Wearable technology. It's an exploding product category in desperate need of a category-defining product. And now, with the Consumer Electronics Show upon us, we get to see whether some company, any company, can release an uncompromised, mainstream consumer hit in 2014.
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Martian will unveil a smartwatch (not pictured here) for a "fashion- and cost-conscious consumer who wants a notification-enabled smartwatch without breaking the bank," says a company rep.
Manufacturers have unleashed a torrent of ambitious but confounding wearables over the last two years—perhaps you've heard of Samsung's beta-like Galaxy Gear, or Google's alpha-in-everything-but-name-only Google Glass? At CES 2014 in Las Vegas next week, many more companies will attempt to realize the unfulfilled promises of smartwatches, smart eyewear, and, yes, even wrist-worn activity trackers, because apparently we can never have enough of those.
The scent of freshly forged wearables will pervade most of CES, but the highest concentration will hover over a new TechZone area called WristRevolution. Ten smartwatch manufacturers—including Burg Limited, Cookoo, Sonostar, Kronoz, Metawatch, and Neptune Pine—will stake a claim to your human body part that's most ripe for exploration.
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