The document provides trends and predictions for the wearables industry in 2015. Key points include:
1) Watches, armbands, glasses and other form factors will rapidly progress as companies search for dominant designs. Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung will battle for platform dominance.
2) Health monitoring will be a major focus, with continuous heart monitoring a big area of growth. Apple's health kit could become an important lock-in asset.
3) Payment functionality on wearables will take off, with the wrist becoming the new digital wallet. Banks and payment companies will aggressively enter the space.
4) Innovation at the fringes will see new concepts in materials, locations of devices and personal area
The document provides trends and predictions for the wearables industry in 2015. Key points include:
1) Watches, armbands, glasses and other form factors will rapidly progress as companies search for dominant designs. Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung will battle for platform dominance.
2) Health monitoring will be a major focus, with continuous heart monitoring a big area of growth. Apple's health kit could become an important lock-in asset.
3) Payment functionality on wearables will take off, with the wrist becoming the new digital wallet. Banks and payment companies will aggressively enter the space.
4) Innovation at the fringes will see new concepts in materials, locations of devices and personal area