Wearablec Computing: Trends To Watch in 2014

Contact: Bill Chamberlin, HorizonWatching Community Leader
April 2014
Wearable Computing:
Trends To Watch In 2014
A HorizonWatching Community Trend Report (Summary Version)
2014 HorizonWatching
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Purpose: The slides provide information about the Wearable Computing trend in
2014
This is a Summary Version of this Trend Report.
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the consumer and enterprise markets. It includes a list of over 100 related
wearable reports and articles found recently on the web.
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about this trend. The slides are meant to be read/studied and the links are there for
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- Bill Chamberlin, http://www.billchamberlin.com/
Table of Contents
1. 15 Wearable Trends to Watch in 2014
2. Wearables Market Insights
3. Additional Resources
15 Wearable Trends to Watch in 2014
1. Fitness Trackers: Enterprises will increasingly give
trackers to employees as part of health and wellness
programs. Overtime, trackers will experience increased
competition from other wearables, including smart clothing.
2. SmartWatches: Expect more fashionable and functional
watches to hit the market in 2014. Smartwatch developers
must focus on cutting prices, adding more apps, and
improving the look to attract broad consumer interest. The
expected iWatch announcement from Apple might just do for
watches what the iPhone did for mobile phones
3. Smart Glasses: Expect a number of announcements in
2014 within smart glasses, which has huge potential for any
workforce that could benefit from access to hands free
computing. Google isnt the only game in town. Vuzix,
GlassUp, Recon Instruments and Telepathy are ones to watch
too.
4. Smart Clothing: Real, working smart clothing might be a
bit further off, but its on its way. Smart Clothing like
OMSignal, Hexoskin and Athos will lead the way.
5. Fashion Required!!: For consumer wearables to really
take off, they must be fashionable. In 2014, look for leading
device manufacturers to focus on the fashion and style of
these devices.

4 Wearable Computing: A 2014 HorizonWatching Trend Report (Summary Version) 01April2014 Source: HorizonWatch, IBM Market Insights
Image from Forresters North American Technographics
Consumer Technology Survey, 2013 found on Slideshare here
Where do consumers want to wear
a wearable device?
15 Wearable Trends to Watch in 2014 (cont.)
6. Healthcare Monitors: Wearable technology is likely to
significantly disrupt our healthcare model as we know it,
helping doctors and patients keep track of real-time health
data in ways never capable before.
7. Enterprise Adoption: In 2014 leading edge
companies will begin to explore using wearables not only
for employee wellness programs, but for other applications
designed to improve worker productivity.
8. New Business Processes: As wearables enter the
workforce, we will find new ways to use these devices to
help us make better business decisions. Business
process engineers will explore new ways to reengineer
older business processes in order to do just that.
9. Wearables Apps: New apps are required to integrate
wearable data into business applications. As the user base
grows for wearables, so too will the developer community
which will bring some new and exciting use cases for
wearables including some killer features that will justify
their need.
10. Big Data to get Bigger: Wearables, a subset of
Internet of Things, will produce even more data than we
have now, taxing our already complex enterprise
Information Management systems and data warehouses.
Top 5 Wearable Tech! Video
The Guardian: The rise of wearable
technology infographic
15 Wearable Trends to Watch in 2014 (cont.)
11. Wearables Analytics: Advanced analytics and
dashboards will be needed to provide insights from all the
wearables. Some wearable devices will have embedded
analytics and cognitive capability right on the device.
12. Wearable Communications: In the future, wearables
will communicate not only with smartphones, but with other
things, both other wearables and other sensors/devices. This
ability to communicate seamlessly and transparently will
provide new and innovative capabilities for enterprises to
leverage wearables.
13. Security: In 2014, IT professionals will need to decide how
to cope with the increasing threat from wearables. For those
who found implementing BYOD a challenge over the past few
years, expect the bring your own wearable (BYOW) issues to
be much harder to figure out
14. Privacy: There will be increased interest on the part of
consumers to 1) protect the personal data that is being
collected via their own wearables and 2) protect against
unlawful video recording from smartglasses and other
cameras.
15. Ecosystem Partnerships: Traditional IT vendors
accelerate their partnerships with wearable providers, mobile
app developers, global telecom service providers and
semiconductor vendors.
