As 2014 comes to an end, Samsung has shared a set of predictions around wearable technology for year ahead. Following the release of several smartwatches over the past 12 months, the electronics company believes that wearables will make the crossover from the consumer market into the workplace.
(Source: Business Insider)
According to the Samsung, wearable technology will not only be the “2015 equivalent of the shoulder pads of the 1980s,” but today’s business leaders will rely heavily on connected devices to “stay always-on,” with the first wave of that change being smartwaches.
The manufacturer delved deep into business attitudes around wearables, which revealed that nearly half (47%) of users felt more intelligent, 61% felt more informed and efficient, and 37% believed that devices adorned to their bodies could potentially assist with career development.
These devices will not only make life easier for employers and their teams, but will improve productivity and streamline business processes. In fact, Samsung expects that:
- Wearable technology will create a new era of power dressing for business leaders.
- People will restructure their working lives around personal “Power Hours’’ – as technology reveals peak performance times.
- Virtual reality technology and the innovative use of displays will lead to a new generation of digital shops, allowing retailers to overcome space constraints and high rent.
- Automated home systems will move from ‘geek’ to ‘chic’ driven by a dramatically improved user experience.
- Every child born in the next 12 months will learn coding as a core subject alongside numeracy and literacy.
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