Wearables

Android Wear is what many wearable devices run on. You might have a smartwatch yourself. Will wearables be the next hype after phones, phablets, and tablets? Or will smartwatches become part of something bigger, such as the Internet of Things (IoT)?

Android Wear is a special version of the Android SDK and is dedicated to wearables that are often more limited in hardware and available sensors and have smaller screens. Wearables may appear as watches, glasses, or maybe in future as contact lenses, tattoos, or clothing.

Currently, we see wearables appearing mostly as watches but there are plenty of other wearable devices that you can think of. However, it will take some time for people to adopt this new technology. Think of the Google Glass project for example. It is a brilliant solution but mostly because of the built-in camera, people are having serious objections to it. In San Francisco, they have even made up a word for it: glass hole. Hmm. That is not really flattering is it...