By 2020, consumer data collected
from wearable devices will drive 5
percent of sales from the Global
1000. Gartner (link)
GigaOM Mobilize 2013: Pebble,
Smart Socks and the Future of
Wearables
Table of Contents
2. Wearable Market Insights
The future of wearables looks bright as it leverages the 3
rd

computing platform and is at the intersection of internet of things and
mobile computing

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The wearable market is being viewed as the next big thing within the
mobile ecosystem by not just the smartphone vendors, but also app
developers, content creators and advertisers. Juniper Research (link)
The market for company-provided wearables will be larger than the
consumer market within the next five years, as wearables represent the
next phase of the mobile revolution. Forrester (link)
Wearable computing devices fall squarely in the nexus of the four pillars
that IDC has identified as driving technological innovation: Big
Data/analytics, cloud, mobility, and social. The direction and speed of this
market will be determined by the applications enabled by the declining costs
and increasing capabilities of new technologies, materials, components, and
networks. IDC (link)
Forces driving the adoption of wearable computing
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Wearable Computing: A 2014 HorizonWatching Trend Report (Detail Version) 01Ap2014
Millennials and Digital Natives increasingly want to be connected 24x7 and
desire more information to help them make decisions
The proliferation of smartphones that have become our hub for information and
provide alerts about our daily activities.
The potential of hands free computing can mean increased employee
productivity
Low cost, small, smarter sensors, chips and mobile capability is emerging that
can be embedded in small wearable devices and fabrics
New types of wireless enabled sensors that offer increased monitoring and
performance feedback of information we never thought we could track digitally.
Advanced wireless networks and device to device communications
Rising insurance costs drives that companies to fund wearables to help
employees manage their health and wellness
Selected Wearable Technology Vendors by Device Type
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Wearable Cameras
Smart Clothing
Healthcare Wearables
Fitness Trackers
Watches
Wristables
Headsets/Helmets
Glasses
Other Trackers
Autographer Autographer
Contour Roam2
GoPro Hero3+ Black
Liquid Image Ego LS
Looxcie Looxie 3 / Vidcie
Xsens MVN
NFC Ring
Notch Notch
Tagg Pet Tracker
Zepp Labs Zepp Sensor
Atheer One
Epiphany Eyewear
Epson Moverio BT-200
ION Eyewear Weon
GlassUp Eyeglass
Google Glasses
LaForge ICIS (beta)
Lumus Eyewear
Meta Pro Spaceglasses
Oakley Airwave 1.5
Optinvent ORA-S
Pivothead Smart
Recon Instruments Recon Jet
Samsung Galaxy Smart Glass
Technical Illusions CastAR
Telepathy One
Vuzix M100
Adidas miCoach X_cell
Basis B1 Band
Fitbit Trackers
Fitbug Orb
Garmin vivofit
Jawbone UP
Nike FuelBand
Misfit Shine
Polar Loop
Sync Elite Activity Tracker
Withings Pulse
Zensorium Tink
Zephyr BioHarness 3
9Solutions IPCS Tags
Alivecor Heart Monitor
Propeller Asthma Sensor
Avery Dennison Metria
BodyTel Glocotel / PressureTel
CellScope Oto
Ihealth Pulse Oximeter
iHealth Electrocardiogram
Imec Body Area Networks
iRhythem ZIO XT Cardio Patch
Lumo Body Tech LUMOback
Medtronic Paradigm Veo
Moticon Sensor Insole
Nuubo nECG Platform
OmniPod Insulin Pump
Preventice BodyGuardian
Re-Timer Sleep Monitor
Withings Heart Rate Monitor
AiQ Smart Clothing
Athos Core / Apparel
Dharma Innovations ClimaCon
Hexoskin Wearable Body Metrics
Omsignal Shirt
NuMetrex Adidas Wearables
Weartech GOW Trainer
Apple iWatch
Casio G-Shock
ConnecteDevice Ltd Cookoo
FiLIP Smart Watch
Im Watch
Meta SmartWatch
Magellan Echo
Martian Smart Watch
Neptune Pine
Omate TrueSmart
Pebble Steel
Qualcomm Toq
Samsung Galaxy Gear Watch
Sony LiveView / SmartWatch
Eurotech Zypad WL1500
Samsung Gear Fit
Motorola WT41N0
Neptune Pine
Honeywell HX2 Wearable
Parvus WR1100
iKey AK-39-NV
BAE Q-Sight
Kopin Golden-i 3.8L
Motorola HC1
Oculus VR Rift
Quantum 3D ExpeditionDI
Skully Helmets
Source: Bill Chamberlin
Although the Enterprise Wearables market is small today, analysts
agree adoption will soon take off.
