Wearable technology

Gowthaman Ragothaman

This overview of the technology market looks at the growing field of 'wearable technology', which has been estimated to generate $800m in revenue in 2013 and worth $6bn by 2015.

Wearable Technology

Gowthaman Ragothaman

Apple has already transformed two industries: music and computing. Now, as the company reportedly attempts the redefinition of the watch – one of man's oldest pieces of technology – the next phase of the techno revolution is hoving into clear view: welcome to the age of "wearable tech", with a gadget available to cater to your every need. Inevitably nicknamed the iWatch, the Apple device, on which the company is characteristically not commenting, has the tech world in a frenzy of sci-fi speculation. But the internet revolution seems to have largely bypassed the watch, until now....

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