Third Wave Fashion // FEBRUARY 2014 // THE GLOBAL ISSUE | Page 9

the

recap

Wearable
Tech
Intel Steps Into Wearable Tech
Wearables are an expanding market ($19B in potential, if
you believe Cisco), and tech giant Intel realizes that.
Teaming up with the CFDA, Barneys New York and
Opening Ceremony, the plan is to provide the technology
to support a top-of-the-line smart bracelet. e effort is
also meant to help allow the fashion side of wearable tech
to direct where the industry is heading.
WWD

Control at
Your
Fingertips

Wearables Get
Naughty

Touchless technology
is exciting, and gesture
control is just one step
closer to unlocking its
potential. With the
creation of Fin, a ring
that creates touchless
device control, the
user’s hand essentially
becomes a control
panel to toggle volume,
browse the internet
and control headmounted displays like
Google Glass.
INDIEGOGO
A Smart Look for the
Smartwatch

soware update includes a longer
battery life, more memory and a
new online app store. PSFK

e newest version of the Pebble
smartwatch isn’t only more durable,
but it looks great. Before, the watch
was styled to look like a sport watch,
but with the update available in
brushed stainless steel, black leather
and matte black, it just looks smart.
In addition to the new look, the

Fitbit Flexes its Fashion
Muscle
As fitness trackers continue to flood
the market of wearables, one of the

As if underwear
weren’t personal
enough, connected sex
toy creator OhMiBod
is combining their
technology with a
specially designed
panty. Using Bluetooth
technology and a
smartphone app, the
underwear takes
advantage of the
accelerometer, touch
screen and volume
controls of Android
and iOS devices.
MASHABLE

quickest ways to stand apart is based
on the partnerships tech companies
can make with designers. Fitbit is no
exception, and the partnership with
Tory Burch looks is doing just that.
anks to a dongle that houses the
Fitbit hardware and stands alone
from the bracelet that everyone has
come to know, the potential for
Tory Burch accessories to come is
exciting. TECHCRUNCH

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