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Wearable Computing: A 2014 HorizonWatching Trend Report (Summary Version) 01April2014
Daniel Burrus: From BYOD to WYOD: How
Wearables Will Transform Business
While wearables may still be in nascent stages, the enterprise movement will unfold over the next
decade and by 2020, we can expect to see a shift toward business centrality. Forrester (link)
The market for company-provided
wearables will be larger than the consumer
market within the next five years, as
wearables represent the next phase of the
mobile revolution. Forrester (link)
The enterprise sector will be the early target
for smart glasses before they are ready for
mass-market adoption. ABI Research (link)
Enterprise and industrial application is
expected to grow at the highest CAGR of
21.14%, during the forecast period, i.e. 2013
to 2018.. MarketsAndMarkets (link)
Forbes: The Next Big Thing In Enterprise
IT: Bring Your Own Wearable Tech?
Wearables have the potential to transform business processes and
improve worker productivity
12
CIO.com: Wearable Tech Offers Promise
(and Potential Peril) for the Enterprise
Perpetually connected wearables will enable
workers, partners, and customers to experience
new levels of immediacy, simplicity, and context in
their mobile computing experiences. Wearables
aren't just a consumer phenomenon: They have
the potential to change the way organizations and
workers conduct business. Forrester (link)
Wearable devices and the apps, software,
and services that make those wearables truly
valuable will change the way workers do
their jobs and how consumers manage their
lives. Forrester (link)
Enterprises need to start putting together a road map for thinking about how wearables can improve their
businesses over the next few years. In other words, they need to embark now on the early stages of the
enterprise wearables journey. Forrester (link)
Predictions on when exactly wearables will arrive in
the enterprise vary, but wearables appear to
represent a real opportunity for CIOs and IT
departments looking to improve security, save money
and increase organizational efficiency. CIO.com (link)
Wearables adds additional complexity on enterprise security
professionals already dealing with the challenging BYOD issue
13
Now is the time for IT organizations to refresh
their bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies
with smartglasses in mind. Gartner (link)
The upwardly mobile enterprise - IBM Institute for
Business Value
Silicon Angle: 4 Security Challenges for Fitbit,
Google Glass + Other Wearable Devices
Governments will in turn seek to develop
regulatory frameworks to legislate their use,
both from a privacy and data protection
perspective. Juniper Research (link)
Information Week: Wearable
Computing Equals New Security Risks
Table of Contents
2. Wearables Market Insights
Wearables Definitions - Analysts
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Juniper defines a smart wearable device as an app-enabled computing device (that is a device
which accepts input and processes that input) which is worn on, or otherwise attached to the body,
while being used. Juniper Research (link)
Wearables are the "things" in the world of the Internet of Things, or rather a subset of all the
things that will be connected to the Internet. Gartner (link)
Wearable computing devices fall squarely in the nexus of the four pillars that IDC has identified
as driving technological innovation: Big Data/analytics, cloud, mobility, and social. The direction and
speed of this market will be determined by the applications enabled by the declining costs and
increasing capabilities of new technologies, materials, components, and networks. IDC (link)
Wearable computers are small electronic devices worn by the user, which enable mobile
computing and wireless networking. The term Wearable technology refers to any electronic
device or product which can be worn by a person to integrate computing in his daily activity or work
and use technology to avail advanced features & characteristics. . MarketsandMarkets (link)
Wearable or body-borne computers enable hands-free mobile real-time data monitoring, logic
calculation, and network communication. BCC Research (link)
Wearables Definitions - Wikipedia
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Wearable technology, wearable devices, tech togs, or fashion electronics are clothing and accessories
incorporating computer and advanced electronic technologies. Wikipedia (link)
E-textiles, also known as electronic textiles, smart textiles, or smart fabrics, are fabrics that
enabledigital components (including small computers), and electronics to be embedded in them. Wikipedia (link)
Smartglasses or smart glasses is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display (OHMD) or
computerized internet-connected glasses with transparent heads-up display (HUD) or augmented reality (AR) overlay that
has the capability of reflecting projected digital images as well as allowing the user to see through it.. Wikipedia (link)
An activity tracker is a device or application for monitoring and tracking fitness-related metrics such as distance walked
or run, calorie consumption, and in some cases heartbeat and quality of sleep. Wikipedia (link)
A smartwatch or smart watch, is a computerized wristwatch with functionality that is enhanced beyondtimekeeping,
and is often comparable to a personal digital assistant (PDA) device. Wikipedia (link)
Smart Wearable Systems (SWS) are end-to-end integrated and connected systems characterized by the presence of
the following key elements: 1) one or more sensors and actuators nodes at the end-user side and possibly integrated into
worn items, 2) nodes connectivity to local and/or remote central processing unit, 3) central processing units capable to
classify events and, when actuators are available, trigger and control proper corrective actions. Wikipedia (link)
A head-mounted display or helmet mounted display, both abbreviated HMD, is a display device, worn on the head or
as part of a helmet, that has a small display optic in front of one (monocular HMD) or each eye (binocular HMD).
