Here at UI/UX Trends Blog, we like to stay on top of all kinds of tech trends. An obvious emerging trend is the increasing hype and prooduction around wearable tech. Watches and glasses are no longer just your plain old fashioned accessories. They now have the ability to be something more than that. They have the potential to be as good, maybe even better than your mobile phones.
With the release of Google Glass, there is much more capability and variety in terms of mobile browsing and the app world. With Google Glass, the practicality behind hands-free mobile browsing is a reality. This does not limit to only mobile browsing, this also creates opportunities for hands-free apps and software to be integrated with the Google Glass. With watches, there are a number corporate companies that have jumped on the wagon for making smartwatches. With companies such as Sony, Samsung, and Apple who is planning to release the "iWatch" It is no question that both Google Glass and smartwatches are going to be a trendy accessory tech geeks are going to rave about.
How does this all correlate with User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX)? With these new tech devices, designers and developers will have to approach UI and UX in an appropriate manner towards these devices. With having quite a new way to interact with these smart devices, it'll be very interesting to see how the interface and experience will be approached.
The question is, how successful will these products really be? The transition from moving to mobile and changing it to your watch or glasses is definitely not a practical thing to do and definitely takes time. Not to mention, there is very few notable apps that are available for these devices as of now.
We believe that there lies a huge potential in making these devices as effective as our mobile phones today, however, it will take quite some time. The software and app developers will be a vital role in pushing these through.
What's your opinion in the movement behind wearable tech, and do you believe it will be as successful as mobile phones?
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