smart watch

Jeremy Cowan, Editorial Director of M2M Now, shares his thoughts on which wearables look likely to take-off and those that seem more marketing hype than players for mass consumer adoption.

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain. March 2, 2015 — Delegates at #MWC15 are being saturated with messages about wearable tech, not least smart watches. This year however, says Jeremy Cowan, there’s a genuine effort to address the challenges they face, such as poor design, limited functionality, battery life, and high cost.

A new report by Juniper Research has forecast that more than 100 milion smart watches will be in use worldwide by 2019, with a host of premium brand launches over the next 12-18 months bringing the category into mainstream consumer consciousness.

Munich, Germany and San Francisco, California, USA – Augmented reality (AR) software and solutions provider, Metaio, has announced the first ever object recognition solution for smart watches.