siliconindia | | June 20194Star Trek predicted our future about carrying around means to communicate way back in early 2000s when they showcased flip open designs. A couple of movies later the Star Trek: The Motion Picture had their characters swapping out their handheld communicators for cool wrist watch versions. Science-fiction films excel at stirring the imagination, whether its tale of a courageous space voyage to far away worlds, or an adventure here on Earth with mechanically enhanced heroes battling terrifying enemies. Lucky for us, we live in a world where imaginations can be transformed into reality with the right use of technology. Whether the technology is as simple as a light bulb or as complicated as mind-controlled prosthetics, it aims to make life easier, and wearable technology helps us keep in touch with these benefits throughout the day. A number of industries are developing new and innovative types of wearable technology from smart watches to smart hearing aids and glasses that measure vision performance while pet trackers, smart jewelry, and AR/VR headsets are continuing to grow and gain momentum. In this edition of siliconindia, we have featured a list of `10 Most Promising Wearable Solution Providers - 2019', a carefully crafted list of companies which are offering unique range of New and highly impressive wearable technology. While Wearable Technology is rapidly increasing in popularity, and developers continue to find new and innovative ways to put it to good use, there is another technology that excites tech lovers and general public like - drones. These unmanned aerial marvels ignite the imaginations of people -- and the truth is that we are only scratching the surface of its potential. Rather than flying playthings or war, drone technology is being unlocked for practical uses in aerial data and information management. While drones have been around for a few years, algorithms and programming are only just now starting to catch up to drone capabilities, presenting exciting possibilities not only for the next 12 months, but the next decade. Hence in this issue, we have also showcased a list of '10 Most Promising Drone Technology Companies ­ 2019', a unique list of firms that are proving that the benefits of this technology extend well beyond few sectors. Hope the featured lists help you in your future endeavors and we achieve our mission.Your thoughts are always welcome!Deepshikha SinghSpecial Editoreditor@siliconindia.comEditorialSci-Fi Gadgets are Becoming Reality siliconindia Vol 07 · Issue 11 - 3 · June, 2019 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Special Editor Deepshikha Singh Editorial Team Aveek Pal Chaudhuri Susma M Kerketta Ananth.V Ritika Srivastava Avinash Roy Imelda Tarzarina Srrayvinya OLM Sujith Vasudevan Disha Gogoi VP - Sales & Marketing Virupakshi Pattar Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit https://www.siliconindia.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2019 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.advertise@siliconindia.comVisualisers Vimalraj M S Sivasankar Group Art DirectorAshok KumarNoidaAshu Sethi Garima Anand Circulation Manager Magendran PerumalAnupreethi Danila.D Felisha Rita Khirod Kumar Ashwini D Naik
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