Wikipedia (link)
Wearable computers, also known as body-borne computers or wearables are miniature electronic devices that are
worn by the bearer under, with or on top of clothing. Wikipedia (link)
Wearables Selected Media Websites and Resources
Business Insider: Wearables
Businessweek: Wearables
CIO.com: Wearables
CNET: Wearables / Product Reviews
ComputerWorld: Wearables
Crunchwear: Crunchwear / Company Database
EE Times: Wearables
Engadget: Wearables
Forbes: Wearables
GigaOM: Wearables
Gizmodo: Wearables
Huffington Post : Wearables
InformationWeek: Wearables
InfoWorld: Wearables
Mashable: Wearables
MIT Technology Review: Wearables
New York Times: Wearables
OReilly: Wearables
PC World: Wearables
ReadWrite: Wearables
TechCrunch: Wearables
The Next Web: Wearables
The Verge: Wearables / Product Reviews
Venture Beat: Wearables
Wall Street Journal: Wearables
Wired.com: Wearables
ZDNet: Wearables
Tech Crunch http://techcrunch.com/tag/wearable-tech/
GIGAOM http://search.gigaom.com/technology/wearable-computing/
Crunchwear http://www.crunchwear.com/category/wearable-computing/
Sample developer resources for selected device manufacturers
Android SDK
Apple Developer Resources
Bluetooth Tech Pages
Fitbit Fitness Tracker
Google Glass Developers
im Watch Developers
Nike + FuelBand Developer Resources
Pebble Smartwatch Developers
Qualcomm Developers
Samsung Mobile Companion UI Profile
Sony SmartWatch 2 Developers
Vusik Developer Center
Google Developers:
Glass Development
Kit Sneak Peek
Pebble
Smartwatch
Developers
Wearables Selected Social Media Sites and Searches
Google Blog Search: Wearables
Google+ Community: Wearable Technology / Wearables
Weekly
LinkedIn Group Search: Wearable Technology / Google
Glass
Pinterest Search: Wearables / Google glass
Slideshare search: Wearables
Twitter: #wearables Others include #googleglass,
#smartwatch, #smartglass
Tumblr Search: Wearable Technology
YouTube:
1. Channels: Wearable Futures 2013 / Wearable
Technologies / Wearables Weekly
2. Playlist Wearable Electronics on Wednesdays and
Wearable Electronics with Becky Stern by Adafruit
Industries
3. Playlist Wearable Tech by CNET and Popular Wearable
computer videos by Wearable Computer
4. Playlist Smart Textiles: Fashion That Responds by
Eyebeam Art and Technology Center 4 videos 48 minutes

Selected public IBM resources and links: Mobile and IoT
IBM Press Kit: IBM and the Mobile Web
IBM Portal: MobileFirst
IBM Research: Mobile Computing
IBM Healthcare: Connected home health
IBM Software (Mobile): Mobile Software for Collaboration /
Mobile Marketing Solution / Mobile commerce / Cognos
Mobile
Software (IoT): The Internet of Things / IBM MessageSight /
IBM Messaging / Websphere Sensor Events / Intelligent
Operations Center / Sample Sensor Solutions / Informix
TimeSeries for Meter Data Management
DeveloperWorks: Mobile Development / Mobile Messaging
and M2M articles / Fabric for Sensor Network Management
and Data Transfer
IBM Services: Services for the Mobile Enterprise, Mobility
and Wireless Services
Redbook: IBM Intelligent Operations Center for Smarter Cities
and Building Smarter Planet Solutions with MQTT and IBM
WebSphere MQ Telemetry
Chris Pepins list of MobileFirst Resources
IBM: The future of connected
health devices
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available
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