The Future of

WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY@TomEmrich

“Wearables are truly upon us.…from the basements of the 70s, to the desks of the 80s, the laps of the 90s, the front

rooms of the noughties and pockets of the twenty-teens…the next stop in this

constant progression: if not in, then definitely on the body.”

~ Ben Hammersley, Wired

Our first step was to create technologythat was separate from us

and was confined to a room

We eventually made it smallerbut it was still separate

now something we carried

Our next step is to start tomake tech more a part of us

as something we wear

And yes…this iswhere we

are headed

19.2 million2014

111.9 million2018

And it’s begun

Complex accessorieswill remain most popular through out2018 due to low price and ease of use

Smart accessorieswill continue to

gain momentumand are expected

to surpass Complex by 2018

Smart wearableshave the longest

road to takeand are expected tosee slower growth

ButWearable Tech

isn’t new

So why are we ready?

QuantifyOurselves

DocumentOur Lives

AugmentOurselves

CreateNew Realities

Express Ourselvesin New Ways

Express Ourselvesin New WaysAs well as

new problems

But the time is rightand its happening now

A Conversatio

n with

Mladen Barbaric of Pearl Studios

@MladenBarbaric@TomEmrich

Interviewed by Tom Emrich