R+D: Wearable Tech

Examples of the wealth of wearable technology available to us:

http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2015/jan/08/ces-2015-technology-changes-marketing

Article highlighting the trends of 2015 in wearable tech, they identify 6 of these:

‘Sensors Everywhere’

‘New Mobility’

‘Cognitive Outsourcing’

‘Screens Everywhere’

‘Human Technology’

‘Vanishing Interfaces’

http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/04/zensorium-being/

A fitness wrist band that promises to detect your mood through skin temperature and heart rate; promises it’s not just a glorified mood ring, but do we really need a watch to tell us if we’re happy, stressed, calm or excited?

http://www.itproportal.com/2015/01/11/wearable-technology-doesnt-look-like-wearable-technology-way-forward/

Article discussing how technology that can be integrated into existing products e.g. watches/glasses could be more successful instead of releasing their own personal product.

“Style and technology can go hand in hand – or at least that’s what Apple Watch hopes to prove – but often they don’t. I am a geek, but I don’t want to look like a cut-price cyborg just to get the primary benefits offered by wearable technology.”

http://www.choosemuse.com/

A portable brain-scan that connects to your smart-phone via Bluetooth that can be used to ‘train your brain’ through real-time feedback during attention-training.

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