siliconindia | | June 201919From being a personal trainer to a personal physician, to an assistant and even a security device; wearables have come a long wayinstance, L'Oreal has ventured into the world of wearable skincare technology with its La Roche-Posay My Skin Track UV sensor clip which measures your exposure to environmental aggressors including UV, pollution, pol-len and humidity. Through its companion app, it provides personalized advice and product recommendations to help improve your healthy skin habits. One of the biggest use cases for wearables is, of course, in the area of healthcare. In the US,health insur-ers like Aetna are incentivising people to use wearables-for preventive healthcare in a bid to bring down health-care costs. But here again, wearables are going beyond merely collecting data on vital parameters to being used for therapy.The goal is to gain insights into a problem or new disease categories through analysing extensive data over a period. The data supplements a consumer's medical record for doctors/physician to provide adequate treatment or preventive interventions.Ten years ago, only a few people would have imag-ined that you could check if your heart beat is irregular from a smartwatch on your wrist. Yet, functions like these are becoming par for the course today. This is only the beginning though as wearables are poised to become an invaluable part of our everyday lives. The wearable ecosystem is not just limited to only bands, but also VR headsets. These ingenious and often af-fordable gadgets have already begun to be used for educa-tion, apart from their primary use as entertainment devices. The Education sector is also gradually adapting the VR AR technologies: Virtual Reality headsets have been introduced to the market with a unique student-friendly interface, gesture controls, embedded educational resourc-es and simple-to-use teacher controls. VR classes are a ground-breaking new technology designed to help raise engagement and increase knowledge retention for students of all ages. The advent of 5G and Internet of Things will also open up new possibilities as faster connectivity will enable de-vices to talk to each other in the near future. Once 5G be-comes prevalent in the Indian market, it will open up a plethora of opportunities for smartphone players includ-ing vivo to offer a host of connected devices for consum-ers. The Internet of things will have favourable effects on the everyday lives of the public in the near future, with a growing dependency on wearables that will help us with all our functions. Beyond providing users with real-time data about their health or an amplified view of the world, these devices will further create new experiences to make wearables a more intrinsic part of our everyday lives. Nipun Marya
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