Wearable tech and the "internet of things" all need a hub to operate around and that hub is the mobile device.

1. Mobile
the final frontier
Usage
85%
74%
Non-Whites
trend higher
than general
population for
mobile use
of people ages 18-29 go
online with their phones
of college educated people
are online mobile users
74% african americans
68% hispanics
Mobile-Only User
63%
of American adults go
online with their phones
34%
of the 63% are majority
mobile users
21%
(which is 21% of the
general population)
Trends in Wearable Tech
Internet of Things
Sleep Manager
Tablet
Google Glass
Home Security
the
HUB
Electronic Tattoo
Nike Fuelband
Thermostat
Rumored iWatch
Laptop
Pedometer
Car
Nike iPod Sensor
everything with an interface
Limitations
Almost all of these things need a hub to operate around—that hub is the mobile device.
Sources:
Usage: pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Mobile-Health/Key-Findings.aspx
Mobile-Only User: pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Mobile-Health.aspx
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