Top 10 Wearable devices available in Market

Fit bit Zip and flex:

Zip helps people understand that physical activities in a normal daily life can be extremely productive to achieve fitness goals. The device tracks your daily walking, sleeping and motivates you to take a few more steps to achieve a fitness goal. The device sees exercise as a continuous process and makes it measurable for the users.

Apart from Zip, Fit Bit also make Flex, a wristband studded with LEDs to track your daily steps, exercise sessions and sleep quality. Flex is more inclined towards fitness enthusiasts while Zip is targeted for every one.

The devices leverage the entire Fit Bit experience through the Fit Bit mobile app for iOS https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/fitbit/id462638897?mt=8 and android   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fitbit.FitbitMobile.

Android Wear+ Motorola Smartwatch:

Android wear is expected to be a major step towards creating an acceptable wearable device on a massive scale. Android wear is based on the idea of cutting down the time users spend on Smartphones, hooked on to the screen. The device looks like a regular round shaped wristwatch that helps you perform numerous tasks with lesser efforts as compared to . It gives back your time for you to spend them with your loved ones.

Google Glass:

A lot has been written about the glass till date. The advantages of glass and its misuse, everything has been thoroughly calculated. While a large bunch of users see them as highly invasive, others are not comfortable with a 24*7 gadget on face. They compare google glass to bluetooth headsets which faced poor adaptability and not much of apparent utility.

Nike+ Fuel Band:

This is another popular health and fitness and has considerable fan following. Just like the Fit Bit flex, the device features an array of LEDs to represent the goals achieved for any specific day or time period. The device is again synced with a mobile app that allows users to monitor their progress with more details.

Ca7ch:

Pronounced as catch, it is actually a wearable startup that allows you to live stream videos to other devices. The camera is small and can be attached to your garment for hands free recording and the video setting etc can be controlled by the application itself. The application has been developed at Openxcell and is ready to roll out soon.

Sony and Samsung Smart Watches:

There was a lot of interest generated towards Apple when it was rumoured that the company is hiring engineers to build the smartwatch. Although, there has been no signs of an iWatch but market is already fed with android powered watches from samsung and sony. Sony has been trying to create buzz in the market since some time but did not really succeed. The same applies to samsung smart watch that features a camera termed pervasive by many critics.

Swarovski USB Necklace :

A necklace studded with charming crystals while hiding a cool USB in the indise. With a 4gb of memory, the necklace is priced at $75 for the techno lover girls who do not want to miss out on fashion either.



Lark Pro Alarm:

Lark Pro alarm is wakes you up in a non earth shattering way while monitoring your sleep patterns simultaneously. The wristband would first monitor your sleep habits for the first 7 days and then suggest you patterns etc. The device is synced with an iPhone app and can sync data in real time. One can easily monitor their progress through the app UI, making the device highly useful.

Pebble:

Pebble is also in line with android wear and motorola 360. The only difference is the way they approach the same purpose. While pebble flaunts a square design, the moto comes with a natural round case. The pebble watch is supported by Android and iPhone apps and can reduce your smartphone usage time. They have recently launched the steel variants of the watch and will definitely compete the forthcoming moto with an established name and a strong user base.

How "Android Wear" will impact the wearable technology market

One of the recent blogs from Flurry indicates the rise of mobile app addicts who tap on an app more than 60 times a day. The other strata of users is not lagging behind either. Smartphones have invaded our lives and people have started to recognize it too. A recent video called ‘Look Up’ is currently doing rounds in the web that depicts intrusiveness of smartphone in our lives. But it seems like if any one of the tech biggies has taken it seriously its google and their answer to this seems to be a wearable device from the android team of the company. It called the Android Wear.

Android wear is a round shaped watch that is focused to make your life easy without asking too much attention from your side unlike the smartphone. Google has released the developer preview for the device and has also come out with a video.

According to Gartner the market for wearable devices will become worth 5 billions and it includes many devices from various manufacturers. However, if google is coming out with own device, there got to be something special about it. Till date, whenever we thought about a wearable device, we could not think it without the smartphone. Infact, smartphone makes the best out of a device because it can run an immersive app to control the device.

This is what Google is trying to disrupt with android wear. Apps will be developed exclusively for android wear and the device can intuitively add value to the user’s life. by taking into consideration factors such as location, local time, user behavior etc. Hence, if you have an android device you may let your fingertips rest and avoid your eyes to get hooked onto the smartphone screen.

Based on location, the device can also suggest you nearby locations and lead you to find it efficiently. The device will also prompt you about the latest or an important news/fact about any particular location. Unlike the smartphone, that needs to be taken out of the pocket, the message consumption in android wear will be instantaneous with gesture based swipe and quick voice commands.

If we consider this with the existing, smartphone dependant devices, the android wear comes out at top due to its notable agility. On to it, android OEMs have been inflating the screen size every quarter, making these devices a difficult choice for purposes that demands agility. No one would be comfortable running in the park with a 5 inch phone. It is difficult.

In a market with smartphone dependant wearable devices the android wear can immediately strike beneficial to a lot of users. It will provide an agile alternative to help you manage your daily activities of life which otherwise requires more effort when done through a smartphone, or a smartphone controlled device that requires close vicinity to a smartphone.

Author's Bio: Openxcell technolabs is an experienced company that makes mobile apps for wearable devices. Visit www.openxcell.com for more details.