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FUNCTION OF
WEARABLES FORECAST

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The Future Of Wearable Tech

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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

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The Future Of Wearable Tech

3 MACRO TRENDS IN
WEARABLE TECH

CONNECTED INTIMACY

@psfk / @intel / #FutureofWearables
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

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The Future Of Wearable Tech

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LONG-DISTANCE
TOGETHERNESS
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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

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T.Jacket
Hug Simulation Jacket Lets Parents
Calm Kids With Their Mobile Phones
@MyTWare
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
Mimo
Wifi Enabled Onesie Visualizes Baby’s
Vitals On Connected Coffee Mug
@Mimobabies
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
Cadbury Joy Jacket
Interactive Jacket Lights Up As The
Wearer Eats Chocolate
@techwillsaveus
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

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The Future Of Wearable Tech

@psfk / @intel / #FutureofWearables
BESPOKE
BIOTECH
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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

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DEXTRUS
3D Printed Prosthetic Hand Offers Full
Functionality At Minimal Cost
@openhandproject
BIOMETRICALLY
ATTUNED
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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
Wristify
Responsive Bracelet Sends
Thermoelectric Pulses To Heat Or Cool
A Person's Entire Body
@MITEngineering
RESPONSIVE
COACHING
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Sensor technologies are helping
to optimize performance by
offering highly individualized
feedback to wearers.

The Future Of Wearable Tech

@psfk / @intel / #FutureofWearables
LUMOBack
Strap Notifies Wearers When Posture
Is Slipping
@lumobodytech
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

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The Future Of Wearable Tech

@psfk / @intel / #FutureofWearables
AUGMENTED
SENSORY
PERCEPTION
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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
Zoomable
Contact Lens
Augmented Lens Could Assist Those
With Degenerative Vision Conditions
@EPFL_en
ON-BOARD
INTERFACE
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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
Blinkifier
Electronic Makeup Lets You Activate
Gadgets By Blinking
@kfcito
AUTHENTICATED
SELF
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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
Nymi
Wristband Converts Wearer’s Heartbeat
Into Unique Password For Devices
@nymiband
CLOUD
MEMORY
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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
Kapture
Wristband Automatically Records Audio
Memories Throughout The Day
@kaptureaudio
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WHAT WE’RE SEEING

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The Future Of Wearable Tech

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WHAT WE’RE SEEING

Biotech
Fusion

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Synched
Lifestyle

The Future Of Wearable Tech

Organic
Computing

Human
Enhancement

Health
Empowerment

Personalized
Context

@psfk / @intel / #FutureofWearables
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

3 MACRO TRENDS IN
WEARABLE TECH

CONNECTED INTIMACY

@psfk / @intel / #FutureofWearables
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