In the olden days, we’d connect to the Internet through our tablets, computers, and cellphones. Now, the Internet is all around us in the form of household items such as blenders, washers, microwaves and clocks. The idea that the internet should be everywhere is a revolution that has been on nonstop display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.
The biggest splash at the event has been “wearables”. Wearable tech is a category of technology devices that can be worn by a consumer such as glasses, smart-watches, headphones, and jewelry.
Gartner predicts that the wearables market will grow rapidly, and by 2016 smart watches will comprise about 40 percent of consumer wrist worn devices. As expected, Twitter has been blowing up with news of wearable technology from CES 2015. We’ve handpicked a few of our favorite tweets.
Wearable tech is big here at #CES2015. (Time for a change, little guy.) #wearables pic.twitter.com/EH7Yv8xaXj
— Lenovo (@lenovo) January 7, 2015
The wackiest #wearables of #CES2015: The first rule of Wearable Club is there are no rules #mHealth #DigitalHealth pic.twitter.com/T54aUijdnE
— epilkington (@epilkington) January 8, 2015
#WearableTechnology – a term coined by humans who evolved into beings who constructed non-perishable vehicles to carry their thoughts.
— Michael (@asdfdfw) January 7, 2015
I’m blowing my annual clothing budget at #CES2015. #wearabletech
— Simon Spencer (@SimoiSpencer) January 8, 2015
Data are not #enlightenment | #Wearable #tech could turn us into navel-gazing slaves to the #smartwatch | http://t.co/4tK00iNWld
— greenami & da silva (@greenami1) January 8, 2015
“Put a ring on” got a new meaning for me http://t.co/6hmsKuu7oj #wearable #tech #entrepreneurs #startups #CES2015 what if we’d pay with it?
— Yulia V Smirnova (@commercebrain) January 8, 2015
Flappy Bird is Even More Difficult on Android Wear http://t.co/o6XgQ8Mk7f #WearableTechnology #TechTronicShow #TechTronicShow
— TechTronic Show (@TechTronicShow) January 4, 2015
How else would I adjust my belt? Important problems being solved by wearable technology.
— Craig Chapple (@CraigChapple) January 8, 2015
Here’s to a future when wearables don’t make you look like an idiot: http://t.co/MNdzO0JAhy #CES2015 pic.twitter.com/WFkYIz0Nmg
— Adweek (@Adweek) January 7, 2015
Wearable technology for dogs? Good. It’s about time the energy in my dog’s wagging tail was harnessed and used to charge my phone.
— Jenks (@TheLostBride) January 8, 2015
For more info on the newest wearable technologies refer to Mashable.
