Wearable Computing: A 2014 HorizonWatching Trend Summary Report

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April 7, 2014
Wearable Computing
A 2014 HorizonWatching Trend Report

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Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. 15 Wearable Trends to Watch in 2014
3. Insights into the Wearables Market
4. The Enterprise Market
5. Appendix: Secondary Research & Resources

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Executive Summary of Drivers, Challenges, and Implications
Drivers
• Low cost, small, smarter sensors, chips and mobile capability that can be
embedded in small wearable devices and fabrics
• Hands free computing = increased productivity
• Sensors offer increased monitoring and performance feedback
• Advanced wireless networks and device to device communications
• An increasingly connected culture
• Rising insurance costs drives companies to fund wearables to help
employees manage their health and wellness
Challenges
• Device style/fashion
• Network speed/capacity
• Standards / Interoperability/Integration
• Security, Privacy and Trust
• Application Development / Partner ecosystems
• Battery Performance
• Workplace culture, skills, and business processes
Wearable Computing and the Veillance
Contract: Steve Mann at TEDxToronto
Implications
• Consumers will bring these devices with them to work
• LOB and IT will need to see evidence of productivity gains if they’re sign up to manage yet more devices and build more apps
• Security and privacy issues are both challenging to the individual and the enterprise
• Leading software companies have a window of opportunity to develop new applications and services
• IT will have to have IoT & Big Data figured out in order to take advantage of data streams from Wearables
• Ultimately the biggest issue with wearable technology may not be found in its management or even its security; it may ultimate
come down to our ability as humans to multi task.
“The value of the global wearable
technology market in 2013 will
reach $4.6bn.” – Visiongain (link)
The future of wearables looks bright as it leverages the 3rd computing platform and is at the
intersection of internet of things and mobile computing

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15 Wearable Trends to Watch in 2014
1. Fitness Trackers: Enterprises will increasingly give
trackers to employees as part of health and wellness
programs. Overtime, trackers will experience increased
competition from other wearables, including smart clothing.
2. SmartWatches: Expect more fashionable and functional
watches to hit the market in 2014. Smartwatch developers
must focus on cutting prices, adding more apps, and
improving the look to attract broad consumer interest. The
expected iWatch announcement from Apple might just do for
watches what the iPhone did for mobile phones
3. Smart Glasses: Expect a number of announcements in
2014 within smart glasses, which has huge potential for any
workforce that could benefit from access to hands free
computing. Google isn’t the only game in town. Vuzix,
GlassUp, Recon Instruments and Telepathy are ones to watch
too.
4. Smart Clothing: Real, working smart clothing might be a
bit further off, but it’s on its way. Smart Clothing like
OMSignal, Hexoskin and Athos will lead the way.
5. Fashion Required!!: For consumer wearables to really
take off, they must be fashionable. In 2014, look for leading
device manufacturers to focus on the fashion and style of
these devices.
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Image from Forrester’s North American Technographics
Consumer Technology Survey, 2013 found on Slideshare here
Where do consumers want to wear
a wearable device?

15 Wearable Trends to Watch in 2014 (cont.)
6. Healthcare Monitors: Wearable technology is likely to
significantly disrupt our healthcare model as we know it,
helping doctors and patients keep track of real-time health
data in ways never capable before.
7. Enterprise Adoption: In 2014 leading edge
companies will begin to explore using wearables not only
for employee wellness programs, but for other applications
designed to improve worker productivity.
8. New Business Processes: As wearables enter the
workforce, we will find new ways to use these devices to
help us make better business decisions. Business
process engineers will explore new ways to reengineer
older business processes in order to do just that.
9. Wearables Apps: New apps are required to integrate
wearable data into business applications. As the user base
grows for wearables, so too will the developer community
which will bring some new and exciting use cases for
wearables including some killer features that will justify
their need.
10. Big Data to get Bigger: Wearables, a subset of
Internet of Things, will produce even more data than we
have now, taxing our already complex enterprise
Information Management systems and data warehouses.
Top 5 Wearable Tech! – Video
The Guardian: The rise of wearable
technology – infographic

15 Wearable Trends to Watch in 2014 (cont.)
11. Wearables Analytics: Advanced analytics and
dashboards will be needed to provide insights from all the
wearables. Some wearable devices will have embedded
analytics and cognitive capability right on the device.
12. Wearable Communications: In the future, wearables
will communicate not only with smartphones, but with other
‘things’, both other wearables and other sensors/devices. This
ability to communicate seamlessly and transparently will
provide new and innovative capabilities for enterprises to
leverage wearables.
13. Security: In 2014, IT professionals will need to decide how
to cope with the increasing threat from wearables. For those
who found implementing BYOD a challenge over the past few
years, expect the bring your own wearable (BYOW) issues to
be much harder to figure out
14. Privacy: There will be increased interest on the part of
consumers to 1) protect the personal data that is being
collected via their own wearables and 2) protect against
unlawful video recording from smartglasses and other
cameras.
15. Ecosystem Partnerships: Traditional IT vendors
accelerate their partnerships with wearable providers, mobile
app developers, global telecom service providers and
semiconductor vendors.
“By 2020, consumer data collected
from wearable devices will drive 5
percent of sales from the Global
1000.” – Gartner (link)
GigaOM Mobilize 2013: Pebble,
Smart Socks and the Future of
Wearables

Table of Contents
– Wearables Market Outlook
– Market Segmentation
– Vendor Ecosystem
– Smart Glass Market
– Smart Watch Market
– The Future of Wearables

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Analyst are saying that wearables will be the next big thing in mobile
computing
“Wearable technologies will create mainstream market opportunities for a large
variety of participants including apparel manufacturers, IT and telecom
companies, brands, content providers, advertisers, and OEMs.” – IDC (link)
“The wearable market is being viewed as the
‘next big thing’ within the mobile ecosystem by
not just the smartphone vendors, but also app
developers, content creators and advertisers. ” –
Juniper Research (link)
“The market is going to witness an avalanche
of new wearable products arriving on the
market such as, smartphone compatible
watches, innovative healthcare solutions, and
the rise of smart glasses.” – ABI Research (link)
“Wearable computing, or wearables, is quickly moving into mainstream society,
led by the growing, multibillion dollar health and fitness markets. Within five
years, consumer wearables will become more sophisticated, capturing what the
user sees, hears or even feels through biorhythmic responses.” – Gartner (link)
Churchill Club: Wearable Technology: What's Next?

