{"376221":{"#nid":"376221","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"How wearables became the key tech trend of 2014","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWearables are now a huge trend - as we saw this week with the announcement of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/us\/news\/portable-devices\/google-android-wear-what-you-need-to-know-1235025\u0022\u003EAndroid Wear\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Mobile World Congress recently we saw wearable technology from many of the big players, including\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/us\/reviews\/gadgets\/samsung-gear-2-1226993\/review\u0022\u003ESamsung\u0027s Gear smartwatches\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/us\/news\/portable-devices\/sony-smartband-fitness-tracker-arriving-in-march-with-lifelog-app-in-tow-1228179\u0022\u003ESony\u0027s SmartBand\u003C\/a\u003Eand Core life-tracker. But there were a host of other devices on show from less well-known brands, such as\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/us\/news\/portable-devices\/other-devices\/huawei-s-talkband-is-a-smartwatch-with-a-bluetooth-headset-built-in-1227487\u0022\u003EHuawei\u0027s TalkBand\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe focus in the current wearable market is clearly on wrist-mounted devices, whether they are smartwatches, fitness bands, or a combination of the two. The future of wearables isn\u0027t limited entirely to our wrists however. There are plenty more places on your person that manufacturers are keen to exploit with their latest piece of desirable tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"28008","created_gmt":"2015-02-10 10:16:41","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:23:57","author":"Bobby Macedonia","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"tiktok","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/us\/news\/world-of-tech\/future-tech\/how-wearables-became-the-key-tech-trend-of-2014-1231194","dateline":{"date":"2014-03-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-03-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}