Wearables for 2014

I think smartwatches, as one type of wearable (others including wristbands and glasses), definitely has legs in the market, notwithstanding naysayers. . .

Via TechHive, here is a thorough, 25-slide survey of some wearables destined to come to market during 2014. Jon Phillips, the writer/compiler, wisely "generally avoided eyewear that isn’t designed to be worn throughout the course of a normal day [like the Oculus Rift and, arguably, Google Glass], as well as fit-tech devices with narrow, ultra-specific use cases." 

Prepare your body parts for more! 24 wearables to watch in 2014

Jon Phillips @jonphillipssf  Jan 14, 2014 

They’re coming for your foreheads and wrists

Don’t be alarmed. At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the tech industry effectively proclaimed 2014 will be the year of wearable gadgetry, but your body parts are still safe from exploitation—at least until all the gear in this slideshow begins to ship.

Follow along as I reveal the more intriguing wearables I saw in Las Vegas. This is by no means a complete representation of all the face- and wrist-mounted gadgets demoed at the show.

See link above. 

Here are three I find particularly interesting. (Click images for full size.) 

Sony Core Smartband 

Peeble Steel smartwatch (I really like my original Pebble)

Garmin Vivofit activity tracker