The outlook is very positive for long term growth with most analysts
expecting an explosion of new devices and applications
Juniper Research: Smart Wearable Devices 2013
“We believe the wearable technology market will follow the same paradigm as that of smartphones and
tablets and in the next 5 years these new devices will see explosive growth and high adoption rates
promising wide revenue streams for all ecosystem members.” – Visiongain (link)
“While currently in its infancy the
wearable tech market will this year
explode with key devices released
by two industry giants, Apple and
Google.” – Visiongain (link)
“IDC has a bullish long-term
outlook for wearable computing
devices, given mobile consumer
technology's declining costs and
increasing capabilities.” – IDC (link)
“The global wearable device market will grow almost 4000% between 2012 and 2017. Volumes will be
driven initially by fitness bands, followed by smartwatches and smartglasses.” – Strategy Analytics (link)

2018 wearable revenue forecasts range from $5.8B to $30.2B,
making for a potential very large market
“The worldwide revenue from wearable electronic
devices, apps and services for fitness and
personal health is anticipated to be $1.6 billion this
year, increasing to $5 billion by 2016.” – Gartner (link)
“The retail revenue from smart wearable devices, including smart watches and glasses, will reach $19
billion by 2018.” – Juniper Research (link)
“The global wearable technology market… is
expected to reach USD 5.8 billion in 2018, at a
CAGR of 40.8% from 2012 to 2018” – Transparency
Market Research (link)
“The global market for wearable computing devices is expected to grow to $30.2 billion by 2018, with a
five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 43.4%. The consumer market, the fastest moving
segment overall, is projected to grow at a tremendous 52% CAGR.” – BCC Research (link)
“The wearable technology ecosystem market revenue …is expected to reach to $14.0 billion by 2018.” –
MarketsAndMarkets (link)
Source: IMS Research: Wearable Technology – World – 2013
“By 2018… $30 billion in revenue. These figures include a diverse range of product types in five
applications including healthcare, fitness, infotainment, industrial and military.” – IMS Research (link)
Forecast of Worldwide Revenue from Wearable Technology

2018 forecasts of wearable device shipments are also widely varied,
but all analysts agree that this market will grow substantially
Source – Business Insider, Inc (link)
“ABI Research forecasts the wearable computing device market will grow to 485 million annual device
shipments by 2018.” – ABI Research (link)
“Smart wearable device shipments
including smart watches and
glasses will approach 130 million by
2018.” – Juniper Research (link)
“By 2018, unit shipments are
forecast to reach 210 million.” – IMS
Research (link)
“By 2017, there will be 500 million annual sensor shipments for mobile sensing fitness and health
applications and two-thirds of these will be for activity tracking..” – ONWorld (link)
“We see global annual wearable
device unit shipments crossing the
100 million milestone in 2014, and
reaching 300 million units five years
from now..” – Business Insider, Inc (link)

As shipments of devices take off, analysts predict an explosion
applications designed to take advantage of the new wearable devices
“Significant opportunities will arise for app
developers – across the health, fitness,
sports and communication segments.” –
“With virtually limitless applications to a
number of verticals the wearable technology
market represents a huge value proposition
to all ecosystem members, from
manufacturers to app developers and
service providers.” – Visiongain (link)
“It is only our imagination which will limit the
number of applications for this new
emerging technology. Wearable computer is
a platform for the rapid application
development.” – Kalpesh A. Popat, Dr. Priyanka
Sharma, IJET (link)
MIT Technology Review: In Search of
the Next Boom, Developers Cram Their
Apps into Smart Watches
Reuters: App developers see wearable devices as next
big thing

A whole new category of mobile applications will have Wearables
communicating with Smartphones and other Wearables
Wired: For Ubiquity, Wearable Computing
Needs a New Breed of App
“By 2017, Gartner predicts that wearable devices
will drive 50 percent of total app interactions.” –
Brian Blau, research director at Gartner (link)
“Wearable devices will use mobile apps as their conduit for data exchange and user interface,
because many of them will have few or no user interface capabilities. Offloading that responsibility
to the mobile device means the wearable devices will depend on apps for all types of user input or
output, configuration, content creation and consumption, and in some cases, basic connectivity.” –
Brian Blau, research director at Gartner (link)
“Over time several changes will occur in the smart
wearable device market, partly as a result of
developments in the app model, and partly due to
the increasing use of embedded cellular connectivity
within devices. Subscription revenues will be
possible for certain sectors within the market.” –
IJET: Wearable Computer Applications: A
Future Perspective

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Currently, the four main segments for wearables are Consumer,
Enterprise, Healthcare, and Military
Smart Wearable Device Categories, by Juniper Research . Image
found in whitepaper “Wearables ~ The Next Smart Thing”
“Wearable technology has been
utilised by the military for several
years now, with soldiers wearing
sensors in their uniforms and helmet
mounted cameras. Due to these
devices becoming increasingly cheap
to manufacture OEMs are now
devising ways to apply this
technology to target the consumer
market.” – Visiongain (link)
“For application segment, consumer application sector accounted for the largest
market revenue at $2,367.99 million, while enterprise and industrial application enjoyed
the least market share with revenue of $73.04 million as of 2012. However, enterprise
and industrial application is expected to grow at the highest CAGR of 21.14%, during
the forecast period, i.e. 2013 to 2018..” – MarketsAndMarkets (link)

Transparency Market Research also calls out four similar wearables
market segments.
Transparency Market Research
Wearable technology market segmentation
Fitness and Wellness
• Smart clothing and smart sports glasses
• Activity monitors
• Sleep sensors
• Others
Infotainment
• Smart watches
• Augmented reality headsets
• Smart glasses
• Others
Healthcare and Medical
• Continuous Glucose Monitor
• Drug delivery
• Monitors
• Wearable patches
• Others
Industrial and Military
• Hand worn terminals
• Augmented reality headsets
• Others
“The healthcare and medical segment accounted
for about 35.1% of the overall wearable
technology market in 2012 primarily due to the
rising aging population and increase in diabetic
population.” – Transparency Market Research (link)
In 2018, the infotainment segment is expected to
surpass the fitness and wellness segment driven
by robust growth of smart watches and smart
glasses.” – Transparency Market Research (link)
“Among all the wearable technology end use
segments, the healthcare and medical segment
held the largest revenue share followed by fitness
and wellness in 2012.” – Transparency Market
Research (link)

ABI Research: Wearable Technology Segmentation
1. Wearable Cameras
2. Smart Clothing
3. Smart Glasses
4. Healthcare
5. Sports and Activity Trackers
6. Wearable 3D Motion Trackers
7. Smartphone-compatible Watches
“In terms of product, wrist-wear accounted for
the largest market revenue at $876.70 million,
while neck-wear enjoyed the least market
share, all as of 2012.” – MarketsAndMarkets (link)
“ABI Research’s latest report on wearable
computing devices segments the market into
seven sections: wearable cameras, smart
clothing, smart glasses, healthcare, sports
and activity trackers, wearable 3D motion
trackers, and smartphone compatible
watches.” – ABI Research (link)
“Consumer applications, including wearable cameras, activity trackers, smart clothing, smart glasses,
smart watches, augmented reality and gaming devices, are expected to explode onto the market over the
next few years, reaching $22.1 billion by 2018. Non-consumer markets (healthcare, defense/security,
enterprise, and industrial) are expected to reach $8.1 billion by 2018.” – BCC Research (link)
Other analysts segment the market based on the type of wearable
device

The device component marketplace will benefit from the overall
growth of the wearable market
“Components accounted for the largest
percentage share of the overall revenue of
global wearable technology, i.e. 66.2% in
2012 ($1.83 billion) in 2012 and is
expected to account for 73.0% of the total
market in 2018..”– MarketsAndMarkets (link)
MarketsAndMarkets (link)
“While wearable technology growth up to
this point has been enabled by multi-sensor
combo packages and low-power wireless
chips, the next wave of innovation will
involve increasingly efficient, low-power
displays and processors that can extend
battery capacity to enable increased
functionality in smaller form factors..” – IMS
Research (link)

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The Wearables hardware, software and services ecosystem is really
just beginning to form
Credit Suisse Image found on Flicker
“In the era of wearables and the Internet of Things,
tech companies must create a new kind of ecosystem
– an ecosystem not of developers, hardware makers,
or services companies, but of brands, healthcare
providers, retailers, financial services companies, and
governments.” – Forrester (link)
“Data will be integrated from more than one wearable device to provide useful information
and insights about fitness and health to the wearer. Personal identification, biometric
information and payment systems can be linked through wearable devices. Wearers can be
admitted to events, access health records, and make purchases, through their wearable
devices.” – Gartner (link)
“To build successful ecosystems around devices, providers of wearable electronics should
understand that consumers will consider how easily their wearable devices communicate
with each other, with their other computing devices and with multiple screens.” – Gartner (link)
“For potential ecosystem members and investors
now is the time to position themselves in order to
gain substantial revenues and market share in the
wearable technology market.” – Visiongain (link)

