NOVEMBER 20174Technology has become compact, smarter and easily synced to everything, wearing it has now become a necessary part of our lifestyle. There was a time when the trend was huge computing machines which soon shrunk further to fit on a lap, and now they fit in our palms and are sometimes even small enough to almost disappear when attached to clothes or body parts. Fitness bands, body wear, headwear, neckwear, footwear and many other innovations with the help of technology are taking the wearable tech space up the ladder of growth and development.The wearable technology industry is soaring high with all its technology-infused products for the consumers to enjoy one of its kind experiences. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15.51 percent which is going to make it reach USD 15.60 Billion by 2022. The industry was recorded at USD 19,633 Million in 2016 and seems to be doing well by meeting the demands of the consumers. While startups across the world try to grab a slice of the pie of this burgeoning sector, Indian startups have woken up to this wave.Considering the explosive growth of Internet-enabled devices worn on the body - whether strapped to your wrist, attached to your eyewear, embedded under your clothes or latched on to cricket bats or shoes, startups are constantly developing new applications that monitor body systems through sensors and pull notifications, and alert users to important changes through push notifications. We have featured a list of "10 Best Startups in Wearable Technology" in our current edition. The list endorses some exciting startups marking their mark, whether it's hydration monitoring or hybrids, sports, fitness, women's health or personal safety. With a lot of potential, these startups fail to cease to amaze us!Nandini MukherjeeManaging EditorThe Wearable FutureEDITOR'S NOTE Vol 3 · Issue 6-1 · November 2017 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Nandini Mukherjee Editorial Team Amit Raja Naik Ananth. V Pooja Devi Shefali Mathur Tashi Sangmo Prisila Deepshikha Singh Sales & Marketing Ashu Sethi Garima Anand Editorial Queries editor@startupcity.com To subscribe Visit www.startupcity.com/subscribe 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 © 2017 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.sales@startupcity.comGroup Art Director Ashok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Sr .Visualiser MaitreyeeVisualisers Manjunath Vimal Raj MSr. Manager Sales & Marketing Amrit Singhsiliconindia
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