Editor’s note: WRALTechWire and ExitEvent are partnering to provide more technology and startup news. Today, ExitEvent founder and WRALTechWire columnist Joe Procopio dissects the wearables trend.
DURHAM, N.C. – I’m excited about wearables. I’m pretty much a fitness and a self-improvement nut, I’m a data fanatic, and I see a huge future in the Quantified Self and the Internet of Things. Unfortunately, however, I can sum up my review of the original Samsung Galaxy Gear in six words.
I wouldn’t wear it all day.
Thus, this marvelous piece of equipment is relegated to niche. To be honest, my six-year-old got more use out of it than I did, as the most expensive spy toy he’s ever been allowed to hold.
And when I read articlesclaiming that wearables are still just a trend, I begrudgingly start to nod my head. Then I remember that smart watches and wearables aren’t the same thing. A smart watch is a wearable, but it’s just one kind of wearable.
The entire story can be read online at ExitEvent.