IMS Research published its wearable ecosystem landscape
infographic back in 2012
Wearable Technology Vendor Landscape. Source: IMS Research

Selected Wearable Technology Vendors by Device Type
Wearable Cameras
Smart ClothingHealthcare WearablesFitness Trackers
Watches
Wristables
Headsets/Helmets
Glasses
Other Trackers
Autographer Autographer
Contour Roam2
GoPro Hero3+ Black
Liquid Image Ego LS
Looxcie Looxie 3 / Vidcie
Xsens MVN
NFC Ring
Notch Notch
Tagg Pet Tracker
Zepp Labs’ Zepp Sensor
Atheer One
Epiphany Eyewear
Epson Moverio BT-200
ION Eyewear Weon
GlassUp Eyeglass
Google Glasses
LaForge ICIS (beta)
Lumus Eyewear
Meta Pro Spaceglasses
Oakley Airwave 1.5
Optinvent ORA-S
Pivothead Smart
Recon Instruments Recon Jet
Samsung Galaxy Smart Glass
Technical Illusions CastAR
Telepathy One
Vuzix M100
Adidas miCoach X_cell
Basis B1 Band
Fitbit Trackers
Fitbug Orb
Garmin vivofit
Jawbone UP
Nike FuelBand
Misfit Shine
Polar Loop
Sync Elite Activity Tracker
Withings Pulse
Zensorium Tinké
Zephyr BioHarness 3
9Solutions IPCS Tags
Alivecor Heart Monitor
Propeller Asthma Sensor
Avery Dennison Metria
BodyTel Glocotel / PressureTel
CellScope Oto
Ihealth Pulse Oximeter
iHealth Electrocardiogram
Imec Body Area Networks
iRhythem ZIO XT Cardio Patch
Lumo Body Tech LUMOback
Medtronic Paradigm Veo
Moticon Sensor Insole
Nuubo nECG Platform
OmniPod Insulin Pump
Preventice BodyGuardian
Re-Timer Sleep Monitor
Withings Heart Rate Monitor
AiQ Smart Clothing
Athos Core / Apparel
Dharma Innovations ClimaCon
Hexoskin Wearable Body Metrics
Omsignal Shirt
NuMetrex Adidas Wearables
Weartech GOW Trainer
Apple iWatch
Casio G-Shock
ConnecteDevice Ltd Cookoo
FiLIP Smart Watch
I’m Watch
Meta SmartWatch
Magellan Echo
Martian Smart Watch
Neptune Pine
Omate TrueSmart
Pebble Steel
Qualcomm Toq
Samsung Galaxy Gear Watch
Sony LiveView / SmartWatch
Eurotech Zypad WL1500
Samsung Gear Fit
Motorola WT41N0
Neptune Pine
Honeywell HX2 Wearable
Parvus WR1100
iKey AK-39-NV
BAE Q-Sight
Kopin Golden-i 3.8L
Motorola HC1
Oculus VR Rift
Quantum 3D ExpeditionDI
Skully Helmets
Source: Bill Chamberlin

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The SmartGlass market is just emerging but there are already a
number of interesting designs and capabilities
Atheer One
Epiphany Eyewear
Epson Moverio BT-200
ION Eyewear Weon
GlassUp Eyeglass
LaForge ICIS (beta)
Lumus Eyewear
Meta Pro Spaceglasses
Google Glasses
Oakley Airwave 1.5
Optinvent ORA-S
Pivothead Smart
Recon Instruments Recon Jet
Samsung Galaxy Smart Glass
Technical Illusions CastAR
Telepathy One
Vuzix M100
Note: Images Sourced from company websites

Analysts are saying smartglass adoption will likely accelerate after
2014
“Smart glasses with augmented reality and virtual reality for gaming immerse gamers in experiences that
seem real. Smart glasses are also being piloted for advertising and in retail stores for shoppers to
visualize how customized products and features would appear in real-life, leading to increased revenue..”
– Gartner (link)
“While, the commercial launch of several smart
glass products, including Google Glass will
continue to drive interest in the wearable space, it
will not be a significant commercial success in
2014.” – ABI Research (link)
“ABI Research expects more than two million
smart glasses will be shipped in 2014 and the
category is forecast to grow rapidly from 2015
onward.” – ABI Research (link)
Gartner: Smartglasses Will Bring Innovation to
Workplace Efficiency
Business Cloud News: How Google Glass will
challenge and transform the enterprise
“Shipments of smart glasses may rise to as high
6.6 million units in 2016.” – IMS Research (link)

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The number of Smart Watches is expected to grow in 2014 and the
market could become crowded very quick
ConnecteDevice Cookoo
I’m Watch
Meta SmartWatch Magellan Echo
Martian Smart Watch
Neptune Pine
Omate TrueSmart
Pebble Steel
Qualcomm Toq
Samsung Galaxy Gear Watch
Sony LiveView
Casio G-Shock
Note: Images Sourced from company websites
FiLIP Smart Watch
?
“Even though wearables are
relatively new in terms of
market maturity, it is clear
that the market, for example
the smart watch in particular,
will be – as per smartphones
– a somewhat crowded
affair.” – Nitin Bhas, Juniper
Research (link)

Smart Watch launches have failed before, but the difference now is
that it is being positioned as an accessory to the smartphone
Forbes: Why I Love Wearing A Smartwatch,
And Why You Should Wear One As Well
“Smart watches have been around for the last
decade. The wearable computing device has failed to
take off for one reason or another. They looked ugly,
were too bulky, had weak functionality, or the battery
life was not good enough. However, over the last six
months we have seen a number of new smart watch
launches and consumer perceptions have changed.
Smart watches could soon become a key accessory
to smartphones, or even an independent
communication device.” – ABI Research (link)
“As with many emerging Wearable Technology (WT)
devices, smart watches will increasingly show up in
M2M and the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions,
primarily as user interface devices.” – Beecham Research
(link)
PCWorld: Is 2014 the Year of the Smartwatch?
“Interoperability between the smart watch and devices other than the smartphone or tablet would enhance
their usefulness and bring new capabilities to wearers.” – Angela McIntyre, research director at Gartner (link)

While there are questions on how large the market will be and how
fast adoption will occur, the smart watch market could be large
Video: CES 2014: Smart Watches Battle to Stand Out
“We will see a range of styles and functionality for smart watches as companies experiment with
designs that appeal to different potential market segments. However, an unclear value proposition will
continue to steer consumers' spending toward tablets and wearable fitness device in the near term.” –
Gartner (link)
“The smart watch product category is projected to
account for the largest single consumer market,
generating more than $12.5 billion in global annual
revenues in 2018.” – BCC Research (link)
“Key for the future widespread adoption of smart watches in consumer markets will be for products to
leverage the single unique advantage of smart watches over smart phones. Applications such as remote
location of personal items, home automation and mobile payment processing could be "killer apps" for
the smart watch.” – BCC Research (link)
“Global smartwatch shipments reached a record 1.9
million units in 2013. It is very early days, of course,
but the smartwatch market is starting to take shape.
We estimate less than 1 percent of all smartphones
shipped worldwide were bundled with smartwatches
in 2013, so there remains huge scope for smartwatch
growth in the future.” – Strategy Analytics (link)

