Dear Readers,

With the technological upheaval brought along by the “Internet Of Things” or “IoT” as it’s popularly known as, the difference between virtual and physical worlds has started to shrink already. Tech world is about to witness a massive turnaround and that includes wearable devices as a spearhead solution. Notable few technologies that are driving tremendous interest these days are mobile healthcare, drones, 3D printing, autonomous cars, so on and so forth. With the focus being shifted to the buzzword IOT, there is nothing we shall consider imaginary for eternity.

How IoT Is Taking The World By Storm?

IoT has completely revolutionized the way we look at things. By making them smart it has added value to and infused a new ray to the concept of connected devices. Wearables are the next big thing and wearable technology sure is carving a niche for itself in the tech consumer segment!

Companies are investing heavily to bring the best of wearable technologies to their consumers. Weather its personal & home security, medical & fitness needs, smartwatches, sportswear, organizations are doing everything in their capacities to bring the best of wearable technologies to the market. What’s interesting is the fact that not just the start-ups, even the existing/big market players jumped in the fray to be part of the rat race of the highly popular wearable technologies. Let us delve further and read about the most popular wearable technologies in the year 2016.

These include :

1. Fitness Tracker

Fitness trackers are a hit with the masses already but their popularity is set to soar in the times to come. This year around fitness trackers are focusing on adding advanced sensors fit to monitor blood pressure and stress levels apart from detecting heart beats. The mundane looking fitness trackers are also gearing for a fashionable makeover. The war in this space is sure to intensify!

2. Smartwatches

Smartwatches come with different features including two-way calling, alerts, geo-fencing, land marking etc. The best part is that these incredible tech devices are available for different age groups. These GPS based wearable devices are idle for child and elderly tracking. They are one of the most popular wearable gadgets available in the market today.

3. Automation solutions

Home, office, industry and so on- they can all be managed even from a remote location. Feels like a sequence from a sci-fi movie,right? But it is gradually turning into reality wherein you can control all your important functions even if you’re not present physically at the premises.

4. Connected Clothing

Connected clothing! Yes, you heard that right. Smart or connected clothing is making waves in the world of sports. The embedded sensors in connected clothing like smart shirts helps monitor and track various parameters of athletes and players. The vital information collected helps understand their performance better and also pave way for taking informed future decisions. This can completely change how we can take care of ourselves and our loved ones.

5. Virtual Reality (VR)

VR promises a never before experience to its users. It transports you to a whole new world and the good news is that VR trends are picking up this year around. Movies, games, music, sports, art and more just got better with this tech connection!

Hail the IoT technology , we might be heading towards a world reduced in time and distance so much that we could get all information just by a few finger taps and clicks!