Wearable Technology

Intel have released the long-awaited Edison - a powerful microcontroller the size of an SD card.

Samsung recently showed off a rollable flexible battery that can be wrapped around your wrist, potentially opening doors for manufacturers in the wearable market.

In 2014, wearable technology has seen an enormous increase in popularity. Internet searches alone have increased 10-fold since the beginning of 2013, and $1 billion will be invested in wearables in 2014 alone. With all of the largest players in the consumer electronics industry investing heavily, and the media creating a huge amount of hype on the topic.

The wearable ecosystem assembles at IDTechEx's co-located Santa Clara events Santa Clara, CA, USA and Cambridge, UK - Oct. 27, 2014.

At the 2014 edition of Printed Electronics USA, attendees will learn about disruptive sensor technologies that will enable new applications for wearable devices and the Internet of Things.

In 2012 347 million people worldwide had diabetes according to the World Health Organization. Disposable glucose test strips have improved the lives of millions of diabetic patients who need to monitor their blood glucose level on a regular basis.

IDTechEx insights and perspective about Wearable Technology.

Many new wearable technologies will appear in luxury designer products and fashion following the modest beginning with non-electronic technology such as artificial diamonds and Swarovsky selling base metal linking glass that is coated with interference layers. High margins await.

Almost no one wants to wear more than one wrist-mounted device. In fact there has been some trend towards young people abandoning wristwatches because all those functions exist in their carried mobile phone. The trend in mobile phones has been to larger ones. The idea of that functionality being on your wrist goes completely against the trend.

A disposable beauty patch using microampere current to enhance absorption of skin care products will offer future consumers an opportunity to perform galvanic skin treatments at home.