Smartwatches

A wearable is an electronic device you wear on your body. Think of a watch, bracelet or glasses. The most well-known wearables are smartwatches, also known as smart watches. Ever-shrinking electronics and better batteries have made these kinds of products possible. A sort of subcategory of these are fitness trackers. These are more like bracelets, sometimes with screens, which often have a more specific task: tracking workouts. Yet over the years, they have become increasingly elaborate so that they are sometimes in the same league as smartwatches. For example, you can receive notifications from your phone on them.

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

Another category is Virtual Reality. Special glasses contain a screen so you imagine yourself in a completely different world. Of these too, the electronics have become smaller and smaller which makes them more comfortable to wear. Some VR glasses are standalone and do not need an accompanying computer or device, others you pair with your phone or PC. Not all wearable glasses are meant for VR, the best-known example being the Google Glass and Microsoft Hololens. These project an image on top of reality; also known as AR or Augmented Reality.