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The vast majority of analysts and tech writers agree that the future
looks bright for Wearables
PSFK : Future Of Wearable Tech Report
CNET: The future of wearables:
Fast Company: 8 Brilliant Concepts For The
Future Of Wearable Tech
“Adoption of wearables, such as wristbands,
eyewear and sensors in clothing, will lead to a
new era in which location, movement, fitness,
health and potentially visual focus and interest
points are tracked. The data generated by these
devices creates possibilities for brands to
understand, segment, target and service
customers.” – Canalys (link)

Mass adoption will not happen until wearables become more stylish
and fashionable
CNN.com Wearable gadgets search for
mainstream appeal
“While the devices are undoubtedly conversation
starters, and the look may be coveted in some
circles, for the most part wearable technology has a
fashion problem.” – CNN.com (link)
“I get why the Fuelband is cool. I just don’t want to
wear it. It’s like wearing sneakers on the subway and
changing into heels when you get to the office.” –
Ruthie Frielander, ELLE (link)
“Unless these new products address the aspirational
and style needs of their target users they are unlikely
to actually be worn.” – Beecham Research (link)
“Fashion has, so far, proven to be a kink in the demand for wearable technology. For many people, the
appearance of their technology plays a critical role. But many tech companies have failed on the fashion
front, at least up to this point.” – SAGA (link)
“Wearable technologies are about the merging of two different worlds, technology and aesthetics.
Technology creates functions that solve problems and improve our lives. Aesthetics creates the emotions
and the feelings that make an object desirable. Partnerships between these two worlds are key to paving
the way to the success of wearable devices, including smart watches.” – Beecham Research (link)

In the future, our clothing and fabrics will communicate with other
mobile and wearable devices
Smart Textiles: From Niche to Mainstream,
Published by the IEEE CS
“The global smart, intelligent, digital & interactive
fabrics market revenue was $708.31 million as of
2012 and is expected to reach to $2.03 billion by
2018, growing at an estimated CAGR of 17.7 %
from 2013 to 2018.”– MarketsAndMarkets (link)
NASA Video: Smart Fabrics
Technology Development
Playlist : Smart Textiles:
Fashion That Responds
“The plethora of new wearable devices is becoming increasingly more diverse in 2014, and in most
cases, useful. The two most interesting products from the conference came from companies that
provide smart clothing or smart footwear solutions—namely Myontec and Moticon..” – ABI Research (link)

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– Opportunities
– Adoption Challenges

Although the Enterprise Wearables market is small today, analysts
agree adoption will soon take off.
Daniel Burrus: From BYOD to WYOD: How
Wearables Will Transform Business
“While wearables may still be in nascent stages, the enterprise movement will unfold over the next
decade — and by 2020, we can expect to see a shift toward business centrality.” – Forrester (link)
“The market for company-provided
wearables will be larger than the consumer
market within the next five years, as
wearables represent the next phase of the
mobile revolution.” – Forrester (link)
“The enterprise sector will be the early target
for smart glasses before they are ready for
mass-market adoption.” – ABI Research (link)
“Enterprise and industrial application is
expected to grow at the highest CAGR of
21.14%, during the forecast period, i.e. 2013
to 2018..” – MarketsAndMarkets (link)
Forbes: The Next Big Thing In Enterprise
IT: Bring Your Own Wearable Tech?

Wearables have the potential to transform business processes and
improve worker productivity
CIO.com: Wearable Tech Offers Promise
(and Potential Peril) for the Enterprise
“Perpetually connected wearables will enable
workers, partners, and customers to experience
new levels of immediacy, simplicity, and context in
their mobile computing experiences. Wearables
aren't just a consumer phenomenon: They have
the potential to change the way organizations and
workers conduct business.” – Forrester (link)
“Wearable devices — and the apps, software,
and services that make those wearables truly
valuable — will change the way workers do
their jobs and how consumers manage their
lives.” – Forrester (link)
“Enterprises need to start putting together a road map for thinking about how wearables can improve their
businesses over the next few years. In other words, they need to embark now on the early stages of the
enterprise wearables journey.” – Forrester (link)
“Predictions on when exactly wearables will arrive in
the enterprise vary, but wearables appear to
represent a real opportunity for CIOs and IT
departments looking to improve security, save money
and increase organizational efficiency.” – CIO.com (link)

Smart Glasses may end up having a huge impact in enterprises,
especially for activities that require both hands to be free
Deloitte: Wearables: The eyes have it
“Smartglasses, such as Google Glass, are causing CIOs to take a fresh look at the
impact wearable electronics will have on the enterprise. Gartner said that the use of
smartglasses has the potential to improve worker efficiency in vertical markets such
as manufacturing, field service, retail and healthcare.” – Gartner (link)
“In the next three to five years, the industry that is
likely to experience the greatest benefit from
smartglasses is field service, potentially increasing
profits by $1 billion annually. The greatest savings in
field service will come from diagnosing and fixing
problems more quickly and without needing to bring
additional experts to remote sites.” – Gartner (link)
“Smartglasses are expected to have the most impact
on heavy industry, such as manufacturing, and oil and
gas, because the AR glasses enable on-the-job
training of workers in how to fix equipment and perform
manufacturing tasks.” – Gartner (link)
“The goals of corporate training may evolve away from memorizing procedural steps
to knowing how to use smartglasses and access key information using voice
commands” - Tuong Nguyen, principal research analyst at Gartner. (link)

The success of Smart Watches in the enterprise will depend on the
availability of applications that leverage the devices capabilities
Computerworld: The smartwatch will be a corporate productivity tool!
“Once smart watches become more
mainstream, vendors will face new challenges
related to use in the work environment and
the 'bring your own device' scenario.
Enterprises have to protect their intellectual
property and are starting to ask similar
questions as back when the first camera-
enabled phones came to market. Smart watch
vendors need to engage mobile device
management solution providers to increase
acceptance by enterprise.” – Angela McIntyre,
research director at Gartner (link)
“Providers must realize that the success of smart watches will not be decided by hardware alone; apps and
interoperability across devices will be a key differentiator that will bring brand loyalty and customer
engagement to those vendors investing resources in fostering the developer community..” – Gartner (link)
“Bringing smart watches to life will mean vendors must be involved in fostering the developer community.
Just as for smartphones and tablets, wearers will naturally expect numerous apps and services.” – Angela
McIntyre, research director at Gartner (link)
CITEWorld: Think BYOD is hard to manage now? Wait until
smartwatches invade the enterprise

Wearables have the potential to improve worker productivity in
industrial and construction industries
 Overall potential benefits
– Supporting workers in completing individual tasks
– Enabling workers to have both hands free to perform their manual activities
– Help employees learn about new methods and equipment, freeing up a trainer’s time
 Industrial
– Augmented reality apps providing hands-free access to instructions, maintenance guides,
videos or live interaction with a remote trainer or team.
– Workers could diagnose an equipment problem by sending a picture to an expert at
headquarters or by watching an instructional video to fix the issue.
– Maintaining and repairing machines, heavy infrastructure (e.g., power plants, nuclear reactors),
sophisticated hardware.
– Warehouse management and Inventory picking, storing
– Production/assembly - Training of new employees or assistance with high cost components
– Monitoring production floor employee safety
 Construction
– Hands free access to task lists, blueprints, schematics, instructional videos, remote experts
– Where real-time geographical information is required
– Potential first-person point of view that allows a construction worker to move around a site in a
virtual three-dimensions simulator

