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Wearables: Design For Success

Wearable technology has been exploding since the world’s oldest “smart” ring - a wearable abacus - was developed in the 17th century. No, it couldn’t send text messages, but the device was a functional counting tool.

Fast-forward to today, and wearable technology has made rapid strides. Key advancements especially over the past two decades, have triggered the disruption of entire industries.

A good case in point is Apple that may soon be calling time on the traditional watch industry. Or the union of fashion and tech giants - the once-strange bedfellows - that has culminated in some of the best looking wearables (my personal fav is the Misfit-Swarovski Activity Crystal).

What would have been pipe dreams 300 years ago are happening right now.

And it’s not just the technology that is rapidly changing. The competitive landscape of the wearables market is shifting faster than you could tap your wrist. Apple is the crown jewel, thanks to the Apple Watch, while many pu