The document discusses key trends driving the future of wearable technology. It identifies three macro trends: connected intimacy, tailored ecosystems, and co-evolved possibilities. Connected intimacy involves wearables deepening relationships by extending communication over distances. Tailored ecosystems involve wearables adapting form and function to uniquely match individuals' changing needs. Co-evolved possibilities involve technologies evolving alongside human behaviors to augment abilities through connections between people and devices. The trends are driving wearables integration into clothing, jewelry, glasses and more with an emphasis on health monitoring, personalized feedback and enhanced human experiences.

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Key Trends Dri ving The Form And Function Of Personal Devices
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W EA R A BLE TECH
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4. Data Streamed Care
Emotional Mirror
Long Distance Togetherness
TAILORED ECOSYSTEM
Bespoke Biotech
Biometrically Attuned
Responsive Coaching
CO-EVOLVED POSSIBILITIES
Augmented Sensory Perception
Authenticated Self
Cloud Memory
On-Board Interface
LABS
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
3 MACRO TRENDS IN
WEARABLE TECH
CONNECTED INTIMACY
/ #FutureofWearables

5. Wearable technologies are deepening
personal relationships by extending
the reach and power of how people
connect, communicate and share
details about themselves over any
distance.
CONNECTED
INTIMACY
PERSON TO PERSON
Long Distance Togetherness
Data Streamed Care
Emotional Mirror
LABS
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
/ #FutureofWearables

6. LONG-DISTANCE
TOGETHERNESS
LABS
Wearable technologies are
harnessing the power of haptic
feedback to create a tangible
connection between loved ones
over any distance.
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
/ #FutureofWearables

7. T.Jacket
Hug Simulation Jacket Lets Parents
Calm Kids With Their Mobile Phones
@MyTWare

8. DATASTREAMED
CARE
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Embedded tracking technologies
are creating a free flow of
information between wearers and
experts for analysis and care.
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
/ #FutureofWearables

9. Mimo
Wifi Enabled Onesie Visualizes Baby’s
Vitals On Connected Coffee Mug
@Mimobabies

10. EMOTIONAL
MIRROR
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Display technologies are being
embedded into clothing in ways
that reflect an intimate portrait
of the wearer.
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
/ #FutureofWearables

11. Cadbury Joy Jacket
Interactive Jacket Lights Up As The
Wearer Eats Chocolate
@techwillsaveus

12. Wearable technologies are
responding to individuals in highly
personalized ways, adapting their
form and functionality to match a
unique set of ever-changing needs.
TAILORED
ECOSYSTEM
PERSON TO COMPUTER
Bespoke Biotech
Biometrically Attuned
Responsive Coaching
LABS
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
/ #FutureofWearables

13. BESPOKE
BIOTECH
LABS
Advances in 3d printing technology
is making it possible to create
customized prosthetics at a fraction
of the cost of current manufacturing
techniques.
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
/ #FutureofWearables

14. DEXTRUS
3D Printed Prosthetic Hand Offers Full
Functionality At Minimal Cost
@openhandproject

15. BIOMETRICALLY
ATTUNED
LABS
Wearable technologies and
embedded sensors are passively
gathering information from their
users to tailor conditions to an
individual's current needs.
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
/ #FutureofWearables

16. Wristify
Responsive Bracelet Sends
Thermoelectric Pulses To Heat Or Cool
A Person's Entire Body
@MITEngineering

17. RESPONSIVE
COACHING
LABS
Sensor technologies are helping
to optimize performance by
offering highly individualized
feedback to wearers.
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
/ #FutureofWearables

18. LUMOBack
Strap Notifies Wearers When Posture
Is Slipping
@lumobodytech

19. Technologies are evolving alongside
human behaviors to augment,
replicate or react to natural abilities
and inputs, creating an increasingly
connected relationship between
people and their devices.
CO-EVOLVED
POSSIBILITIES
PERSON AS COMPUTER
Augmented Sensory Perception
On-Board Interface
Authenticated Self
Cloud Memory
LABS
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
/ #FutureofWearables

20. AUGMENTED
SENSORY
PERCEPTION
LABS
Hybrid technologies are being
closely aligned and even integrated
within the human body to enhance
existing perceptions and abilities.
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
/ #FutureofWearables

21. Zoomable
Contact Lens
Augmented Lens Could Assist Those
With Degenerative Vision Conditions
@EPFL_en

22. ON-BOARD
INTERFACE
LABS
Technologies are leveraging
gestures and other natural inputs
to enable new forms of intuitive
computing and control.
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
/ #FutureofWearables

23. Blinkifier
Electronic Makeup Lets You Activate
Gadgets By Blinking
@kfcito

24. AUTHENTICATED
SELF
LABS
Wearables are leveraging
biometrics to automatically
verify individual users to expedite
access to connected devices
and other systems.
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
/ #FutureofWearables

25. Nymi
Wristband Converts Wearer’s Heartbeat
Into Unique Password For Devices
@nymiband

26. CLOUD
MEMORY
LABS
Automated tools are helping people
transcribe the events of their daily
lives and access them on-demand.
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
/ #FutureofWearables

27. Kapture
Wristband Automatically Records Audio
Memories Throughout The Day
@kaptureaudio
LABS
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
/ #FutureofWearables

28. WHAT WE’RE SEEING
LABS
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
/ #FutureofWearables

29. WHAT WE’RE SEEING
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Fusion
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Lifestyle
The Future Of Wearable Tech
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Computing
Human
Enhancement
Health
Empowerment
@psfk
/ @intel
Personalized
Context
/ #FutureofWearables

30. Data Streamed Care
Emotional Mirror
Long Distance Togetherness
TAILORED ECOSYSTEM
Bespoke Biotech
Biometrically Attuned
Responsive Coaching
CO-EVOLVED POSSIBILITIES
Augmented Sensory Perception
Authenticated Self
Cloud Memory
On-Board Interface
LABS
The Future Of Wearable Tech
@psfk
/ @intel
3 MACRO TRENDS IN
WEARABLE TECH
CONNECTED INTIMACY
/ #FutureofWearables

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Key Trends Dri ving The Form And Function Of Personal Devices
in partnership with
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#FutureofWearables
Summary Presentation