Wearable tech made strides in 2015, but it still has a long way to go

It was the year the present caught up with the future. Watches could send messages with a tap of a finger, a shirt could be utilized to track your heart rate, dresses could be programmed to change colors with air pressure. No longer was the 1983 cartoon Inspector Gadget, and his many gizmos, merely a figment of our imagination. In 2015, it was clear wearable technology was here and now, and the possibilities were endless

But was the future truly wearable or simply gimmicky, at best? That’s the question brands need to address before moving forward into 2016. For every Apple Watch released in 2015 came multiple unremarkable "wearables" that were too fashion and not enough function (i.e. bracelets that double as an iPhone cord), or all function and no fashion (lackluster hoodies that heat up via battery). Read more...