Example Product: Motorola is targeting the HC1 Headset at
Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) applications
HC1 Headset Computer – Motorola Solutions
“With the HC1, you can deliver operations-critical data on command. An innovative, completely hands-free
wearable computing, it will change how mobile field technicians work. View critical or graphic-rich data,
quickly act and collaborate with remote team members to speed roubleshooting with a simple verbal
command or turn of the head to move a visual on-screen pointer to execute the application. No hands,
laptop or fixed mobile workstation required.” – Motorola HC1 Solution Brief (link)
Motorola HC1 Solution Brief (link)

Wearables can improve worker productivity in healthcare and retail
 Healthcare
– Doctor:
• Reduce the time currently spent on data entry.
• Access patient data. Examine a patient while the display shows charts and lab results.
• Smartglasses & IBM Watson technology: Could be a game changer
– Surgeon: See all the relevant vitals without taking eyes off the surgery. Consult with experts
during procedures
– Nurses: Attend to a patient while still monitoring status of other patients
 Retail Stores/Restaurants, (including, government, finance, insurance offices, etc)
– Access all previous orders, complaints, service records while keeping hands free and maintaining
eye contact
– Access product and service descriptions, features, functions while making sales pitch to customers
– Customer service staff: Access shipment and billing records while maintaining eye contact with
customer
 Repair Service
– Assistance in fixing complex appliances, vehicles, and parts. Example: Video chat with a product
engineer while making a repair
 Delivery Service
– Access maps. customer location, and delivery records while keeping hands free for transporting
packages

Examples of other potential benefits of Wearables in the enterprise
and government
 Employee Training:
– On the job assistance through videos, manuals
 Employee Health / Wellness Programs
– Using wearables to help employees track their fitness/health and manage insurance costs
 Gamification (Leaderboards) of Employee Task Management
– Tracking time to complete tasks
– Verifying the correct fulfillment of an order
– Forecasting completion time
– Tracking location-based information
– Suggesting walking/driving directions
– Providing analytics and visualizations via tracker dashboards
 Government and Public Services. Any employee who could benefit from hands free
access to real-time information, including
– Search-and-rescue teams
– Emergency responders
– Fire & Police
– Streets and sanitation
– Transportation workers
– Military/defense
– Transportation workers

Table of Contents
– Opportunities
– Adoption Challenges

Initial enterprise adoption of wearables will depend on application
development and a focus on Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs
1. Device Functionality
2. Device Reliability
3. Device Aesthetics
4. Application Development
5. Integration and Scalability
6. Enterprise Security
7. User Privacy & Trust
8. Return on Investment (ROI)
Eight Requirements for Success in
the Enterprise Wearables Market
CIO Today: Intel CEO Outlines Strategy for Wearables, Security at CES
Fierce CIO: Cisco CTO Bret Hartman on how
to secure BYOD, wearable tech
GIGAOM Research: Bring Your Own Wearable
“Now is the time for IT organizations to refresh their bring-
your-own-device (BYOD) policies with smartglasses in
mind. Though IT organizations will provide smartglasses to
employees who regularly wear them for their job task,
much of the IT impact may come from employees wearing
their personal smartglasses at work.” – Gartner (link)Source: Bill Chamberlin

Overall there are some challenges to mass adoption of wearable
technology for both the enterprise and consumer markets
“A major challenge for suppliers is to establish and expand the number of compelling use-cases for
wearable devices. Key success factors include device size, non-invasiveness, ability to measure multiple
parameters and provide automated feedback that improves user behaviour. ” – IMS Research (link)
“The technical hurdles that have stalled the adoption of
wearables (battery life, augmented reality, chip evolution and
bandwidth) are quickly eroding.” – Gartner (link)
Major Challenges
1) Cost
2) Battery Power
3) Interoperability
4) Applications
5) Style / Aesthetics
6) Data Privacy
7) Security
8) Human Attention Span
Entrepreneur: Wearable Tech: 5 Obstacles
to Going Mass Market
New York Times: New Wearable Devices Face Some
Obstacles
“Aesthetic design, more compelling use cases, battery
life and lower price points are the main inhibitors.” – ABI
Research (link)
Source: Bill Chamberlin

Wearables adds additional complexity on enterprise security
professionals already dealing with the challenging BYOD issue
“Now is the time for IT organizations to refresh
their bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies
with smartglasses in mind.” – Gartner (link)
The “upwardly mobile” enterprise - IBM Institute for
Business Value
Silicon Angle: 4 Security Challenges for Fitbit,
Google Glass + Other Wearable Devices
“Governments will in turn seek to develop
regulatory frameworks to legislate their use,
both from a privacy and data protection
perspective.” – Juniper Research (link)
Information Week: Wearable
Computing Equals New Security Risks

There are real concerns regarding how wearables will impact the
privacy of personal information and experiences
WSJ Video:
CES 2014:
How Do
Wearables
Affect Privacy?
“SSI survey findings revealed that
wearable technology has increased
the public’s awareness of privacy.” –
Survey Sampling (link)
The New York Times:
Disruptions: At Odds
Over Privacy
Challenges of
Wearable Computing
The Seattle Times: Wearable gadgets,
privacy and insurance on collision course
“Almost two thirds (62 per cent) think Google Glass and
other wearable devices should be regulated in some form,
while one in five (20 per cent) are calling for these devices
to be banned entirely..” – Rackspace HumanCloud Report (link)
Survey Sampling: Wearable Computers and
Concerns About Privacy

Table of Contents
– Definitions from Analysts and Wikipedia
– Databases of Wearable Tech Companies and Devices
– Selected Media Websites and Resources
– Selected* Tech Writers/Journalists who are following Wearables market…and who have over 1,000 followers on Twitter
– Selected Analyst Websites, Articles and Reports
– IT Industry Analysts who have recently authored reports on Wearables
– Vendor & Consultant Websites & Resources
– Four Databases of Wearable Tech Companies and Devices
– 20 articles, reports, and blog posts retrieved from the Internet
– Selected videos on Wearable Technology found on YouTube
– Recent and Upcoming Events, Expos, Conferences
– Key Standards & Industry Groups
– Selected Social Media Sites and Searches
– Selected* Individuals interested in Wearables who have over 1,000 followers on Twitter
– Selected public IBM resources and links: Mobile and IoT
– IBMer w3.ibm.com Resources and Links
– Two Wearables communities on w3 Connections
– Wearables related research reports found on Bluemine authored by Industry Analysts
– Selected* IBMers having expertise / interest in Wearables topics

Wearables Definitions - Analysts
“Juniper defines a ‘smart wearable device’ as an app-enabled computing device (that is a device
which accepts input and processes that input) which is worn on, or otherwise attached to the body,
while being used.” – Juniper Research (link)
“Wearables are the "things" in the world of the Internet of Things, or rather a subset of all the
things that will be connected to the Internet.” – Gartner (link)
“Wearable computing devices fall squarely in the nexus of the four pillars that IDC has identified
as driving technological innovation: Big Data/analytics, cloud, mobility, and social. The direction and
speed of this market will be determined by the applications enabled by the declining costs and
increasing capabilities of new technologies, materials, components, and networks.” – IDC (link)
“Wearable computers are small electronic devices worn by the user, which enable mobile
computing and wireless networking. The term “Wearable technology” refers to any electronic
device or product which can be worn by a person to integrate computing in his daily activity or work
and use technology to avail advanced features & characteristics. ”. – MarketsandMarkets (link)
“Wearable or body-borne computers enable hands-free mobile real-time data monitoring, logic
calculation, and network communication.” – BCC Research (link)

