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Wearable Technology - Wearables - Wearable Tech. Christine Tan: Welcome to Managing Asia, I’m Christine Tan.

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Tech manufacturing has come under tremendous pressure. One heavy weight in the segment is reinventing itself to stay and ahead with the times. Today we’re in Johor Malaysia for an exclusive interview with Mike McNamara, CEO of Flex. A traditional welcome greets CEO Mike McNamara and the board members of Flex. The US manufacturing giant has a long history in Asia. Mike McNamara: It’s just exciting the amount of change that you see, whether it’s the connected car or digital health or the connected home or wearables. Christine Tan: Flex’s board has some of the who’s who in the Tech industry.

Mike McNamara: Every product is digitizing; business models are changing. Christine Tan: It's changing. Mike McNamara: And why it has changed? Christine Tan:So you have to evolve with them? Mike McNamara: So we have to evolve. Christine Tan: A huge task for the second biggest electronics manufacturer in the world. Christine Tan: Stay with us. 50 wearable tech gamechangers for 2016. Wearable tech is set for another blockbuster year in 2020 – and there's a host of big changes afoot that will shape our connected lives.

50 wearable tech gamechangers for 2016

With Fitbit selling out to Google and wearable companies battling with the FDA over advanced sensors and detection of conditions – the truly exciting possibilities of wearables are still to be realised. Below is our 20 big predictions for what's going to down in wearables. Think we've missed something? Let us know in the comments below. Look ahead: Try our list of upcoming smartwatches for 2020. Fitbit and Google’s first big move Google’s decision to buy Fitbit was arguably the biggest wearable tech news story of 2019.

We know that talk of a Pixel Watch to rival the Apple Watch and Samsung’s Galaxy Watches continues to be talked about. We also know that Google is making a bigger push into the health tech space. Sleep tracking gets serious The likes of Fitbit, Garmin and Withings are seeking to offer richer data about our sleep. Return of the hearable. Wearable Technology: Fitness Bands, Smart Watches, GoPro & Mores. How Wearable Technology Works. In the very recent past, using a computer meant sitting at a desk or toting around your laptop bag.

How Wearable Technology Works

These days, thanks to smartphones and an avalanche of tiny portable computing products, you can crunch bits and bytes anytime, anywhere. And soon, you may not even need to carry your gadgets -- they'll be integrated into your hat, your clothes and your eyeglasses. The age of wearable technology may finally be upon us. For decades, engineers and dreamers have been conjuring ideas for wearable computers. What is Wearable Tech and what can I do with it? Wearable Devices Magazine - The Authority in Wearable Technology.

How Wearable Technology Is Pioneering Bioresponsive Content Creation. Privacy and Security in an Age of Wearable Devices - Wearable Devices. Wearable Technology. Best wearable tech of 2016. Future technology. 164 ready. Wearable devices: Powering your own wellness. Pwc cis wearables. Wearable technology. Wearable technology, fashionable technology, wearable devices, tech togs, or fashion electronics are clothing and accessories incorporating computer and advanced electronic technologies.

Wearable technology

The designs often incorporate practical functions and features, but may also have a purely critical or aesthetic agenda.[1] History[edit] Wearable technology is related to both the field of ubiquitous computing and the history and development of wearable computers. With ubiquitous computing, wearable technology share the vision of interweaving technology into the everyday life, of making technology pervasive and interaction friction less. Through the history and development of wearable computing, this vision has been both contrasted and affirmed. The calculator watch, introduced in the 1980s, was one original piece of widespread worn electronics. According to Forbes, 71% of 16-to-24 year olds want wearable tech.[9] Prototypes[edit] Festivals and shows[edit] Modern Technologies[edit] See also[edit]