Wearable devices - technologies - are going to be used more often, with some predictions that they will be common by 2018. Smart bracelets, watches, rings, pins, implants and other devices are all going to get smarter and be more useful for monitoring and improving health.
We already see several devices being worn now, in many cases for exercise purposes, but also for people with chronic health issues, like heart problems.
But most of the devices in use now are not all that smart. They can do simple jobs, but their range of functionality is limited. The new devices coming along will be much more robust and make use of big data to carry out more sophisticated analysis. They will be used to monitor fitness, chronic health problems, recovery from illness and surgery, effects of diet and so on.
For more on this new trend, check out this article.
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