Wearables Definitions - Wikipedia
“Wearable technology, wearable devices, tech togs, or fashion electronics are clothing and accessories
incorporating computer and advanced electronic technologies.” – Wikipedia (link)
“E-textiles, also known as electronic textiles, smart textiles, or smart fabrics, are fabrics that
enabledigital components (including small computers), and electronics to be embedded in them.” – Wikipedia (link)
“Smartglasses or smart glasses is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display (OHMD) or
computerized internet-connected glasses with transparent heads-up display (HUD) or augmented reality (AR) overlay that
has the capability of reflecting projected digital images as well as allowing the user to see through it..” – Wikipedia (link)
“An activity tracker is a device or application for monitoring and tracking fitness-related metrics such as distance walked
or run, calorie consumption, and in some cases heartbeat and quality of sleep.” – Wikipedia (link)
“A smartwatch or smart watch, is a computerized wristwatch with functionality that is enhanced beyondtimekeeping,
and is often comparable to a personal digital assistant (PDA) device.” – Wikipedia (link)
“Smart Wearable Systems (SWS) are end-to-end integrated and connected systems characterized by the presence of
the following key elements: 1) one or more sensors and actuators nodes at the end-user side and possibly integrated into
worn items, 2) nodes connectivity to local and/or remote central processing unit, 3) central processing units capable to
classify events and, when actuators are available, trigger and control proper corrective actions.” – Wikipedia (link)
“A head-mounted display or helmet mounted display, both abbreviated HMD, is a display device, worn on the head or
as part of a helmet, that has a small display optic in front of one (monocular HMD) or each eye (binocular HMD).” –
Wikipedia (link)
“Wearable computers, also known as body-borne computers or wearables are miniature electronic devices that are
worn by the bearer under, with or on top of clothing.” – Wikipedia (link)

Wearables – Selected Media Websites and Resources
• Business Insider: Wearables
• Businessweek: Wearables
• CIO.com: Wearables
• CNET: Wearables / Product Reviews
• ComputerWorld: Wearables
• Crunchwear: Crunchwear / Company Database
• EE Times: Wearables
• Engadget: Wearables
• Forbes: Wearables
• GigaOM: Wearables
• Gizmodo: Wearables
• Huffington Post : Wearables
• InformationWeek: Wearables
• InfoWorld: Wearables
• Mashable: Wearables
• MIT Technology Review: Wearables
• New York Times: Wearables
• O’Reilly: Wearables
• PC World: Wearables
• ReadWrite: Wearables
• TechCrunch: Wearables
• The Next Web: Wearables
• The Verge: Wearables / Product Reviews
• Venture Beat: Wearables
• Wall Street Journal: Wearables
• Wired.com: Wearables
• ZDNet: Wearables
Tech Crunch http://techcrunch.com/tag/wearable-tech/
GIGAOM http://search.gigaom.com/technology/wearable-computing/
Crunchwear http://www.crunchwear.com/category/wearable-computing/

Selected* Tech Writers/Journalists who are following Wearables
market…and who have over 1,000 followers on Twitter
Name Title & Company Twitter Followers
Dan Farber Former Editor at CBS Interactive dbfarber 31200
Stephen Shankland Senior writer at CNET News stshank 23200
Anthony Ha TechCrunch writer anthonyha 20200
Todd Wasserman Mashable business editor ToddWasserman 16400
Don Reisinger Blogger/Writer, CNET donreisinger 14500
Jay Yarow Blogger/Writer, Business Insider jyarow 11100
Samantha Murphy Kelly Blogger/Writer, Mashable HeySamantha 11000
Frederic Lardinois Blogger/Writer, TechCrunch fredericl 11000
Darrell Etherington BloggerWriter at TechCrunch drizzled 9088
Zack Whittaker Writer, editor. @ZDNet, @CNET zackwhittaker 8538
Steve Kovach Senior tech editor at Business Insider. stevekovach 8486
Rip Empson Blogger/Writer, TechCrunch ripemp 7736
Steve O'Hear Blogger/Writer, TechCrunch sohear 7479
Scott Stein CNET Senior Editor jetscott 7478
Pete Pachal Tech Editor at @Mashable petepachal 7426
Lance Whitney Blogger/Writer, CNET lancewhit 7214
Matt Burns Blogger/Writer, TechCrunch mjburnsy 6175
Brad Molen Blogger/Writer, Engadget phonewisdom 5426
Jordan Crook Blogger/Writer, TechCrunch jordanrcrook 5212
Shara Tibken Blogger/Writer, CNET sharatibken 4653
Chris Velazco Blogger/Writer, TechCrunch chrisvelazco 4577
Dara Kerr Blogger/Writer, CNET darakerr 4356
Brooke Crothers Blogger/Writer, CNET mbrookec 4331
Jon Fingas Blogger/Writer, Engadget jonfingas 4163
Mark Johnson CEO, Zite philosophygeek 3533
Chris Matyszczyk Blogger/Writer, CNET ChrisMatyszczyk 3478
Jon Phillips Editor-in-chief of @PCWorld and @agreenbot JonPhillipsSF 2195
Daniel Cooper Blogger, Engadget danielwcooper 2129
Sharif Sakr Blogger/Writer, Engadget shotsheriff 1857
H. James Wilson Harvard Business Review writer and blogger. hjameswilson 1820
Vignesh Ramachandran Blogger/Writer, Mashable VigneshR 1012
* Not meant to be an exhaustive list.

Wearables – Selected Analyst Websites, Articles and Reports
Source Title of Article / Report / Blog Post
ABI Research In-vehicle Wearable Integration to Accelerate Convergence; Global Penetration in New Cars to Exceed 90% by 2019
ABI Research Ninety Million Wearable Computing Devices Will Be Shipped in 2014 Driven by Sports, Health and Fitness
ABI Research Wearables and Smart Accessories
ABI Research (Blog) Is Wearable Technology a Leap for Payments?
BCC Research Wearable Computing: Technologies, Applications and Global Markets
Beecham Research Wearabe Technology: Enabling The Connected Lifestyle (summary report)
Beecham Research Wearable Technology Application Chart
Forrester Forrester Enterprise Wearables Will Be Mainstream By 2020
Forrester The App Wars Come To Wearables -- Consumers Will Be The Winners
Forrester The Enterprise Wearables Journey
Forrester Wearable Computing For Enterprises Could Be Bigger Than For Consumers
Forrester Blog Can Google Glass Overcome Social Stigma With Enterprise Scenarios?
Forrester Blog How to build the perfect smartwatch
Forrester Blog Wearables 2.0 at CES 2014: Richer Business Models And Enterprise Relevance
Forrester Blog Wearables Require A New Kind Of Ecosystem
Gartner Despite The Hype, Gartner Says Smart Watches Will Not Dominate Consumer Spending During the Holiday Season
Gartner High-Tech Tuesday Webinar: Internet of Things and Wearables
Gartner Smartglasses Will Bring Innovation to Workplace Efficiency
Gartner What to Expect at CES 2014 - Wearable Computing
IDC Wearables: Understanding the Global Opportunity
IMS Research Wearable Technology – World – 2013
Juniper Research Mobile Smart Wearable Device Shipments to Approach 130 Million by 2018
Juniper Research Mobile Smart Wearable Devices to be worth $19 Billion by 2018,
Juniper Research Whitepaper: Smart Wearables Beyond Mobile
MarketsandMarkets Wearable Electronics Market and Technology Analysis (2013 – 2018)
Transparency Market Research Global Wearable Technology Market is Expected to Reach USD 5.8 Billion in 2018
Transparency Market Research Wearable Technology Market - Global Scenario, Trends, Industry Analysis, Size, Share And Forecast 2012 - 2018
Vision Gain Global Wearable Technology Market 2013-2018

