nano).
Dubbed the Wearable Multitouch Projector (WMP), Microsoft Research, which is celebrating its 20th year, unveiled an interesting piece of wearable (and portable) technology that could impact games down the road (in some form or the other).
The headset extends Jawbone's industry-first wearable software platform, with Cisco technology to deliver applications that span enterprise and mobile use.
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Wearable fitness devices are the current technology fad, with startups such as Jawbone and Fitbit, as well as larger companies like Nike and soon, reportedly, Apple, jumping in with devices to measure things like body movement and sleep.
So-called wearable computers were a hit at a recent technology show in South Korea's capital, where models cruised the runway in devices disguised as glasses, gloves, earrings and necklaces.
Wearable computers represent a new era of the ultimate personal technology: gadgets attached to, and in some cases interacting with, the body itself.
Start-ups and tech giants alike have been edging into the wearable devices market as the next big phase in mobile technology, with a variety of patents being worked on related to headsets.
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It's not about the watch form factor, but creating a wearable mobile device that takes advantage of advances in mobile computing technology such as cheap sensors, better battery life and improved voice recognition.
Unlike the first generation wearable technologies like counting users steps and estimating calories, Xsens' technology enables accurate, real-time tracking of body motion.
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Most of the current wearable devices confine themselves to health and fitness uses and contain basic technology, such as a motion-sensing pedometer that may offer less than precise readings.
While much of the analysis can take place in the cloud data centres of the internet, the smartphone is the intermediary that is making the new wearable movement possible, as the devices connect to apps over Bluetooth wireless technology or other tethering methods.
Strides in design, battery technology, computing and connectivity are ushering in a new era of wearable computing.
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Google's glasses reflect a growing interest in wearable computing, which many experts think could be the next big thing in personal technology after smartphones and tablets.
Charmed Technology in Los Angeles, which aims to become an international leader in wearable Internet ware, produced the "Brave New Unwired World" show at Internet World Korea 2000.
Despite the promise of wearable computing, attendees also acknowledged that there was a very large gulf between the current technology and mass adoption.
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