IT Industry Analysts who have recently authored reports on
Wearables
Name Title & Company Twitter Followers
Ted Schadler Vice President, Forrester TedSchadler 4649
Julie A. Ask Vice President - e-Business, Forrester JulieAsk 2341
J. P. Gownder Vice President, Infrastructure & Ops, Forrester jgownder 1452
Christopher Voce Principal research analyst, Forrester chrisvoce 892
Annette Zimmermann Principal research analyst, Gartner MobileAnn 746
Tom Mainelli Research Director, Tablets, IDC TomMainelli 451
Jonathan Gaw Research Manager, Connected Home, IDC jonathangaw 430
John Develin Practice director at ABI Research ABI_SmartCards 383
Ramon T. Llamas Research Manager, Mobile Phones, IDC idcrllamas 379
Nitin Bhas Research Analyst, Juniper Research. nitinbhas 203
Angela McIntyre Research director at Gartner mc_angela 133
Tuong Nguyen Principal research analyst at Gartner TuongH_Nguyen 97
Shane Walker IHS Director - Consumer Electronics Group
Joshua Flood Senior analyst at ABI Research – Wearables
Saverio Romeo Principal Analyst, Beechamresearch.com
Claire Duke-Woolley Fashion Tech Analyst, Beechamresearch.com
," said BCC Research information technology analyst Adam Weigold.

Wearables: Vendor & Consultant Websites & Resources
• Accenture: The Promise of Wearable Technologies
• Apple: iPod Shuffle / nano
• Deloitte: Wearables The eyes have it / Video
• Freescale: Wearables
• General Electric: The Industrial Internet@Work
• Google: Glass
• HP: Introducing the future of wearable PCs
• Huwaii: Wearable technologies bring "sense" to the
Internet
• Intel: Wearable Challenge and CES 2014 Highlights
• IBM: BYOD: Bring your own device
• Microsoft: Wearable tech – the future, or just a fad?
• Motorola Solutions: Wearable Computers
• Oracle: Learning to Build a Wearables User
Experience from Mickey Mouse
• SAP: SAP Goes Wearablele / Blogs tagged Wearables
Motorola WT41N0 Wearable
Terminal
Video: SAP & Vuzix Bring you Augmented Reality Solutions
for the enterprise

Four Databases of Wearable Tech Companies and Devices
Vandrico: Database of 122 Wearable DevicesCrunchWear: Wearable Tech Companies
Wearable Technologies Network: Company Database CES International 2014: Exhibitor Directory - Search for Wearable

20 articles, reports, and blog posts retrieved from the Internet
1. Smart Wearables…Beyond Mobile, Juniper Research
2. Wearable Technology – Market: Assessment, An IHS Whitepaper , September 2013
3. Wearables + Soft Computing – List of Resources from Margarita Benitez
4. Convergence will define the future of wearables, Canalys, Aug 2013
5. Selecting the wearable that will deliver maximum value in your enterprise environment, Motorola Solutions
6. The Human Cloud: Wearable Technology From Novelty to Production, Rackspace, June 2013
7. The Bumpy Road of Bringing Wearable Augmented Reality Systems to Market, GmbH & Co
8. Project Glass: An Extension of the Self, by Thad Starner, Published by the IEEE CS
9. Outsmarting Proctors with Smartwatches: A Case Study on Wearable Computing Security, by Various at Univ. of Michigan
10. 7 Things You should know about Wearable Technology, Educause, Nov 2013
11. From Backpacks to Smartphones: Past, Present, and Future of Wearable Computers, Published by the IEEE CS
12. Six Human Factors to Acceptability of Wearable Computers , by Cherrylyn Buenaflor and Hee-Cheol Kim
13. Wearable Computer Applications A Future Perspective, by Kalpesh A. Popat, Dr. Priyanka Sharma
14. Wearable Computing: From Fitness Bands To Smart Eyewear, by Marcelo Ballvé, BI Intelligence
15. Wearable Devices (Slide Deck) by Ian Ferguson of ARM
16. Prepare For Wearable Smart Devices In The Workplace, Processor.com
17. Are Americans Prepared to Sport Wearable Tech?, Harris Interactive
18. The Paradox of Wearable Technologies Don Norman, MIT Technology Review
19. The HC1 Headset Computer: Redefining how work gets done, Motorola Solutions
20. Workshop Series on Wearable AR Systems for Industrial Applications - UBICOMP2013 / ISWC 2013

Selected videos on Wearable Technology found on YouTube
1. Channels: Wearable Futures 2013 / Wearable Technologies / Wearables Weekly
2. Playlist Wearable Electronics on Wednesdays and Wearable Electronics with Becky Stern by Adafruit Industries
3. Playlist Wearable Tech by CNET and Popular Wearable computer videos by Wearable Computer
4. Playlist Smart Textiles: Fashion That Responds by Eyebeam Art and Technology Center 4 videos 48 minutes
5. Sergey Brin: Why Google Glass? (7 min), by TED
6. Wearable Tech Highlights: 2014 CES (2 min), International CES
7. Is 2014 the 'Year of the Wearable'? (3 min), by Forbes
8. Wearables: The eyes have it | TMT Predictions 2014 (4 min) by Deloitte
9. 2.19.14 Wearable Technology: What's Next? (64 min) by Churchill Club
10. Science and Application of Wearable Technology || Radcliffe Institute (107 min) by Harvard University
11. The Future of Wearable Technology | Off Book | PBS Digital Studios (6 min), by PBS Softbook
12. Intel Presents the "Make it Wearable" Challenge (2 min), by The Creators Project
13. Wearable Computing and the Veillance Contract (24 min) Steve Mann at TEDxToronto
14. Wearable Computing (18 min) Thad Starner at TEDxSalford 2013
15. Using Wearable Computer (20 min) Thad Starner TEDxGeorgiaTech
16. Wearable Devices - Make It Wearable Challenge (4 min) by Intel
17. Make It Wearable | Episode 1: Human Communication (6 min), by The Creators Project
18. Make It Wearable | Episode 2: Human Health (5 min), by The Creators Project
19. Next Big Thing - Why you may finally wear a fitness tracker (3 min), by CNET
20. D11 Highlights: Talking About Wearables (28 min), by WSJ Digital Network
21. The Future of Wearables - Julien Blin & Sascha Pallenberg Discuss (31 min), by Mobilegeeks.de
22. CNET Top 5 - Best uses for Google Glass (4 min), by CNET
23. Pebble Steel Smartwatch Review (3 min) by Mashable
24. Samsung Gear 2 Vs. Sony Smartwatch 2 (2min) by Total Tech War
25. Top 5 Wearable Tech! (Early 2014) (9 min) by Marques Brownlee

Wearables – Recent and Upcoming Events, Expos, Conferences
Start Date Event Name Location
10/9/2013 Wearable Technologies Conference 2013 I Asia Taipei
12/10/2013 Wearable Tech Expo Los Angeles
1/26/2014 11th Wearable Technologies Conference 2014 / Europe Munich
3/5/2014 Wearables DevCon San Francisco
3/18/2014 Wearable Technology Conference and Expo London
3/25/2014 Wearable Tech Expo Tokyo
4/23/2014 Smart Fabrics + Wearable Technology 2014 San Francisco
4/24/2014 M2M World - Wearable Tech Conference London
7/7/2014 Wearables Technology Conference 2014 / USA San Francisco
7/23/2014 Wearable Tech Expo New York
9/22/2014 Wearable Technology UX 2014 London
9/13/2014 International Symposium on Wearable Computers Seattle

Sample developer resources for selected device manufacturers
•Android SDK
•Apple Developer Resources
•Bluetooth Tech Pages
•Fitbit Fitness Tracker
•Google Glass Developers
•i’m Watch Developers
•Nike + FuelBand Developer Resources
•Pebble Smartwatch Developers
•Qualcomm Developers
•Samsung Mobile Companion UI Profile
•Sony SmartWatch 2 Developers
•Vusik Developer Center
Google Developers:
Glass Development
Kit Sneak Peek
Pebble
Smartwatch
Developers

Key Standards & Industry Groups
 IEEE 802.15.4
 ZigBee
 6LoWPAN (IPv6 over Low power
Wireless Personal Area Networks)
 Bluetooth Classic
 Bluetooth Low Energy
 ANT
 BodyLAN
 WiFi
 Near Field Communication (NFC)
Press Release: Broadcom Drives Near Field Communication
into Affordable Smartphones and Wearables
Electronic Engineering
Journal: The Case for Zigbee
Bluetooth: The Future of Wearable Bluetooth Technology

Wearables – Selected Social Media Sites and Searches
• Google Blog Search: Wearables
• Google+ Community: Wearable Technology / Wearables
Weekly
• LinkedIn Group Search: Wearable Technology / Google
Glass
• Pinterest Search: Wearables / Google glass
• Slideshare search: Wearables
• Twitter: #wearables Others include #googleglass,
#smartwatch, #smartglass
• Tumblr Search: Wearable Technology
• YouTube:
1. Channels: Wearable Futures 2013 / Wearable
Technologies / Wearables Weekly
2. Playlist Wearable Electronics on Wednesdays and
Wearable Electronics with Becky Stern by Adafruit
Industries
3. Playlist Wearable Tech by CNET and Popular Wearable
computer videos by Wearable Computer
4. Playlist Smart Textiles: Fashion That Responds by
Eyebeam Art and Technology Center 4 videos 48 minutes

Selected* Individuals interested in Wearables who have over 1,000
followers on Twitter
* Not meant to be an exhaustive list. A reference to Wearables is in their Twitter Bio
Name Bio Twitter Followers
I Pwn Noobs Wearable Technology Pioneer 1PwnNoobs 32600
Tim Moore Wearable Technologist. Director at @RocOptical TimMoore 32200
Shane Richmond Freelance writer, journalist and consultant. shanerichmond 12600
Rudy De Waele Wearable Wednesdays mtrends 12200
Becky Stern Dir. wearable electronics at Adafruit Industries bekathwia 9303
Christina CK Kerley Speaker & Strategist Cksays 6570
Stephanie Battista Wearable Technology, Smart Health StephieBattista 6508
Ewan Spence media, technology and blogging Ewan 5908
Jesse Robbins Founder of @OnBeep jesserobbins 5804
Jim Donnelly Wearable Tech Entrepreneur. VP at @Six15Techno JDonnellySix15 4489
Chris Grayson #Wearables / Advisor: http://CrowdOptic.com chrisgrayson 4074
Andrew Cross PR for Wearable Tech at @WalkerSands Andrew_R_Cross 3248
Redg Snodgrass CEO of Wearable World: GLASS and Wearable Lover redgsnodgrass 2324

Selected* Individuals into Google Glass who have over 1,000
followers on Twitter
Name Bio Twitter ID # Followers
Diana Adams Apple Consultants Network & Google Glass adamsconsulting 112000
Alain Regnier Google Glass, #GlassExplorer Paris, France · altolabs.com altolabs 98800
Dan Parks President of Corporate Planners Unlimited, Inc., - Google Glass Explorer cpudan 50400
Akhil Anumolu Marketing Manager @playi Google Glass Explorer Akhil_Anumolu 44800
Paul O'Brien MoDaCo founder, Google Glass explorer PaulOBrien 29200
Mitch Jackson California Trial Lawyer | Legal Commentator | Google Glass Explorer| mitchjackson 18500
Eva Smith Women In Wearable / GlassExplorer Eva_Smith 18100
Jenny DeVaughn Sr. Director of Employment at @ADP,Google Glass Explorer JennyDeVaughn 15200
John Nosta Nostlab.com / Google Glass Explorer JohnNosta 14200
Nick Stover Louisville Athletics / Social Media / Google Glass ULFlyingCard 13900
Gerry Michaels Glasswork Media Arts. VP Marketing at SteamFeed Google Glass Explorer GettysburgGerry 13600
Adam Heath Avitable Google Glass Explorer. Cartoonist.Author avitable 12700
Geoff Farinha Google Glass Explorer, Gamer, Tech-Lover GeoffEff 11200
Hilary JM Topper HJMTPR CEO, #Glasslandia, #WearableOnAir, Google Glass Explorer, hilary25 10400
Alan Daitch Google Glass Explorer / TictAds Online Marketing AlanDaitch_Mkt 10300
Jesús Hernández Technology, Mobile Tech, Social Media & Google Glass!!! j_hdeza 10000
Jayson Oertel co-founder sum.tv | google glass explorer jaysonoertel 7760
Drew Minock Teacher / Co-Founder of AR Detroit / Google Glass Explorer TechMinock 6879
Amir Zonozi Chief Strategy Officer @Zoomph |Google Glass Explorer Zonozi 6327
Kent Langley Founder of Ekho, Inc., / Google Glass Explorer KentLangley 6078
AnthonyPettenon Google Glass Explorer|Celebrity news anchor at @UtampaTV AnthonyPettenon 6054
Doug Hazelman Strategy at Veeam Software, Google Glass Explorer, VMDoug 5470

Selected public IBM resources and links: Mobile and IoT
• IBM Press Kit: IBM and the Mobile Web
• IBM Portal: MobileFirst
• IBM Research: Mobile Computing
• IBM Healthcare: Connected home health
• IBM Software (Mobile): Mobile Software for Collaboration /
Mobile Marketing Solution / Mobile commerce / Cognos
Mobile
• Software (IoT): The Internet of Things / IBM MessageSight /
IBM Messaging / Websphere Sensor Events / Intelligent
Operations Center / Sample Sensor Solutions / Informix
TimeSeries for Meter Data Management
• DeveloperWorks: Mobile Development / Mobile Messaging
and M2M articles / Fabric for Sensor Network Management
and Data Transfer
• IBM Services: Services for the Mobile Enterprise, Mobility
and Wireless Services
• Redbook: IBM Intelligent Operations Center for Smarter Cities
and Building Smarter Planet Solutions with MQTT and IBM
WebSphere MQ Telemetry
• Chris Pepin’s list of MobileFirst Resources
IBM: The future of connected
health devices

Appendix: About The IBM HorizonWatch Community
 HorizonWatching is an IBM internal community in place since January 2001
 Our focus is on learning about and sharing our knowledge on emerging
trends, business issues, and technologies so we can
– Develop better strategies for the future
– Help our customers develop better strategies for the future
 For more on the internal IBM HorizonWatch Community send an email to Bill
Chamberlin, IBM HorizonWatch Community Leader at whchamb@us.ibm.com

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